When we were in East Africa, there were sometimes sorcerers who infiltrated the church posing as Christians. One night, a witch came to our house. She worked for someone high up in the government and lived not far from home. She said she had lost her house key and asked to sleep with us. Not…
Please do not publish this letter on social media. Thanks. I would like to thank God because three times I (Louise) was in public places where the Phantom 509 group was passing. It is a group of dissident policemen who want the president of the country to leave. Twice, I was able to escape before…
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…
