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02/ 22/ 2018 Time Flies when you are very busy Well a lot has happened since the last blog. Here in Haiti Carnival or we would be more familiar with Mardi Gras is a very big event. The schools close, hospitals only take emergency patients, banks close ect. The school we live on top of had their own Carnival. It was very fun, many of the parents came, and there was music, dancing and lots of food. We were happy to celebrate with the community. Last week there was visitors at the Sisters house from Tennessee, we had met them …

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February 5th, 2018 What we have been up to The Parish we serve in Riviere Mancelle has split into two parishes. Two of our five schools, our apartment and The Fr. Jim Agricultural Center are in the new parish; this creates some confusion. The Twinned parishes have agreed to continue their support of the two schools in the new parish for this year The Haiti Project is mostly located in the new parish (we live above one of the schools, and our Center surrounds the other school), so without abandoning our home it would be very difficult to with withdraw …

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Thank you to those who let us know that our last blog failed to post.I am posting this by phone and when we have access to a faster connection we will attempt to repost. This may take a few days. As Sr Pat says, "It takes three things to work in Haiti, Patience, Patience, and Patience. Blessings to all, Bob and Denise

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January 26, 2018 Back in Haiti again We returned last week after spending the holidays in the US. It was wonderful to see our family and friends again, but it was not time off. We saw many of you at the churches we visited and produced and sent out a newsletter. The time pasted very quickly, it is always hard for us to leave our wonderful family and all of our great friends. When we leave our apartment we have to take down the solar panels (so they won’t get stolen), along with rocket stoves, wash tubs ect… Upon our …

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The concept of pets is difficult for the peasant community to understand. The children are captivated with Sadie.

God hears the cry of the poor…. blessed be his hands.Five HUGE boxes of shoes just arrived from Most Holy Trinity Parish, Tuscon Arizona in response to the blog Denise wrote this past fall: "Overwhelmed!" In that blog she shared the frustration of watching children being turned away from school because of lack of shoes. These shoes, and the others that have been donated, will be sent to Haiti on our annual sea container this coming spring.

Our best wishes to all of you.  Many of you will receive a copy of this in your mailbox in the next few weeks. Please click on the link to enjoy and share now. Bob and Denise   winter 2017 newsletter

Thank you St. Thomas. Please note the wallets and bib in the center of the picture made by "Peace Cycle", a great project recycling discarded plastic water bags, the brain child of Amber Rose.

Greeting Everyone!! We are back with our Annual Haitian Art Advent Sale. We have many gift items starting at $4 for handmade tin art Christmas tree ornaments. There are many new items, along with our traditional vanilla and our very own “The Haiti Lady’s”, handmade chocolate. Our chocolate is made with cocoa beans grown at the Fr. Jim Agriculture Center, sun dried, roasted over an open fire, cleaned and then pounded into a paste in Gasin, Haiti. It is then brought back to the US, where Denise and her staff of volunteers turn it into chocolate bars. Remember gifts bought …

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