hope, life and solidarity update on haiti february 13 – 17, 2010
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Hope, Life and Hope, Life and SolidaritySolidarity
Update on HaitiFebruary 13 – 17, 2010
House of HopeEcumenical Committee for Peace and Justice (COPJ)
House of Hope is a program that benefits children laboring as domestic servants, assists young moms, single girls, and a
few elderly women who have been abandoned by providing them with a safe place where they can learn social skills
such as conflict resolution and a professional trade.
House of HopeArts & Crafts in Carrefour
House of
Hope
Providing Meals
CONASPEHThe National Spiritual Council of Churches of Haiti
•Interdenominational Council of Churches
•6,700 local congregations
•Founded in 1986
•1.5 million members
“Our vision is to eliminate the racial, state and religious exclusion of which member churches have been victims, and to promote religious, economic, social, moral and
intellectual development in the country.”
CONASPEH Logo The symbol of
CONASPEH, an inverted tree, represents
the organization’s philosophy, its source and jurisdiction: the mandate comes from God and it is on earth
that one is called to work and to help the poor to
obtain the fruits of heaven.
Co-Pastors of Bethany Evangelical Church
Patrick VillierPresident of CONASPEH
Francoise VillierCONASPEH Board
CONASPEH Board
Jean-Batiste Idanesp
Bethany Church, Pétionville
Pascal RodrigueEvangelical Mission
CONASPEH Board
Exautus Daniel
Berne ApolonGood Shepherd Baptist
Church, Delmas 34
CONASPEHEmergency Response
•Emergency Response: Distribution of food (rice, beans, oil & milk), clothing, shoes,
personal hygiene items and cots/mattresses and shelter.
•Emergency Response will also include trauma counseling and training for those who are
accompanying the victims.
•Jerri Handy will lead a group of 3 people to Haiti on March 23rd for a pastoral pilgrimage.
2 Container of Supplies Received from Puerto Rico
•3,000 people received supplies from those 2 containers.
•Distribution of supplies was made by CONASPEH’s Regional Coordinators
CONASPEHReconstruction Stage
•Emphasis is placed on the following: schools, health clinics, the nursing school, the seminary and other
services that are offered by the local churches.
•Building new homes, churches and facilities or repairing the existing ones.
•CONASPEH will launch a “Mutual Support Program” (Yon Ede Lot) for churches providing loans
for church repairs, that can be repaid within 1 to 3 years.
•Local community workers will be hired to complete the construction projects.
CONASPEHReconstruction Stage
•Reconstruction of the Central Offices of CONASPEH
•On Feb. 15, they began cleaning away the debris
•They plan to repair the wall around CONASPEH
•Bathrooms on ground floor and the water well can be salvaged
•Containers will be used as temporary offices
•CONASPEH has created a Master Plan for the use of the land (8787 sq. meters)
•Classroom Tents will be placed on the land for the schools
•Master Plan includes offices, schools (elementary, high school, vocational), clinics and labs, the seminary, computer labs, a meeting hall and a guest house
New Jerusalem Christian Church
New Jerusalem Christian Church
New Jerusalem Christian Church
Waiting in Food Line
Water Truck Provided by Firemen
Church of God – Tabernacle of FaithCité Soleil
New “Outdoor” Church
1,200 people live around the church
Reading God’s Word
Sharing Christ’s Love
Sharing Christ’s Love
Laughter
Gourdet Reunion
United in Prayer
and Hope for
Haiti
Patrick Villier at St. Matthew Catholic Church Santurce, PR
Haiti – Before, During & After the QuakeFather Olin, Haitian Priest
Death Will Not PrevailPreaching about the Prodigal Son