Author Archives: Felician Mission: Haiti

Since the beginning of our stay in our home in Jacmel, Lebrun, with his wife, Lelun, and their children, Cassandra and Maria, have become a part of our lives. They have worked here for seven years, living in very simple conditions. We helped each other a lot. Since the pre-school has been relocated, our friends have been asked to leave. At first they had no place to go, but nothing is impossible for God. Right now they have a piece of land on which to build, but it will be a great challenge for them to build a simple house out of plywood.

This past Sunday, the neighborhood gathered to help Lebrun take down their simple house of plywood to be reused for their new home. We are trying to help them as much as we can.

Please join us in praying for Lebrun and Lelun and their family.

St. Jude Primary School, which used to be on the same property where we live, has moved to a new location. We will no longer have 3-5 year olds running around at 7 a.m. 😊 The pictures you see are teachers preparing their new classrooms.

Sister Angela had the opportunity to visit with her friends, the Sisters of St. Joseph of CLUNY in Port au Prince. She worked with the Sisters in their clinics in 2011 and 2012 for a month each year.

On October 1, the new school year begins in Haiti. Through your generosity, the school supplies that were sent in our container in January have been distributed to our kids. Sisters Angela and Janet were a great help in preparing the items for each child.

Our kids wear their sandals until they are unrecognizable. Flip flops are a welcomed gift to our Haitian brothers and sisters.

We thank Sacred Heart School, Troy, NY, for their generous donation of flip flops!

Sisters Angela and Janet are feeling more and more comfortable as they share daily life here in Jacmel. The ministry of presence is powerful as the sisters accompany our kids in the simplest way. Sr. Angela has been tutoring and having conversations with our students in French. Sr. Janet enjoys helping and watching our kids do puzzles and color.

Our teens gather for some conversation in English before they work on the computers. Thank you all for your prayers and support! All the good you have done is living on in our students who have such a desire to learn!

This morning some of our teens stopped by for an hour of English conversation. They are so eager to learn.

In the afternoon, it was time for some fun. A friend of ours donated a volleyball net and some volleyballs for our kids. Our boys helped us find a good place for the net, and the games began. At first one of the boys hit the ball so hard it landed on our neighbor’s roof, but this did not stop us. We got another ball, and the whole neighborhood was sharing in the fun. Right after we finished our game, the dark clouds rolled in; and we had a bad rain. We were flooded, as was as everyone else.

As night falls, we do not have any electricity. Maybe lightening struck something. Here we are, in the dark again. Christ be our Light!

Today we began our English classes, and the kids were glad to be back! We were happy to see them, too!

They love the Felician sunglasses! It is great to see them around Jacmel!

How true is this saying, especially here in Jacmel. Yesterday, Jeff Fortune came to visit us. He is a dear friend of our valued friend, Dr. Jean Paul Bonet. We met Jeff two years ago when we were in Port au Prince. Jeff also went to a year of high school in the States and spent the year with Dr. Bonet’s family.

Jeff is now living in Jacmel at Isaiah 61, which is the guest house of Community Coalition for Haiti in Jacmel. Teams enjoy respite there while working on CCH projects. Jeff is teaching English and helping as a translator when they have mission volunteers. He is also attending school, studying theology.

How blest are we to have another friend sharing the Good News!