Category: Haiti School Mission
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Haiti update
Haiti is in crisis. There are zero elected officials in Haiti and no possibility to hold elections. The gang situation, risk of kidnapping, and insecurity has closed much of the capital of Port-au-Prince, including schools, but the crisis is affecting the entire country. There are 857 yearly kidnappings in Haiti, which is a country of…
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Haiti School update 6/20
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Update from Haiti Oct 27, 2020
Lilavois School where we help support an afternoon teacher.Churches were first to open in Haiti, about 2 weeks before the schools. Most church buildings are reminiscent of the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs and many people wear masks to attend services. Schools then reopened in August. Political instability in the fall and then pandemic closings in…
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Haiti School Community Update 6/2020
In Haiti, Mother’s Day is the last Sunday of May, so this year, it was last weekend on May 31st. Usually there is a big production at the Filles de Marie Reine Immaculèe school that the Chilmark Community Church sponsors in Lilavois, Haiti. All the parents come to watch the kids put on performances that they…
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Peace Quilts “Pop Up ” at coffee hour.
Sunday, Sept 16 saw coffee hour cheered up with beautiful quilts and hand made products from Haiti. During the “Mission Moment” in the service, Carolyn Stoeber had described her work with Peace Quilts which offers women jobs and future economic stability as part of this co-operative. The work was received enthusiastically. Carolyn is also our contact…
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Lilavois School, Haiti
Check this link to our page on supporting afternoon school at Lilavois School, Haiti. https://chilmarkchurch.org/service/index.php/a-community-church/haiti-school-mission-at-lilivois/