Haiti - St. Tom's (Purdue)

05/21/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/haiti-history-colonized-france.html

In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until now.

12/28/2020

One of the former St Tom's students. Amber first traveled to Haiti in 2001 on a student based trip. So proud of what she has built!

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07/31/2020

Please be sure to vote for your favorite submissions! Voting ends Sunday Night!

07/24/2020

Thank you to all who submitted photos this past month! Please vote for your favorites and re-share the ones you love! Those with the most likes will be featured in our 2021 Calendar.

Also, if you are interested in joining our Ministry, please consider joining us at our Virtual Call-out this Wednesday 7/29/2020 at 7pm.

We are looking for anyone who has a desire to
• utilize their professional experience and get involved with more of the “background” work that goes on in our Ministries in Titanyen and Baudin
• go on a future trip

Details are listed at Boilercatholics.org

07/16/2020

2021 Haiti Calendar
Do you have a special talent in photography or drawing? Or perhaps visited Haiti and would like to share some photos from your trip? St. Tom’s Haiti Ministry is creating a 2021 calendar to raise awareness of and funds for our missions that serve our brothers and sisters in Baudin and Titanyen, Haiti.

Digital photos and hand-drawn artwork are being sought and will be voted on by the St. Tom’s community for inclusion. For more information and submission information, visit https://www.boilercatholics.org/haiti-ministry-calendar/. Entries are due July 19.

Haiti Ministry 2021 CalendarShare this MinistryThe Haiti Ministry is calling for artwork in the forms of photographs and drawings (by YOU) to be featured in our 2021 Calendar that will go on sale in the fall. We encourage you to use your God-given creativity and talent! Artwork can highlight a beaut...

03/22/2020

If you would like to worship with us in this time of social distancing please visit https://www.boilercatholics.org/ for a link to the Mass online.

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11/10/2019

One of the many good articles that describe what is happening in my beloved second home!
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08/24/2019

We are currently looking for new members to join our Haiti Committee at St. Tom’s.

- No, you don’t have to be a member of the parish to join.
- No, you don’t need to live in Lafayette.
- Maybe you haven’t even been to Haiti....

We are simply looking for passionate members in the community who are wanting to make an impact.

If interested, contact Genevieve Viduya for more information.

08/24/2019

Friends of Baudin,
We are wanting to do something special for Frederic’s family. If you have any photos of him, please send it through a message on here or email them to Genevieve at [email protected]. We will be collecting and printing them in an album to present to his family on our next Medical/ Dental trip.
Mesi!

08/17/2019

It is with great and profound sadness that we learned last night of the passing of our great friend Frederic (Vexemwa) Ceromy at the age of 81. Our team worked with Frederic last week as always and we last saw him Tuesday August 13th in Baudin. I introduce him to new people as "the happiest man in Haiti". Frederic's passing will leave a HUGE hole in the Baudin community. He truly was a great man, wonderful and compassionate caregiver, midwife and wound care specialist, father and grandfather. No cause of death is available, but he seemed as happy and carefree as you all remember him to be.

08/15/2019

A team from St Toms, lead by Duane and Jane Sellers, just returned about midnight last night from another good medical mission trip to Haiti. We were a group of 6 (including our good friend Dr. Ralph Rejouis from Haiti). In total, we saw 421 patients, most of whom we were able to treat. Unfortunately, there are always those who's medical issues we could not address, but we were able to send them on for various testing or treatment to other locations in Haiti. 3 folks on the trip were new to Haiti and we think they had a great experience. They certainly helped out in touching many lives in more ways than they could ever imagine!
If any of you would like to help to support this mission, Duane and Jane will be walking in the annual Lafayette Hunger Hike next month. Here's a link to our fundraising page if you feel so inclined to help. https://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/jane-sellers/2019
These trips continue to bless us in so many ways! Thank you to all who support what we do in Haiti.
Here are a few photos from the trip.