Christopher Hotel Port-au-Prince

... et je présenterai une conférence au grand publique, conjointement avec le grand docteur Réjean Thomas, le lundi soir 30 novembre. On parlera de l'historique de Médecins du Monde et de ses actions en vih au Viet Nam et en Haiti, et de la situation actuelle au Canada. Il y aura sûrement place à quelques histoires, aventures et anecdotes!<br><br>Ce sera donc au Centre St-Pierre, au 1212 ...

... my flashlight, switching off the first horror show and moving onto another, more familiar one: my face in the bathroom mirror. As I brushed my teeth, the reflection of the flashlight gave me a ghostly glow. I broke the ice (with, ahem, myself), jiggled the flashlight a little under my chin, and let out a deep-throated and shaky &#8220;Hoooowaaaaa haa haaaa&#8221; before heading back off to bed with a giggle.

... sil en Amérique du Sud. Dansces pays, la pauvreté est très visible, un peu partout, intercalée derichesses, auxquelles nos yeux occidentaux peuvent se rattacher pour ne pastrop perdre pied quand on voyage pour sedivertir. Trop de pauvreté devant soi, ça nous fait mal, évidemment. Sinon, on ne pourrait se qualifier d&#8217;être des humains.<br><br> Mais là, j&#8217;ai l&#8217;impression que ma conscience vient de réaliser qu&#8217;elle a un ...

... but that's okay. It doesn't seem to be too buggy but we are liberal with the DEET. The men find a huge spider in their room but Father kills it for them. As we gather on the porch to reflect on the day, the excitement begins. Dave has arranged for us to have a pig roast on Sunday and the pig has arrived. The pig is walking however! It did not come wrapped in plastic on a foam tray! This means the pig has to be killed which, as all ...

... stop and readjust the pipe but I actually looked forward to it this time because it gave us a chance to stand up and stretch. We invented a new syndrome on the drive called 'NBS' which by the end of the drive turned to NBD. So it went from numb butt syndrome to numb butt dead! The seats were hard and the bumpy roads didn't help any. The general route took us through many cities including Les Caiyes, Caucillon, Aquin, Miragoane ...

... and Cuba. It's supposed to provide constant power, but the system hasn't been inaugurated yet. What's stopping them? It could be the American government - perhaps they threatened to withold much needed aid if the Haitian government received a gift from not-so-US-friendly governments? -- Les marchés sont ouverts tous les sept jours en matinée, aprèm, soirée. Voulez-vous faire ...

... van we pile. It's around 12:30 now. Dave drives. Thank God, he doesn't need sleep! Poor Tim has serious stomach issues, we give him the front seat. We all handle it pretty well after all it is what it is. I'm very sad not to see my family at the airport in GR. We hit a McDonalds on the way home. Not exactly my idea of a first meal but it'll do. The drive goes suprisingly fast. Tim gets ...

... back at the rectory continuing to work on plumbing and electrical. They have also begun painting the rooms of the rectory. Soon it will be the 100th anniversary of St. Pierre so Father Boniface would like it spruced up before the Bishop comes. We eat a late lunch. We're pretty much dining on tuna and chicken packets. Sometimes we spruce it up with pickle relish or crushed potato chips. Then we jump into the ...

A nice Scottish woman (Ms. Craig) from a catholic relief organization joined us on Tuesday night. Father Guy decided to take us both to visit the schools. Ms. Craig is hoping to start and feeding program in the schools since some of the children walk 2 to 3 miles a day in each direction and need a nutritious meal.

... working with the poor - again, this describes my present situation. And though I am very happy here, before writing this letter, I still must contemplate reality and pray profoundly. For the last seven years of my life, I have been living abroad, dreaming and living for a church in which I believe. But most of all, I have been colaborating in community for the Reign of God, the beautiful project of God for us. I am more aware of the importance of the ...