Monthly Archives: September 2014

Sr. Charlotte and Sr. Inga visited the family that lives across the street. Sr. Charlotte could not believe that people can live in such conditions. The sisters took the youngest kids to our house to feed them and wash them.

Sr. Andrew worked on Wednesday with the Manman Angela Klinik team in Kap Wouj. She worked with our pharmacist, Rosemanie, in preparing medications for all the patients. Sr. Andrew met 32 patients and even tried to speak a few words with everyone in Creole!

On Sunday, September 7, we were invited to the birthday party of our two priests, who are our neighbors, living on the third floor of our building. Sisters Charlotte and Andrew had the opportunity to try real Haitian food. It was an additional joy for us because we did not need to cook.

Yesterday Sister Mary Charlotte from Lodi, NJ, and Sister Mary Andrew from Beaver Falls, PA, arrived in Jacmel to help us in the mission for two weeks. Today they came with us for Mass in Bwa Bef, where we needed to speak with the people about Klinik Manman Angela, which would be coming to this area to serve the poor. The people have no church so the Mass was in front of someone’s home. This is where the clinic will take place for the people in this area who otherwise have no access to medical care. After Mass, we spoke to the people about the clinic that will come every two weeks. Now the clinic is going to eight places where the poor can be served. Mesi Bondye mesi! Thank you, God! We also thank our benefactors who help us and support the clinic.

On Friday, September 5 our young children and teens were able to have a physical in the Klinik Manman Angela with our team. Some of our kids have respiratory illnesses and infections that were not discovered before. We thank God for this opportunity to do this for them.

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On Friday, September 5, we celebrated the feast of Mother Teresa of Calcutta with our dear Missionaries of Charity in Jacmel. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Launay in a new center built for the special needs children and teens for which the Sisters care. About 400 people were in attendance; all were those the sisters serve, the poorest of the poor. The words of the Gospel were fulfilled…when you have a banquet, invite the poor and those from the streets. May we learn from Mother Teresa’s compassion and love for all God’s people, especially the poorest of the poor.

“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God – the rest will be given.”

– Mother Teresa

School begins in Haiti on Monday, September 8. Since many of our kids did not pass, we wanted to give them a head start as they prepare to return to school. Our teens, whose schooling we sponsor by paying tuition and buying books or uniforms, are helping those children who did not pass to the next grade level.