Haiti

REMOTE LEARNING - Fon Ibo, Haiti

For several years our school has been gifted with a program called, "Read Haiti" which gives 1st and 2nd graders a great beginning in both Creole and French. The program includes extensive teacher formation, supervision, and evaluation and they also provide reading and writing books as well as library books.

Since COVID-19 has stopped classes and most of our families do not have computers or internet access, let alone electricity, "Read Haiti" is now using radio broadcasts to reach the students!

UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES - Jean Rabel, Haiti: A big thank you to Sr. Middia Doute, RJM who was a great presence of encouragement and practicality in her visits to the pastoral timoun piti groups.

CAMP CLAUDINE 2019 - Fon Ibo, Haiti

This photo shows most of the 320 campers who are attending Camp Claudine right now, at the Jesus-Mary School in Fon Ibo.  The camp banner (and tee shirts) read...

"Let us support children with love - Camp Claudine 2019".

The Pre-Chapter assembly in Port-au-Prince, Haiti was an enriching experience of interculturality with our sisters from every part of our congregation. We worked hard in listening, understanding, sharing in both large and small groups - with the help of our translator, Paloma, a volunteer from our community in Jean Rabel. Thank God for her and the new translation equipment that Monica and team purchased. A wonderful spirit of bonded us together.

MEET THE JEAN RABEL TEAM - Haiti: This year we are six members! Three Irish, three Spanish.

On Saturday, October 6, at about 8:11 PM a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck northwest Haiti, its epicenter about 11 miles outside the city of Port-de-Paix.  It was followed by strong aftershocks that were felt as far away as Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. So far, seventeen people have died; 353 houses were destroyed; and 7430, damaged.  However, with time these figures will probably rise.

Here are the smiling faces of the 300 campers who attended Camp Claudine this July.

In this issue, on the third anniversary of the issuing of Laudato Si’, we report on many of the Haiti Mission projects, pairing them with quotes from Laudato Si’.

At the Atelyer Thevenet, we do not work all the time. We also have some fun times!

Tee Shirts For Soccer Finals – Roger Jean, (aka Tiden), our friend and long-time main driver, unloaded the parish twinning program sea container yesterday and this morning the truck was unloaded here in Gros Morne and in Garcin. Our yearlong QUEST volunteer, Sofia Pascual, who started the after school sports program, brought the tee shirts to the boys' final games today.