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Mission Haiti board members
to travel to Haiti
Jimmy Dunn, president of Mission Haiti Inc,
and fellow board member, Jack Pelner will be leaving for Haiti March
11th-14th. Until very recently commercial flights into Haiti had been
canceled. Jimmy and Jack will spend their time in Leogane, Haiti where our
sister school and home for abandoned women are located. They will be working
closely with the sisters who run our projects, The Companions of Jesus,
assessing earthquake damage, developing a strategy for building repairs as
well as meeting the most urgent needs of the people in the local community.
Additionally, they plan to connect with other helping agencies in Leogane to
consider possible “collective” efforts with those now established and on
location in the area.
Recently Mission Haiti received a report
from the architect of their complex saying while the buildings/grounds have
suffered some damage, they are optimistic repairs can safely be made. The
city of Leogane, located just a few short miles from the earthquake's
epicenter has suffered a 90% loss of all buildings. We feel very blessed our
complex is still intact and may be able to serve as a possible community
outreach location in an area so devastated. Please keep Jimmy and Jack in
your prayers, that their trip will be safe, productive, and serve as an
important first step in the rebuilding of Haiti.
Mission Haiti Inc. Board Members
A
Prayer for the People of Haiti
Out of the depths we
cry to You, O God.
We cry to You for our
Haitian brothers and sisters.
We thank you for
upholding them in their suffering.
Give them continuing
strength and comfort.
Give us love and
courage to stand with them
and work with them
as they struggle for
justice and freedom.
Keep us committed to
the truth and empower us
with Your Spirit of
love:
A love that always
sees possibilities
for peace founded on
justice;
A love that seeks
justice,
and a love that
reaches out to all peoples
as Jesus taught us.
We trust in Your
continuing mercy as we bring to You
our own desire to be
in active solidarity
with our Haitian
brothers and sisters.
O Lespri Sen desann
sou nou; nou gen yon misyon
Pou Ayiti.
O Holy Spirit descend
on us; we have a mission for Haiti.
AMEN
Please contact Jimmy
Dunn, Director of Youth Ministry for
further information by
telephone: 612-824-9993 ext. 243
[voicemail ext. 506] or
email: jdunn@annunciationmsp.org.
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