The committee:

• enhances the health, welfare and standard of living for the people of St. Michels, so they may help themselves as much as possible
• organizes a medical mission, typically in the spring and fall, to bring medical supplies donated by parishioners to St. Michels and to deliver medical care to our sister parish
• hosts a yearly child adoption program in January that allows parishioners to commit $100/child/year to ensure that a specific St. Michels child of their choice gets a hot meal and vitamin a day, uniforms and supplies. The donations also support teacher salaries
• meets monthly at 7 pm on Sundays in the Shea Room of the Parish Office Building. The specific dates are announced in the bulletin.

St. Michels:

• has about 38,000 residents, including 480 children, scattered throughout a mountainous region
• has one small church and 11 chapels in the mountains

Past projects have included:

• the shipping of sea containers filled with medical and computer equipment, musical instruments, sewing, medical and school supplies, clothing, personal hygiene and non-perishable food items, vitamins, rosaries, Bibles, toys, a generator, a TV and VCR, shoes and tools
• the establishment of a medical clinic and the hiring of a full-time Haitian nurse to manage it
• the construction of a water system to bring clean water to the area
• funding for a grain-milling machine

Medical missions are being planned on a regular basis. Check the bulletin for more information about the trips and the supplies that are needed. The missions are always looking for new volunteers to make this incredible, life-changing trip. If you are interested, please contact the committee. You do not have to have a medical background to go.

For more information about the Haiti ministry or the medical missions, contact Ben Johnston at 450-9699 ext. 25 (day); 584-5404 (evenings) or email him.

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