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Haitian and American partners, working side by side in mutually-transformative relationships, to buil

08/19/2026

On the island of La Gonâve, using multiple sources of energy is a necessity. This week Mr. Blan and Mr. Tété worked to create charcoal from a junk wood called bayawonn. This takes considerable skill and experience. Here they produce charcoal over slow burn ground pits, on parish property near the airport. Charcoal is a vital resource for cooking because it provides a long burn. The school system of St. Francis will require a lot of charcoal in the upcoming school year for school lunches!

08/12/2026

In the community of Plaine Mapou, St. Jean Baptiste is hosting a 3 day/week camp for kids August 3- 20 with cultural and academic activities and outdoor games. Thanks to requested investments by partner St. Philips Church of Charleston SC, the campus has a beautiful new perimeter fence and gate to address security and erosion issues. A guardian hut is also under construction. It's hoped that these improvements will increase enrollment in the primary school and instill confidence in families that the school is secure and the futbol field is smooth!

08/05/2026

These beautiful mothers entrust their pregnancies and young children to the care of the Bill Rice Community Health team in a monthly mobile clinic held in Les St. Innocents church building in Ti Côtelette. Any child with poor weight gain is enrolled to receive specialty care from the team, including therapeutic food from

07/29/2026

Today we celebrate Rev. Father Jean Madoche Vil on the occasion of 24 years of ordination as an Episcopal priest; 14 of these years have been assigned to serve as Priest in Charge of St. Francis parish on the island of la Gonâve. Father Vil is a visionary leader who serves as a model of compassion, dignity, good humor, hope and wisdom. He is in the middle of everything, demonstrating that a follower of Jesus works with his hands, his heart and his mind. Père Vil, thank you for making this world better!

07/24/2026

The Bill Rice Community Health Center staff hold mobile clinics in outlying communities at least once a week; they create a temporary site for patient exams and teaching in a primary school classroom. This week we received photos from a mother and child clinic held in the big clinic building in Nouvelle Cité; it includes a lab and pharmacy. Costs for mobile clinics have increased with the cost of fuel for the motorcycle and Toyota Landcruiser.

07/15/2026

The Professional Center of St. Francis CPSFA celebrated the graduation of the class of 2026 Sunday! 35 young adults completed their 2-year trade school degree. We wish them success in their future business endeavors. So proud!!

07/09/2026

This week the Professional Center of St. Francis held their final design show of the school year, highlighting excellence in floral and couture creations for men and women. The Center is led by Mdme. Nerline Greffin Guerrier. The graduation ceremony is Sunday, 12 July. The Center is supported through partner, Beatitudes of Little Rock. AR.

07/07/2026

It's a busy time in the school system! Here you see primary grade teachers in the St. Francis library as they painstakingly copy each student's final grades onto the green report cards. It's a big deal in the communities when the green cards are handed to the parents.

07/02/2026

Warning: extreme cuteness! It's a big month in St. Francis school system. Even the preschoolers are celebrating their graduation! Photos from 1 St. Barnabas, Lotore; 2 St. Francis Anse a Galets; 3 Ste. Phillipe & Jacques, Trou Jacques & 4 Sainte Croix, Nouvelle Cite

07/01/2026

This week, ninth graders in Haiti are taking their National exam to complete requirements for a Fondamental diploma. Students from the middle schools at St. Francis and St. Marthe & Mary gathered Sunday in Anse a Galets for some prep and hang time. LtoR administrators: Oscar Osias, St. M, Bewilson Joassaint, St. F, Fedia Dorcy, St. F, Rev. Father Jean de Vil, and Apanella Bogelin, St. M. Bon chance toutmoun!

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