Haiti : Children's camps
Thursday, 24 September 2009 04:44
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A warm-up activity |
We want to tell you about the children’s colonies held these past weeks in the country, in Verrettes and in Alè. There were two sessions of two weeks, each with one hundred boys and girls. There were monitors, coordinators, assistants, cooks, and two RSCJ. We were in areas where there is no water, and it is necessary to bring it in, filter it, and chlorinate it in order to be able to drink it. Ten-year-old girls arrived with a heavy bucket of water on their heads, and others of the same age helped them take it down. |
The experience was such a joy! The children were divided into ten families that held four workshops all day.
| Besides activities together, there was prayer at the beginning and end of each day, and food in abundance! There was a value or basic attitude for each day: liberty, truth, love, compassion, joy, justice….and in the Church workshop, everyone studied the parable of the Prodigal Son and tried to become familiar with this generous father. There were games, days of celebration, meetings with their parents, and graduation for those who were twelve years old and had done the whole program. Everything was planned and prepared many months in advance by Timoun Tet Ansanm (Children United), which is the program that RSCJ have been part of since its beginnings. We began each day at 7:30 in the morning with meetings for the monitors, and ended at 3:30 in the afternoon. |
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Workshop on scientific experiments |
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Children creating theatre |
During every two week period, we had two hours of formation in the afternoon for five girls who are accompanying us and are in vocational discernment. They also had a Sunday of silent retreat. It was very beneficial. We ended tired but happy. In a country where people suffer from a lack of good pastors who look out for the common good, it was very consoling to see that in Timoun Tet Ansanm the children have pastors who watch over them and know how to bring them to good pastures (Ezek 34). |
Josefa Corrada and Esperanza Calabuig, rscj
Province of Puerto Rico-Haiti
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|2010-02-25 Jacqueline Teisserenc - France
Français : Félicitations pour une action inscrite dans la durée... Je me rappelle avec émotion les camps de 2001 et les camps de 2002. Ma prière vous accompagne et tout particulièrement pour le groupe de jeunes filles en recherche que vous accompagnez. Jacqueline rscj France
Castellano : Felicitaciones por una acción que va más allá del tiempo. Recuerdo con emoción los campamentos del 2001 y del 2002.
Mi oración te acompaña, sobre todo para el equipo de jóvenes en búsqueda que acompañas Jacqueline rscj, Francia.
English : Congratulations on a long term action! I have warm memories of the camps in 2001 and 2002. My prayers go with you, and especially with the group of young women who are searching and whom you are accompanying.
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|2010-02-25 Graciela - Argentina-Uruguay
Castellano : Los abrazo tiernamente en el amor de Jesús! Me maravilla cada vez que tengo noticias de ustedes! ¡Adelante!!! Los bendigo. Graciela
Français : Je vous embrasse tendrement dans l’amour de jésus! Je m’émerveille chaque fois davantage quand j’ai des nouvelles de vous ! Bonne suite ! je vous bénis, Graciela
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|2010-02-25 Marie Hedwige - Rep.Dominicana
Français : Merci je viens de lire votre message et admirer les belles photos des enfants d'Haiti. Merci de tout coeur. Soeur Marie Hedwige
English : Thank you! I’ve just read your message and admired the lovely photos of children in Haiti. Thank you so much. Sister Marie Hedwige.
Castellano : ¡Gracias! Acabo de leer vuestro mensaje y admirado las preciosas fotografías de las niñas de Haití. Gracias de todo corazón. Soeur Marie Hedwige
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|2010-02-25 Cecilia Rivero Borrell - México
Castellano : Hola Josefa y Esperanza: Gracias por compartir un poco de lo que hacen con los niñ@s en Haití. Quiero preguntarles cada cuánto son estas experiencias de colonias infantiles, cómo las organizan, etc. Es que aquí en San Luis Potosí México, cada año tenemos experiencia de verano con niños y niñas de la colonia y vienen jóvenes de Servicio social internacional y pensé que talvez pudiéramos tener algo así como correspondencia niñ@ a niñ@....tenemos inquietud de vincularnos con otras experiencias... Gracias de nuevo por su compartida. ABRAZOS GRANDES Cecilia.
English : Hello, Josefa and Esperanza. Thank you for sharing a little of what you are doing with the children in Haiti. I would like to ask you how often you have these children’s camps, how they are organised, etc. This is because here in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, each year we have a summer camp for boys and girls from the local community and young people from an international social service group come, and I was wondering whether we could set up some sort of contact between individual children. We are anxious to link our children up with other groups. Thanks again for your sharing. A big hug from Cecilia.
Français : Salut Josefa et Esperanza. Merci de partager avec nous un peu de ce que vous faites avec les enfants en Haïti. Je voudrais vous demander à quelle fréquence se vivent ces camps avec les enfants, comment ils sont organisés, etc. C’est qu’ici à St Louis Potosi (Mexique) nous avons chaque année des expériences d’été avec des enfants auxquelles se joignent des volontaires internationaux. Je pensais que nous pourrions mettre en contact les enfants entre aux… Nous cherchons à nous relier à d’autres expériences… encore merci pour votre partage, Je vous embrasse, Cecilia.
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|2010-02-25 Diana - Puerto Rico
Castellano : Josefa, que recuerdos tan bonitos me llegan al ver esas fotos y leer su escrito. Un abrazo fuerte. Diana
Français : Josefa, que de bons souvenirs me reviennent en voyant ces photos et en te lisant. Je t’embrasse, Diana.
English : Josefa, what good memories come to me on seeing these photos and reading what you have written. A big hug, Diana.
Français: Est-il possible pour une psychologue de vous aider avec les enfants pendant vos colonies de vacances? Écrivez-moi, s'il vous plaît.
Castellano : ¿Sería posible, para una psicóloga, ayudarles con los chicos durantes las colonias de vacaciones. Escríbanme por favor.
English : Is there a psychologist who could help with the children during summer camps? Write to me, please.