Haiti Companions Page

We have returned from our trip to Haiti, which was September 23 - Oct 1, 2011. Please share our weeklong experiences by viewing the slide-show at www.unitedwriterspress.com/haitivideo.html

You may also  follow our adventures at http://www.haiticompanions.blogspot.com/

The first trip in 2012 is scheduled for March 9-17.

ABOUT OUR MINISTRY - Christ Church's partnership with St. Joseph's of Arimethea, Jasmin, Haiti, through the Diocese of Haiti, began in August 2007.  Our most important mission is to provide companionship, care, and prayer for the community. St. Joseph's is located high in the mountains above Leogane, the epicenter of the 2011 earthquake.

At the request of Bishop Duracin, Bishop of the Diocese of Haiti, we support his vision of a school in every Episcopal mission in Haiti by funding the salaries of the teachers and staff at St. Joseph's school, as well as funding the supplies, equipment, books, uniforms, and shoes for the students. The parents who can, pay tuition, also. Since our involvement began, the school has grown from 120 to 340 students, pre-school through 6th grade. The children meet in the church (heavily damaged in the quake) and out in the yard under tarps. A foundation has offered to build a school building and we have been asked to raise the funds for the land - $6050.

 In addition, we staff and fund two mobile medical /dental clinics annually. These clinics provide the only medical and dental care for this commuity.  We serve about 200 people per day at the clinics. Our patients walk as long as 4 hours one way to reach us. Our clinics are staffed by Haitians and Americans. We hire a Haitian doctor to visit the community between our clinics. Our dream is to build a free standing clinic, staffed by Haitians.

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