Living Hope Haiti Christian Mission

End of the year 2011 Report

Greetings friends and supporters of Living Hope Haiti Christian Mission, during the year of 2011 Living Hope have been able to serve some of neediest ones in the nation of Haiti. For this, we want to thank you.

By your prayer and your support, Living Hope Haiti Christian Mission has called 2011 a great year.  Living Hope exists to show the love of God as we provide education, health care and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. Let me report to you: this is exactly what we did this year again in the northern part of the nation of Haiti.

Living Hope has reversed the unschooled culture at least in two areas Haiti, Lacide and l’Attalaye. These are two villages outside the city of St Michel. Lacide has 16,500 people and l’Attalaye has 18,000. School was foreign to parents and children in these two villages as it has been for so many villages around St Michel and in Haiti.

Five years ago, Living Hope introduced School to both villages.   Although it was free with food, books, and uniforms provided, parents refused to send their children to school.   With a lot of community education, we’re glad to report to you the unschooled culture has been reversed. Now, from Pre-K to fifth grade we have 215 students in Lacide and 226 students in L’Attalaye who have been coming to school willingly with the support of their parents. With our new 8 classroom building just completed in Lacide, if our budget allows us, more students can be enrolled in the next school year.

2011 was the first year Trinity High School in Camathe sent students to the 12^th grade state State exam. This is the exam that determines if a student can go to University or not.  In the Artibonite region (one of the 9 regions of the Country), among of hundreds of High Schools, Trinity was in the top two schools for top results.

There is a great story to be told and it is also a time to be thankful.  Nine years ago, Living Hope came to Camathe, a village of Saint Michel, and found a village of 24, 000 people with no school. Now, some of the kids who had never dreamed of writing their name, or reading the French Alphabet, are in college now!  In four years from now, our students may become teachers at Mary Babcock Elementary school where they learned their ABC’s or at Trinity High School; administrator or secretaries of our Mission or anywhere else in Haiti, or they may be among the next generation of doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, and pastors in Haiti.  Once again thank you.

Living Hope believes it is much better to teach someone how to fish instead of providing him/her with a fish every day.  For this reason, three years ago, we started a technical school.  Now, we have been able to produce skilled workers for the workplace in St Michel and beyond. For example, the administrative director of our technical school is an alumnus of our technical school and Trinity High School’s secretary is also a graduate from our technical school. We have a couple of our students who are working for the community bank in St Michel, and plenty more of our alumni are making a living in St Michel and elsewhere as electricians and construction workers.  As of now, we have 129 students studying computer, electrician, and trade. This coming school year we would like to add agriculture, for with better techniques, the farmers can produce more food.  A LPN school will provide better qualified health workers who are needed for community health education.

This year, we have extended our health care services beyond our two medical clinics. Now twice a week, our medical staff has gone to two other villages: Bas-de-Sault and Platana. On average, we’ve seen 60 patients per day in these two places.  This is one of our goals for the coming year: to be in these villages more than one day a week with a nurse and assistant to provide continuing care in these villages.

As you may already know, Living Hope has partnered with Habitat for Humanity in Miami to build 3 room houses in St Michel for a family of 5.  I am glad to report to you that 6 houses have completed. Some families are already moving in.  We plan to build 6 more in 2012.

The week before this Christmas, my wife and I went to visit the work in Haiti. We spent half a day in the “House of Hope” which is the name of our orphanage.  It was one of the most rewarding times we had. We played, ate, distributed toys to our 20 kids, and prayed with them. They were very grateful for their toys, and we were grateful for the opportunity we have to play a role in this life changing ministry.  I am sure when you see pictures of the kids you will agree.

Finally, we want to thank you for your support and prayers as we about to finish building the place of worship in Camathe. T his building will not only be identified as a place of worship, but it will be a community building.  Last month, the department of Health decided to meet with the village population to speak with them about health issues such as cholera.  Our unfinished building was the only building big among to accommodate such meeting.  We were pleased to make it available for such a noble cause.

As president of Living Hope Haitian Christian Mission, I want to thank you for your prayers and your support that have made it possible for these realizations and many more untold stories.  In 2012 we are going to celebrate our 10^th anniversary.  With your continuing support and prayers more kids will go to school, more souls will be saved, more health care with be provided, more pregnant women will be saved, more young people will fish for themselves, more families will have decent place to live, and more orphans will have a family. You may never meet those you’ve helped and they may never meet you either. However, they’ve experienced your love, and as a result they’re living with Hope. For this, I say Thank You!!

Rev. Dr. Gueillant Dorcinvil

President of Living Hope Haiti Christian Mission

9300 S. Dadeland Blvd   Suite 103             Miami, FL           33156

786 273 2334