It has been one hell of a year and I want to thank everyone that made it possible for us to help so many people in Haiti and Ecuador. Unfortunately, we are halting all operations right now since we have run out of funding and our future as humanitarians looks very bleak. It is so hard to write this blog entry as my mind is all over the place. I never thought for a minute that it would be so hard to sustain ourselves and help those in need. I know so many of you have given so much to keep us alive and I am eternally indebted to you. I have had the pleasure and the honor to work with some of the most talented … [Read more...]

For the last 6 weeks I have been intolerable. Those around me have had to deal with my short temper, lack of communication and high expectations. I have been going through a personal hell and have had to deal with so many things that normally I would not tolerate. MMRC was founded on the concept that we get shit done and we always have an "all go, no quit" attitude. Since we arrived in Guayaquil I have had to deal with bureaucratic hurdles, red tape, empty promises and failing commitments from so many different people. My patience has been tested and my nerves have been fried. And why? What for? I often … [Read more...]