One of our high school teachers was shot and killed in early October in the college yard of the university he attended. He was studying law. A woman operating a business near the church was attacked by thieves and cowardly shot in the middle of the afternoon. A young man from our neighborhood who is…
Last week, we made many attempts to have a water truck delivered because our cistern was empty. On the first day, the call did not pass. On the 2nd day, the manager told us that the protests prevented the truck from delivering. On the 3rd day, the call did not pass. On the 4th day,…
These days, the temperature goes up to 40 Celsius. After 2 months of confinement, the Haitian government has just announced a 2-month extension. Three hospitals in Port-au-Prince are treating coronavirus patients. Among them are Doctors Without Borders. It took them a month and a half to settle down and convince the reluctant population that they…
Someone said, « It’s the end of the world. » Another one said, « It’s the end of the world as we’ve known it. » Through the ages, people could have seen the end of the world come as during the Black Plague of the 14the century. Yet life went on after that pandemic. The quarantine encourages people to…
A few days ago, I dreamed that I was locked in a cell with rusty iron bars. From my little window, I watched a few people pass by, but they never stopped for me. Then someone knocked on my door and I woke up. As I prayed, I understood that the Holy Spirit was telling…
Picture taken around 1995 on the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The concert of the South Korean/American/Haitian choir singing Handel’s Messiah was great. About 500 people attended, including several new ones. Children, on the other hand, are not used to opera and did not recognize themselves in this type of singing. The adults seemed to enjoy…
It was a beautiful sunny morning. The coolness of the night was still floating in the air. We drove in the main street that leads to Petionville. For the past 11 weeks, the country has been rocked by often violent protests. The calm seemed fragile. Passing by the old cemetery that gives access to the…
A little girl told me: It was in the middle of the night. I cannot remember if I had a vision or dreamed that someone was knocking on the door. I got up to open the door. I went outside to see, but there was no one there. I turned around to get into the…
The battle as told by a child who lives with us: ‘’In my dream, the devil appeared to me. He had three eyes. He was very ugly. I got on my knees. I prayed to God and he left. Then a demon came before me and I kneeled to pray. The demon stood there. After…
While I was in bed, a continuous rain fell. It was welcome in this dry season. Everything is quiet when it rains, no dogs barking and no roosters singing. Without noise, the little girl who lives with us has slipped on the couch next to our bed. Maybe she got scared of something. She went…
