HOLY SPIRIT HAITI MISSION

Holy Spirit Haiti Mission is a life giving effort by many from Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Huntsville, AL as well as many others who volunteer their time, resources and efforts in order to help those in need in the country of Haiti. We are not an NGO; we are a ministry called to do the Lord's work helping one person at a time. Our focus includes but is not limited to orphanage support, education, clean water initiatives, and seeking islands of economic opportunity to help Haitians "learn to fish". We are people from all walks of life who share a common bond of God and helping others. Thank you for visiting and we hope that you can find ways to help the Haitian people through our ministry.

Habibi grew up in the orphanage in Haiti for almost her entire life. She studied hard so that she could attend medical school to become a doctor. 

Habibi received top grades in her first year of medical school and she is eagerly diving into her second year. As you know, medical school is pricey but we feel that the investment in Habibi is more than worth it for her devotion to helping those in Haiti with her degree. She plans on running a clinic similar to Dr. Yanne’s to help those who cannot afford or travel to get medical care.

You can help us by donating to her tuition fund! You can donate through this website or mail a check. More details can be found here. Thank you!

Dr. Yanne Mobile Clinic Update - August

“The month of July was strong, but I know that it is part of our work that we are not always victorious. One day I laughed in surprise at a 107-year-old patient coming alone, walking without difficulty, conscious, and with good memory.  While On another occasion we mourned the loss of a 5-year-old girl, with a history of sickle cell anemia, who came according to her mother for flu but in reality she had disseminated pulmonary congestion, she was critical, I gave Pierre Louis some money and he left with They went straight to leave them in the hospital, but 2 days later they called me to thank us for everything, but the girl passed away.  Things of our profession all the time between life and death.  There is a horrible epidemic of malaria and dengue, although it is not said or they want to call it different. I don’t have to talk about August but on Thursday we found a boy complicated by malaria. We brought him to the clinic but he doesn’t respond to hydrosolubles, he’s already in acute renal failure and I don’t have enough to do a blood gas test. This morning I sent him to the hospital. Pierre Louis went to take him, we’re not going out today.  I’m still at the clinic, I’m going on my own, because I haven’t been home for 2 weeks, and I’m super mentally exhausted.

 

Thank you [Holy Spirit Haiti Mission], for allowing me to carry out my work and especially for being able to serve as a blessing to those who need it most.” – Dr. Yanne

Lamandou Jacmel Water System Update

We received the following report from Monia, our in-country Living Waters for the World Health Educator, regarding the status of the water purification system in Lamandou, Jacmel. This system is one of the most successful systems and we are so pleased to see it continue to flourish.

“This system has an active and dedicated committee. They manage it as if it were their property. All committee members know how to shock the system and have knowledge of the water purification system but each has a particular task to avoid the negligence or forgetting one of them. They do not have the manual but, it is as if they had it in practice. I encourage them however to claim it. I ask them how they have done to fully understand the water purification system? They informed me that they were all present each time the technician (Mr. Bertone) organizes learning sessions. They always participate in education sessions. they share the same living space, they inform me that they are perfecting each other. Also, encourage them if it does not bother to integrate two members of the community into the committee so that the community feels involved sustainability of the system and avoid after the departure of these missionaries a decadence. They will integrate new members next week. They have a respective water distribution schedule and the customers buy the water. Their problems: They use a small reservoir of the parish and it is insufficient. Sometimes customers come but the quantity of the tank has already passed. Although they tell me that they had previously been offered a bladder but opted instead for a tank for better durability. But, by explaining to them the structure and capacity of a bladder, they now want to obtain it. Lamandou has not yet had any worn or malfunctioning parts since the inauguration. saved money to buy spare parts and bottles to increase their sales: Can’t the operator also receive a reasonable bonus? They agree and plan to increase according to the number of additional bottles sold the gratification of the deliveryman. Finally, Lamandou, very attractive and respects health standards.” -Monia

The Haiti Mission would like to recognize past donors who are with our Father in Heaven. We are so grateful for their support.

Glen Anderson
Rudy Baraza
Bruce and Carol Bauer
Don Corbett
Bob Fiest
Mary Ellen O’Halloran
Chuck Higgins

Joanne Hodges

Karen Logan

Katherine Ofenloch

Bob Pace

Gerry Richards

Al Rosie

Frank Schmidt

Deacon Larry Sisterman

Ron and Sarah Tepool

JD Tillman

Smitty Wilcox

Ann Wolfsberger

Dick Wyskida

Haiti Textbook Project Needs Donations

Many students in Haiti do not receive a quality education due to a lack of access to textbooks. Parents barely make enough to put food on the table, much less buy textbooks for their children. Therefore, most schools do not have a full set of textbooks and many are damaged. This proves incredibly difficult for students to learn. A pilot textbook program was implemented at one school where a set of new textbooks was purchased with buy in from the parents and students that these books needed to be cared for or the parents would be charged for the replacement. Once the students all had quality textbooks to study, their average test scores increased dramatically from around 50% to 85%! Also, very few books have needed to be replaced and the project is sustaining itself. We are now looking to implement the program at Ecole Congréganiste Belle Fonatine which is a remote school in Haiti where most families have struggled to make ends meet through several rough agricultural seasons. We hope to raise enough money ($15,000 in total) to purchase new textbooks for the entire school by September. To learn more please visit the Education page and to donate to this cause, please visit the Donate and Get Involved page.

Bob and Lauren traveled to Haiti in March 2022. Please see their trip video below and read the trip report here.

Thank You from the Orphanage!

We delivered all of the school supplies, shoes, hair bands, and other items to the orphanage when we visited in March. They were most grateful for your support and for continuing to sponsor their education. Please see the below video we captured while we were there:

University Student Programs

The Holy Spirit Haiti Mission supports over 20 current university students to achieve their dreams and support their communities. Most of the Palmiste au Vin (PAV) university students are graduating this year after four years of studies! We are so proud of them. They took the time to sit down and speak to us about their experiences.

The Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) university students are some of the most dedicated and driven students we have ever met. They are focused on becoming teachers and sharing their knowledge with the next generation. We were able to interview them and they had some thought provoking questions for us as well!

You can read more about both interviews here.