HAITI RELIEF BRINGS HOPE

Sister Jeanette and the Bishop earlier this year

In early February 2009, Sisters Janelle Sevier and Jeanne Pierre-Louis left New England to begin a new Mission in Haiti. The bishop of Les Cayes invited the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDs) to his diocese in order to research the current needs of the people, especially children and young adults. These two SNDs have been working with the Catholic Church and other officials in Haiti in determining how the SNDs can best serve in this country, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere.

At this time, Sister Jeannette is ministering to the many needs of the people in the area and at Immaculate Conception Hospital. There is much to do in helping the homeless, the hungry and the hurt. The SND Congregational Leadership Team in Rome has set up the Haiti Relief Fund which is administered through the Congregational Mission Office of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, an international office located in Ipswich, MA, USA. Generous donors are contributing financial resources to the SND Haiti Relief Fund. All contributions to this fund are being sent directly to Sister Jeannette to be used for the needs of people in this crisis situation.

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur wish to thank all those who are supporting this relief effort with immediate assistance through our service in Les Cayes, Haiti.

We ask you to pray with us for all the victims of this natural disaster, especially all those who have died. Sister Jeannette, a Haitian born American, has already received word of one death in her family and other relatives and friends that are still among the missing. Please join us, the SNDs, in prayer for those suffering the loss of loved ones, the injured, maimed, displaced, homeless, hungry and thirsty. Our prayer, support and financial assistance for this suffering people can become a source of hope for Haitians and our world.

Click here to donate to the Haiti Relief Fund.

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