Asou is twelve years old. He does not know his father and his mother lives ten hours from him and his eight siblings. They are all growing up without parents. The one room house that they used to live in was partly destroyed by the 2010 earthquake and then by a tropical storm. In 2010,…
In Haiti, the enchantment of Christmas is nearly inexistent. A few lights here and there decorate some public places such as the grocery stores, the banks, the hotels and some houses. Thankfully, Christmas is not about trees and lights, as every day, there are black outs here! Christmas is in our hearts; it is the…
The cement mixer is fed in these proportions: two buckets of cement, four sand and six gravel and one bucket of water. The buckets full of concrete are passed from one hand to the other in the scaffolding. On the fourth floor, the buckets are passed from one hand to the other. Then, they are…
These children are like trees planted in a garden, God’s garden. 529 from Kindergarten to grade 8 decorate this garden. Grade 9 to 13 sponsored students attend another school. Chris, an American global worker who runs an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, registered 16 girls from 11 to 16 years old in our program. They previously slept…
Greetings from Haiti under the rain! Timoun yo grangou! In Kreol, it means the children are hungry. Most children spend their days in school without eating anything, simply because there is no food at home. Fortunately, their school days end at 1h00 pm. Then, they go home hoping to find something to eat. Last year,…
Over 217,000 families and friends are mourning their lost loved ones. We must remember that God did not abandon us. He is here with us and he wants our hearts. A lady told us that the house where she worked on the day of the earthquake collapsed on her. She was captive under the rubble…
We held a camp for children and youth. They had a soccer tournament. Here is the winning team! In Haiti, the children grow up with a ball at the end of their feet. Soccer is the national sport. The girls also had their soccer tournament under the vigilant eye of their counterparts. The girls tournament…
On the Day of Pentecost, in our congregation, there were some healings and baptisms in the Holy Ghost. We had some special services with Pastor Gaétan Gaucher from Montreal, Quebec. Pentecost is still for today! Nicole and Kathleen from Sherbrooke visited Haiti. As a result of a slipped disc, Kathleen suffered from back pain for…
Two dentists came to Haiti. In fifteen days of work, they extracted 397 teeth, repaired 117 and did four major surgeries. Unfortunately, they were not able to see all patients. Back row: Dentist Jalbert and Francine, a nurse from Edmundston, NB. First row: Dentist Demers and Sarah Maude, her daughter, from Acton Vale, QC. At…
