A Guesthouse Treasure
We are getting to the point that our Kreyol is good enough that we are communicating pretty well with the staff here at the guesthouse. This means we can begin to tell some of their stories, too.
One of the treasures here Leogane is Yvette Joassaint, our cook.
She is in perpetual motion, arriving about 6:30 am and working until 6:30 pm. She works seven days a week if we have guests every day, although we give her the weekends off when we can.
During the day, besides cooking all the meals, she goes to the market to buy supplies.
And, in the recent weeks, when we’ve had Jocelyne’s daughters here to help while Jocelyne has been sick, Yvette has supervvised them, too.
We’d like to extend a big 😍THANK YOU😍 to everyone that supported the 2019 Gala & Silent Auction! With your help we were able to raise $55,000 to support the Carmelle Voltaire Women’s Health Center in Tom Gato. This money will go towards labor and delivery services for the women of FondwaRead More
Representatives of the UNC School of Nursing, Rhonda Lanning and Leslie Hackenbracht traveled to Haiti last week with Family Health Ministries. They were in country for the opening of the new Carmelle Voltaire Women’s Health Center. The Center saw more than 50 patients during their first 3 days of operation. It was wonderfulRead More
The Global Health PLUS (Placement of Life Changing Usable Surplus) Program, in association with Duke Global Health Institute, allowed Family Health Ministries to glean hospital equipment from inventory to use for the Carmelle Voltaire Women’s Health Center in Haiti. The mission of Duke Global Health PLUS is to make this surplus medical equipmentRead More
Join us and be a part of a global celebration of a new tradition of generosity. We have a day for giving thanks. We have a day for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, communityRead More
