Haiti Project News

Lunch at St. Marc's

A huge heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to the lunch program at St. Marc's-Jeannette (and to those continue to do so). It is a blessing that we are able to share this precious gift with the children of St. Marc's. We hope to be able to provide a hot lunch every day for the 500+ students...forsome, this is their only meal of the day.

If you would like to contribute, please donate to our general / emergency relief fund -- it allows us to feed hungry chidren when hurricanes and such destroy their crops.

Thank you, merci, mesi!

Hurricane Sandy in Jeannette

Monday, October 29th, 2012.

It is a clear and sunny day in Wisconsin which makes it even harder to imagine the destruction and pain that Sandy has inflicted on everyone and everything in her path. Sandy parked herself over the Island of Hispaniola for five days and the winds and rain that have inflicted so much damage on us in the last 24 hours took a terrible toll on the people of Haiti. Even in the midst of their own suffering our friends in Haiti are praying for us and our safety. We are in a partnership relationship with the people of Haiti and of Saint Marc’s Jeannette and they are giving us the only thing that they have to offer right now, their prayers.

Even as they pray for us the people of Haiti are dealing with terrible losses. They have lost homes, crops, schools are closed, roads are washed out and building supplies are scarce. This biggest need right now is food. From all over Haiti, I am hearing the same message: “Food is a dilemma, children are hungry and we have nothing to give.” Hurricane Isaac swept through Haiti in late August and destroyed many of the crops and gardens that the people of Jeannette count on to feed their children. Food was already in short supply, even before Sandy hit.

Pere Lenord sent an update and some photos last night. They tell a story that we wish wasn’t true. Trees uprooted, roofs torn off houses, (cement) walls down…and crops destroyed. Bananas and avocados, plantains and citrus are largely lost in the Jeannette-Paillant area. Our friends face an even harder Hungry Season than usual.

St. Marc’s School is open…and the students are coming to class. That is a blessing, in a country where it will be weeks before many others will have that chance. Many of those children come to school hungry, even on a good day. With food in short supply all over Haiti it is certain that the children of Jeannette will be suffering.

There have been many offers of support already and the question “what can we do?” is being asked over and over. Right now, providing St. Marc’s with the financial means to purchase food and necessary supplies is a critical need. Re-establishing the school lunch program is one way we can provide a regular meal to the children. It costs just $200 per day to provide a meal to all 550 students (that’s only $0.34 per student per day).

We are able to get funds to St. Marc’s through our usual route of wire transfer. Donations are being accepted online through haitiproject.org.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. In the words of my friend and Haitian priest, Fr. Fred, “despite our many losses, we have the most important and precious thing: LIFE, thanks to God.”

Amen.

Peace,
Elizabeth

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Our Mission The Haiti Project is an Outreach Ministry of the Episcopal Dioceses of Milwaukee. We work in partnership with others from all walks of life who share the belief that education, clean water, access to medicine, and compassion are basic human necessities.

Ending poverty in Haiti is multifaceted, and we take our role of stewardship seriously. That’s why more than 90% of our expenses are used for programs that directly affect the people living in Haiti - especially the small and mountainous community of Jeannette. 100% of our funding comes from private sources, including individuals, churches, corporations and grants. Our collective goal is to promote self-sufficiency and independence.

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Elizabeth van der Weide
elizabeth@haitiproject.org

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Spooner, WI 54801
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