TESTIMONIALS
Here are a couple of statements from some of the families that the Mission team visited during the April 06 trip. Since the families visited do not know how to write, I have provided some translations sent to us via Fr. Joe:
1. From Mrs. Dada and her husband (an elderly couple) in Ravine Sable:
Se Bondye ki te voye-nou vizite-yo pou yo pat mouri ak grangou! Ya-p lapriyP Bondye pou nou.
(The English translation) "It is the Good God who sent you to visit this community that we would not starve to death. We are praying for you .!!
2. From Mathurin, the old blind man who sits daily at the door of his broken down hut: Bondye voye-nou vi-n pote lespwa ba li. Se pou Bondye beni-nou!
(The English translation) "God sends you to bring us hope. May God bless you!!"
The schools teachers in the schools sponsored by the St. Bridget Haiti Mission have made a joint statement:
"The people of St. Bridget Church in Schriever and the Haiti Mission have made and are still making a difference in the life of the children of the two schools: They now have more school supplies, are healthier since you started giving them worm pills and vitamins, they have new and good shoes to come to school or to go to church and this year especially they have real soccer balls to play with even if they do not have a soccer field!
Also we want to express our gratitude to you all because thanks to you, we have now a little monthly salary."
Signed - The teachers of St. Bridget School in Ravine Sable and Numero Deux.
The IMPACT OF THE HAITI MISSION FROM ST BRIDGET PARISH in Schriever on the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption in Numero – Deux (Jeremie-Haiti):
I believe that to answer this question, one must have known the Parish before the last (six) 6 years. Since I miraculously met Mr Lloyd Duplantis, this good angel of God, a strong catholic Christian and humanitarian through my longtime friend Mrs Pat Labuda, the Parish community life has been improved in many ways such as: Education, health care and action for economic development (Sugar cane mill, drilling project, Poucherie (in French "Porcherie" to raise pigs) etc.
Just to give a little detail about the three big ways mentioned above. Firstly, I would like to recall that with the help of Haiti Mission (St Bridget parish), we are able to provide education to more than 500 children in the parish of Numero Deux. My one time constant headache of paying monthly salary to teachers is now almost totally passed. Secondly, a little clinic to provide health care to more than 2000 people is now running more efficiently with a nurse and an assistant nurse. Thirdly, the longtime deceased or "defunctus" sugar cane mill is now risen for the revitalization of the economic growth of this already poor community of No.2. A drilling project is now on its way for good and since last February, we have been granted a very nice "Porcherie" with 10 pigs.
I could simply but frankly summarize all the action of the Haiti Mission of St Bridget Parish in one short but tremendous word: "Solidarity". Once again guys, "one thousand thanks plus one", on behalf of your beloved brothers and sisters of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish of Numero-Deux.
Fr. Jomanas Eustache, JCD
Pastor -
Our Lady of the Assumption Numero Deux, Haiti