Here are some of the fruits and vegetables we are growing and harvested for the first time here in the mission…
Papaya, passion fruit, banana for cooking and sweet bananas.
Basil, oregano, lemon grass
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Celebrating Thanksgiving in Jacmel
On Sunday, November 18, we celebrated our Thanksgiving dinner with Sr. Janet Lehmen, S.C., Dr. Wanitha Ceus, Jean-Philip, Gesmar, Ludwica and Mathilda. Even in the midst of the problems of the country, we all needed to pause and Give Thanks with Grateful Hearts for the life and blessings we have here in Haiti.
We brought a turkey, which fed us all, from our last visit to the States. From our garden, we were able to make homemade pumpkin pie. It was a blessed feast. As we gathered, we gave thanks for our personal blessings.
After our feast, we gathered for prayer and adoration in thanksgiving for our mission here, as well as for all the blessings received. We also prayed for peace and harmony in the country, as it seems to be in great turmoil during this time.
A drone over our property🤨
Today a drone appeared on our property. It circled for a moment, then hung in the air. It was obvious that it was filming or photographing. I grabbed the phone and took a picture of it. I had the impression that the operator saw me, because the drone immediately rose high and then flew off. I wonder what that means?
Making the Gospels come alive…
On Saturday, November 17, our faith formation classes were given stories to make the Word of God come alive. Each class told a Bible story…the Annunciation…
Martha and Mary and the raising of Lazarus…
The healing of the blind man…
We also welcomed a new teacher, Deacon Dickenson, from the Vincentian Brothers and Priests. Dickenson is a transitional deacon, soon to be ordained. He is preparing our teens for the Sacraments of Initiation.
Friday night at the movies…
Fridays are special days for our kids. School finishes for the afternoon kids at 3 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. The other special thing is that Friday is movie night. Tonight we showed ANNIE. Many years ago, in the 90’s at Immaculate Conception High School, I had the privilege to direct the play ANNIE. It was a talented cast and crew. I have many beautiful memories of that production!
Today we are showing the movie
The kids loved the movie in French!
Our kids love movie night with popcorn, of course!🤗
So blessed to have Jean Philip
There is never a dull moment in the mission. Today, we needed to pump water. Within a few hours, we had no water again. Somewhere water must running, leaking????!!
We asked Jean Phillip to put the pump on again to fill the tank, and that was when we noticed water flowing on the ground by the water tank. We turned off the water and started digging. The cap to the pipe was gone. We looked through the dirt, but no cap. It was now 3:17 p.m. and everything in Jacmel closes at 4:00 p.m. Jean Phillip ran to buy a cap.
You certainly do learn a lot about running a mission and repairing things.
Felician Sisters of North America Mission: Haiti 