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Missionaries of the Poor - 2010 Haiti Earthquake (REFUGEE SHELTER/SERVES: DISABLED CHILDREN)

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In response to the appeal of then Archbishop of Cap-Haitien, Monsignor Francois Gayot, two members of the Missionaries of the Poor set foot in this impoverished nation of 8.9 million people along the Caribbean’s Greater Antilles on February 6, 1994. Brother Eugene Damasusraj, an Indian national, and Brother Louima Israel, a native of Haiti, were the ones chosen for the task of taking over the administration of the Asile Communal, a home for the homeless and abandoned elderly located close to the heart of the city of Cap-Haitien which, up until then, was under the administration of Sister Madeleine Alarie of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception (MIC), headquartered in Quebec, Canada. Helped with a staff of 40 lay workers, Sister Madeleine was the lone Sister left from her Congregation to have run the Home. Having aged, and due to a lack of vocations to MIC, she felt she could no longer continue caring for some 150 elderly men and women whom she (and her Sisters earlier) cared for so lovingly for almost 50 years. Turning to the Bishop, Sister Madeleine recommended the Missionaries of the Poor, two of whose members she had met in Haiti—providentially it must be—on vocation promotions. For almost four years, the first pair of MOP men sent on this Mission stayed at Domus Marie, a house lent to them by Monsignor Gayot. Each day, they drove over to the Asile to minister to its residents alongside with Sister Madeleine who stayed on for another 4 years to facilitate its smooth transition. In the meantime, the Brothers had begun laying the foundation for what would become their first monastery in Haiti. This soon-to-be born, and subsequently named, Monastère Bon Berger, was erected at a 3-acre land adjacent to the Asile that the Haitian Government had donated. By January 1998, the new monastery was completed and blessed, thus making it possible for the Brothers to move in. Around the same time, the move from MIC to MOP-administered Asile had also become definitive.
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FROM THE BLOG:

January 21,2010

Dear Friends,

The catastrophe in Haiti caused by the massive earthquake last week has
affected hundreds of thousands of people in the capital city Port-Au-Prince.
Many of them are now homeless and have no hope of rebuilding their homes
in the city. Consequently, they are now seeking to re-settle elsewhere and are
moving out to other areas in the country.

Cap-Haitien, where our mission center is located, is the second largest city in
Haiti and was not severely affected by the earthquake. Many of the people
are going to our mission center for help. Our Brothers led by Father Henry
Lozano, MOP have converted our Community Chapel into a refugee center
and the Asile Communal Center for homeless and destitute adults as well as
our Bethlehem Center for disabled children have been expanded to take in
temporary refugees. The hospitals are also sending patients to our mission
center and people are arriving in buses and trucks seeking shelter. Jesuit
priests from Dominican Republic and other volunteers are helping our
Brothers take care of the refugees.

Brother John Presca has lost his sister and Brother Loubert has lost his aunt.
Brother Pierre Charles’ entire family is missing. All three are our Haitian
Brothers.

We need your financial support to help our Brothers in Cap-Haitien attend to
the needs of hundreds of refugees at the center. Cheques should be made
payable to Friends of the Poor (Canada) Inc. with a note Haiti Relief. You
may also pay by Visa or Master Card by calling Phyllis Chen at 905 940
2606 or Leslie Chin at 416 292 5901.

Please also pray for the people of Haiti that the Lord will bless them with
His mercy and help them recover from their enormous suffering.

In His service,

Phyllis Chen
President

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Missionaries of the Poor (Haiti Mission) launches a relief program for the people suffering from the earthquake disaster in Port-Au-Prince (Haiti) along with some of our MOP Associates and friends under the guidance of the Mission-In-Charge and the Superior of the Mission, Fr. Henry Lozano, M.O.P.

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