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Haiti was once known as the "Jewel of the Caribbean" before its people and natural resources had been plundered by various political and
socio-economic disasters.
Despite the fact that the Haitians live so close to us, they live in a quiet grinding poverty that we seldom hear about. The degree of suffering and pain is un-imaginable and can only be partially experienced by seeing the country and its people first-hand.
For the past 14 years, I have had the privilege of traveling to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti with a group of health care practitioners and volunteers. We make an attempt to provide a modicum of relief to a people living in the shadows of the richest and most powerful nation on the planet. After each trip, I leave Haiti feeling destitute when I compare my inner wealth to theirs. They are a people completely impoverished, yet totally rich in spirit. A closer example of the Beatitudes being lived out is probably hard to find anywhere. "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread " takes on a deep significance for the Haitian people and is their daily prayer.
If you would like to assist the people of Haiti, please contact me by way of e-mail and I can provide some simple suggestions and provide more information about these humanitarian missions to our brothers and sisters in Haiti. Bondye beni ou !
Haiti: The Jewel of the Caribbean
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