I want to share with you a few images of the activity that we undertook with the school children on the occasion of May First, the feast of Saint Joseph the worker as well as feast of Agriculture and Labor.
I hasten once again to wish you a Happy Easter. So this is a great opportunity to share with you these few photos taken during our celebration of the Holy Day of Easter.
Dear brothers and sisters of the sister parish, It is with great joy and satisfaction that I write to share with you also these photos of our third distribution since the arrival of the products. In less than two weeks, we have already served more than a hundred people. Today, in fact, we served a few people from the village. On Saturday they were the children of our catechism classes; while Sunday, August 30, 2020, it was our dear parishioners after Mass. I thank you with the whole of my heart on behalf of every beneficiary of your generosity, whether they are parishioners or villagers. They know that it is thanks to you that they can receive these food kits. They thanked you, too. I also ask them to pray for you and I carry you daily in my prayers at Mass and in the Liturgy of the Hours. Please pray for me too. Pray for Haiti. It's extremely complicated these days. We live in constant fear. You can never be sure you will come home when you go out shopping. Because at any moment you can be killed. There are gangsters everywhere who are sowing death in the country. There has been a humanitarian emergency and security emergency in Haiti for more than a year and a half. Unfortunately, we do not yet know how long this will last. I also share with you some pictures of the convent of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. A beautiful work. We are also very grateful to you. May the Good God protect you and bless you! P Theo, Nanpol - Haiti.
I share with the entire community of St.Vincent's the photos that give you an idea of Christmas in Nanpol. Before The Christmas Eve Mass, we had organized a mini-concert under the direction of Géranel Charles, our seminarian and Miss Rose Kendy Joseph. The various groups of the parish Young Christians on the March (JCM), Missionary Children (TM/EM) and the Parish Choir Friends of St Paul (CPASP), as well as other faithful participated to brighten up Christmas Eve. Immediately after the mini-concert it was Christmas Mass. And the next morning around 8:30 a.m. we celebrated Christmas Day Mass. We give thanks to God for these wonders. There were a lot of people - and especially catechized children - in both Masses. Usually people don't come to vesperal celebrations. But this year there were many. Thank God. I hope you had some beautiful celebrations also at St Vincent's that help us raise our souls to Heaven. There is not a way of not celebrating Christmas without meeting Christ. We prayed for our sisters and brothers at St Vincent's. Thank you also for your prayers for us in Nanpol, but also and especially for Haiti, which has been living through trouble for more than three months. But we are also sure that the Christmas celebration will be an opportunity for the country to regain peace and justice. In the meantime, there has been an apparent calm since the beginning of December all over the country. Just a truce. But armed gangs continue activity in the country, everywhere. Fear ... My greetings and blessings to all of you at St Vincent's. Let us remain united in prayer. Your brother in Christ from Nanpol, Haiti.
Dear brothers and sisters, The situation in Haiti today is very tense and widespread. Today October 17, 2019 is reminiscent of the 213th anniversary of the death of Dessalines, founder of our homeland. However, in all the cities of the country the demonstrators march on the streets to demand the departure, the resignation of the president who resists, because according to him it would be irresponsible on his part. Even though his silence annoys the people as much as his tardy speech ignites anger. Because of it the country is stuck. It's dangerous to get out. When I returned to Nanpol on Saturday, I did not take the time to stock up properly for the presbytery. Because, I was expecting the situation to change. But it's going from bad to worse. I look with pity on those people in the village who can not even go about their customary business, out of fear. They can no longer go to the market in Marchand, Saint Michel, Cap-Haitien ... If there are any who try to go there they are ransomed en route. All this only increases the despair in the country. It looks like a cursed country! The political opposition, including parliamentarians (Senators and MPs) do not support the executive branch (the president). In fact, it is difficult to believe in one camp or another. Their wives and children live in the United States of America. Therefore, they do not care if the schools are closed and the children of the poor deprived of education. Their strength is in keeping the people in misery and poverty. The people are hungry, the people are thirsty. Nanpol screams his desolation. Looking at the reality of today, I want to cry like the psalmist: “where will the help come for us? But I know in whom I put my faith: help will come to us from the Lord who made Heaven and Earth.” For all things are possible to the Most High God. Pray for us We pray for you too.
Dear brothers and sisters, The situation in Haiti today is very tense and widespread. Today October 17, 2019 is reminiscent of the 213th anniversary of the death of Dessalines, founder of our homeland. However, in all the cities of the country the demonstrators march on the streets to demand the departure, the resignation of the president who resists, because according to him it would be irresponsible on his part. Even though his silence annoys the people as much as his tardy speech ignites anger. Because of it the country is stuck. It's dangerous to get out. When I returned to Nanpol on Saturday, I did not take the time to stock up properly for the presbytery. Because, I was expecting the situation to change. But it's going from bad to worse. I look with pity on those people in the village who can not even go about their customary business, out of fear. They can no longer go to the market in Marchand, Saint Michel, Cap-Haitien ... If there are any who try to go there they are ransomed en route. All this only increases the despair in the country. It looks like a cursed country! The political opposition, including parliamentarians (Senators and MPs) do not support the executive branch (the president). In fact, it is difficult to believe in one camp or another. Their wives and children live in the United States of America. Therefore, they do not care if the schools are closed and the children of the poor deprived of education. Their strength is in keeping the people in misery and poverty. The people are hungry, the people are thirsty. Nanpol screams his desolation. Looking at the reality of today, I want to cry like the psalmist: “where will the help come for us? But I know in whom I put my faith: help will come to us from the Lord who made Heaven and Earth.” For all things are possible to the Most High God. Pray for us We pray for you too.
When the community of believers gather to celebrate Sunday Mass at our sister parish it is also an opportunity for the parish to provide them with food. For some it might be the only substantial meal they will eat that week. It is the generosity of our parishioners that assist in making this happen. Look at the pictures and realize that you are involved in the feeding of the poor as Jesus invites us to. God bless all those who support our mission in Haiti.
These are pictures of a delegation from St. Paul who participated in a Missionary Congress held in Gonaives with the Bishop from July 18 to 21, 2019. They left Thursday, July 18, after a time of prayer by motorcycle.They learned a lot with the different lectures by bishops, priests, lay people too. Hopefully, they will be of benefit to others in living the life of faith. In one of the photos, in the white shirt, is a new seminarian from the parish of St. Paul who will begin with the philosophical studies in September 2019. This is Géranel Charles. Pray for him please. Fr. Theo