American Missionary
< Previous Tim freezes, his eyes seeming to see Kevin for the first time. He slowly asks, “What exactly are you saying?” Kevin responds evenly, “I’m here as on loan to your board. You can’t fire me because I’m independently funded and have air cover at the national level. And if you do, I’ll just … Read more
< Previous Carrefour His orientation now complete, Kevin is splitting time between the FM station in Petionville and the main AM station and programming offices in Carrefour. The station’s reporting has confirmed that the January coup attempt was initiated by a group of Haitian generals, with the aim to prevent the elected Aristide government from … Read more
< Previous Part 2 (Dezyèm): MISEDUCATION Missionaries “Whatever happened to those missionaries that disappeared last week?”, Kevin asks. “I can’t believe we didn’t have any rounds come through the house.” Tim interrupts him, “Well, maybe you shouldn’t stand up on the roof when people are shooting at each other!” Kevin gives him a “fair point” … Read more
< Previous Delmas For the next week, Kevin settles into his new living arrangements at Tim’s house. Protestant Radio has a small FM station in the Petionville neighborhood, just a few miles up the mountain from Delmas. Kevin doesn’t have access to any of the station’s vehicles, so he’s always hitching rides back and forth … Read more
< Previous Part 2 (Dezyèm): MISEDUCATION Dechokaj Delmas Highway Tim maneuvers the Isuzu around the burning debris and cement blocks strewn across the asphalt. The obstacles behind them and traffic clearing ahead, Kevin turns to Tim as he shifts into higher gear, “Did you see that? Was that really a burnt body at the roundabout?” … Read more
< Previous Part 1 (Premye): ESCAPE / ARRIVAL Arrival Caribbean SeaNorthwest of Port-au-Prince, HaitiJanuary, 1991 Eleven months before Henri, Jocelyn, and baby Espwa set out on their voyage… The dull whine of the jet engines increases in pitch as the aging Boeing 727 begins its approach to Port-au-Prince International Airport. Kevin instinctively tightens his seat … Read more
< Previous Kevin follows as Tim maneuvers his way through the crowd, waving some sort of credential whenever someone steps aside too slowly. Following Tim through the crowd, Kevin tries to seem friendly while avoiding eye contact. Sidestepping past a group of imposing, hard faced young Haitian men, Kevin has to stop abruptly when one … Read more
< Previous Tim and Kevin round a corner in the road and see what’s causing the traffic jam. Two tractor trailers are overturned and pulled across the road, forming a zig zag path between them. The makeshift checkpoint is manned by about a dozen young men. They don’t have any visible weapons, but seem to … Read more