Felician Sisters of North America Mission: Haiti

Praise the Lord! The Felician Haiti Mission welcomes a third Felician Sister to our community–Sister Mary Izajasza Rojek from Przemyśl, Poland. Yes, the Lord has answered our prayers. God has given Sisters….

Here, Sister gets ready to take the small plane over the mountains to Jacmel. Her courage is evident as she anxiously awaits arrival at the mission.

She was warmly welcomed by the small community who lives with us–Annette and Jean Philippe.

As soon as Sr. Izajasza arrived, she entered and embraced the mission life from her very first day. The kids were so excited to have another Felician Sister.

Even though Sister does not know Creole, that did not stop her from communicating the love of the Lord, who is her strength and courage. The children were immediately drawn to her passion for Christ.

Sister Izajasza will be with us for a few weeks, and then she will return to New Jersey to continue learning the English language more intensely.   Sister will begin her ministry in Haiti in January. Please keep her, our Mission, and the country of Haiti in your prayers.

The children and young people will be preparing for the sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation. Please keep them in your prayers.

Thank you to JDM Associates for the coolest t-shirts in Jacmel!

Meet Gaelle, one of our teens who works one-on-one with our kids. Here she is teaching French.

At the request of our Bishop, the Mother Angela Clinic now goes to LaSaline. This area is not far from our home. It is a very poor area near the sea. Many of our children come from that area. The site used to be a clinic owned by a group from Canada, but they could not continue to support it. This is where the spirit of Mother Angela is able to respond and serve where needed. It is because of you and your generous support that we can extend our healing mission.

You may remember last year we had some guests with us from Boston, MA. They are with the Father Jean Parisol Foundation and were building a vocational school in his memory. This week, two members from that organization stayed with us as they dedicated the new school. It is known as St Clare School and has classes for pre-school and grades 1-6. Soon, in the evenings, they will start the vocational school for older teens. The Foundation is a dedicated group of people with a passion for empowering Haitians to help themselves. We met the group six years ago when they first started planning, so it is a joy to see how the seed of hope has grown.