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Off The Cliff

My recent trip to Haiti was filled with Unconditional Love My Heart is full my Soul is plenished and my Brain is still processing what I just experienced at Brits Home Itseasy to think that you can make every one of your kids feel special but learning theirprecious little faces and their extraordinary names is one of the greatest challenges o...


Off The Cliff

At Brits Academy we are in the midst of the third control the longest and most intense quarter of the school year Imagine a full week of studying as if it were college finals week except these are children The Haitian education system is unlike anything in the US and at times its frustratingly illogical Students might have three major exams in ...


Off The Cliff

The time that Britney Gengel was missing was brutal Every passing hour felt like an eternity every unanswered question a cruel twist of fate The Gengel family clung to hope in a way that was both heartbreaking and aweinspiring Through the uncertainty and unimaginable pain they never gave up Hope was not just a word in those days it was a force ...


Off The Cliff

For 33 days we lived in a world that no longer made sense Life kept moving around us but we were frozen trapped between hope and heartbreak waiting for news about Britney Every phone call made our hearts stop Every update from Haiti could have been the one that changed everything We clung to hope convincing ourselves she was out there somewhere...


Off The Cliff

I was assigned to cover the aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake for CBS News in January of 2010 It was one story in my long television career that I will never forget Covering National breaking news over the last 26 years of my 44 year career has certainly brought me face to face with many tragic stories And each one of them breaks my heart yet a...