Our Beloved HAITI January 2010. I Believe Andrea Bocelli with Katherine Jenkins One day I'll hear The laugh of children In a world where war has been.

Our Beloved Our Beloved HAITIHAITI

January 2010January 2010

“I Believe”Andrea Bocelli with Katherine Jenkins

One day I'll hear The laugh of children

In a world where war has been banned.

One day I'll seeMen of all colors Sharing words of

love and devotion.

Stand up and feelThe Holy Spirit

Find the power of your faith.

Open your heart To those who need you In the name of love and

devotion.

Yes, I believe.

I believe in the people

Of all nationsTo join and to care

For love.

I believe in a world Where light will

guide us And giving our love We'll make heaven

on earth.

Haiti Map

Haiti Flag

• The flag of Haiti, most recently adopted in 1987, incorporates the country’s national

colors – blue and red.

•In the center is Haiti’s coat of arms, which includes a palm tree, flags, two cannons,

and a scroll with the motto L’Union Fait la Force (In Union There is Strength)

Haiti Facts

• Haiti’s name comes from the Arawak word “ayiti”, which means “land of

mountains”.

•Haiti is the 2nd oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere, after the United States. It became a republic in 1804.

Statistics

Poverty

•Gross national income per capita is US$520

•78% of Haitians are poor (less than US$2 a day), and more than half (54%) live in extreme poverty (less than US$1 a day).

•In rural areas, poverty and extreme poverty rates are estimated to be 84% and 69% respectively. Over two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs.

•Life expectancy is 58 for men and 61 years old for women.

•Half of children under 5 are malnourished and 7% of children die at birth.

•For every 100,000 births, 523 women died in Haiti, compared to eight maternal deaths for every 100,000 births in Europe.

•80 out of 1,000 Haitian children never see their first birthday.

Statistics

Education•50% of primary school age children are not enrolled in school.

•One-third of girls over six never go to school. •More than 50% of children attending school are over-aged.

Literacy•37.9% of the population is unable to read or write, as compared to only

12% illiteracy in the rest of Latin America.

Country Info•Population: 9.7 million (2007)

Age structure•0-14 years: 38.1% (male 1,735,917/female 1,704,383)

•15-64 years: 58.5% (male 2,621,059/female 2,665,447) •65 years and over: 3.4% (male 120,040/female 188,690) (2009 est.)

•Median Age: 20.2 years

The National Palace(Before January 12, 2010)

The National Palace(After January 12, 2010)

House of HopeEcumenical Committee for Peace and Justice (COPJ)

House of Hope is a program that benefits children laboring as domestic servants, assists young moms, single girls, and a few elderly women who have been abandoned by providing

them with a safe place where they can learn social skills such as conflict

resolution and a professional trade. 

CONASPEHThe National Spiritual Council of Churches of Haiti

•Interdenominational Council of Churches

•6,700 local congregations

•Founded in 1986

“Our vision is to eliminate the racial, state and religious exclusion of which member

churches have been victims, and to promote religious, economic, social, moral and

intellectual development in the country.”

CONASPEH Logo

The symbol of CONASPEH, an

inverted tree, represents the organization’s

philosophy, its source and jurisdiction: the mandate comes from God and it is on earth

that one is called to work and to help the

poor to obtain the fruits of heaven.

CONASPEHThe National Spiritual Council of Churches of Haiti

“CONASPEH is more than just a building”

Patrick & Francoise Villier

CONASPEH Board of Directors

Francoise Villier, Guy Romeus, Patrick Villier, Pascal Rodrigue, Exautus Daniel

CONASPEH

Patrick & Kimberly Bentrott(and Baby Solomon too!)

Bentrott’s Apartment Building

Walls International Guest House

Tent Cities

Tent Cities

Tent Cities

The Destruction

The Destruction

The Destruction

The Destruction

The Destruction

The People

The People

Farewell (for now)

CONASPEHPlanning for the Future

CONASPEHEmergency Response

•2,500 CONASPEH churches are in the affected earthquake zone

•Emergency Response: Distribution of food (rice, beans, oil & milk), clothing, shoes, personal hygiene

items and cots/mattresses and shelter.

•Emergency Response will also include trauma counseling and training for those who are

accompanying the victims.

CONASPEHReconstruction Stage

• Building new homes, churches and facilities or repairing the existing ones

• Emphasis will be placed on the following: schools, health clinics, the nursing school, the seminary and other services that are offered by the local churches.

• Reconstruction of the Central Offices of CONASPEH

• “Mutual Support Program” (Yon Ede Lot) – micro-credit program

•Goat & Pig Project

How can I help?

Donations may be made through:

• Week of Compassion

• One Great Hour of Sharing

• Global Ministries

To Friends of Haiti

THANK YOU!

• International Community

• United Church of Christ

• Disciples of Christ

Isaiah 40

30 Even youths grow tired and weary,

       and young men stumble and fall;

 31 but those who hope in the LORD

       will renew their strength.        They will soar on wings

like eagles;        they will run and not

grow weary,        they will walk and not be

faint.

30 Jenn gason konn pèdi souf, yo konn bouke.

Lè konsa, yo bite, yo tonbe.

31 Men, Seyè a ap bay moun ki mete konfyans yo nan li fòs ankò. Tankou malfini, y'ap pran zèl pou yo leve

ale. Y'ap kouri san yo p'ap janm bouke. Y'ap mache, yo p'ap

janm febli.

Haitian Freedom Song

Haitian Kreole

Oui Oui Oui, Senge

Oui Oui Oui, Senge

Se oumen nou t’ap chaché

Kouynea nou delivre!

Phonetic Pronunciation

Wee Wee Wee, Sen-yeh

Wee Wee Wee, Sen-yeh

Seh ooh-men nu tap che-che

Koon-ye-ah nu de-liv-reh!

English

Yes, Yes, Yes, Oh Lord

Yes, Yes, Yes, Oh Lord

It was you who searched for us

Now we are free!