July 19, 2012
We have been without Internet for over a week because the
bill wasn’t paid. Pere Kesner called me
today with good news that he paid for three months, July, August,
September. I haven’t written blogs while
Internet was suspended, but will bring you up to date on what is happening at
Ste. Marie Madeleine Parish. The big
excitement is that the parish is preparing for the feast day celebration of St.
Mary Magdalene. Every year there is a
grand party, usually with guests from the United States. This year there are no out of country
guests.
The feeding program, funded by South Florida Haiti Project,
continued through today. Each day it
seems that more and more people show up for a meal. Today there was hardly enough food to go
around. Food is a big problem here in
Bondeau. People are so poor that they
can’t afford to buy food for their family.
They depend on their children receiving a nourishing meal at the
“canteen”. Many of us can’t imagine not
having food to feed the family. In the
U.S. there are many churches and social agencies that distribute food to the
poor. Here there is nothing.
We at Kay Timoun have been preparing food for the infant
twins every day. The family was given a
safe and secure home to live in. They
have nothing; no bed, no table, nothing!
I talked to the children at Kay Timoun about Jesus’ teaching to share
your food with those in need and together we decided that we would provide food
for the twins.
Sunday Eucharist service continues to be standing room
only. Two Evening Prayer services are
well attended, usually the same people at both services. The children and staff at Kay Timoun are at
every service, singing and thanking God for all their blessings.
Kay Timoun kids have special bible study and spirituality
classes two times a week. I don’t sit in
on the class but I have heard all positive comments from the children. Gastina said she loves it!
I will be returning to Boca on Monday and staying thru till July 30. Hope to see you in church!
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