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Michel, Louise and family | After having worked in Ivory Coast for nine years, the Charbonneaus felt called to Haiti in 1996. They began a church for children and youth, where weekly meetings are held in their backyard. The average attendance in January 2005 was 1,700. Children walk far distances to attend these services, where they can play games, worship, and hear God's Word. After being fed spiritually, the children and youth receive a meal of bread and butter or rice and beans, a national dish. The Charbonneaus also started a branch of the ChildCARE Plus sponsorship program in Haiti. As of May 2004, approximately 260 children were sponsored and about 350 children were enrolled in the program. For more detailed and recent information, please visit our Haiti Ministries website (see the web address above). Currently, the PAOC has one family involved in a children and youth ministry. Based in the capital city, Port-au-Prince (which has a population of 1,700,000 people), the PAOC has established a church for children and youth, with an average attendance of 1,700 on Sundays (January 2005). Their goals include building a sanctuary that can hold 3,000 children, beginning an adult congregation, and reaching 10,000 young people for Jesus.
Après avoir travaillé en Côte d'Ivoire pendant neuf ans, en 1996, les Charbonneau on ressenti l'appel pour aller en Haïti. Ils ont débuté une Église d'enfants et de jeunes. Les réunions hebdomadaires se tiennent dans leur cour. Au mois de janvier 2005, l'assistance était de 1,700. Les enfants et les jeunes marchent parfois de longues distances pour assister aux réunions où ils peuvent participer à des jeux, chanter et entendre la Parole de Dieu. Après avoir été nourri spirituellement, ils reçoivent soit un morceau de pain et du beurre ou un repas chaud fait de riz et d'haricots secs, le mets national. Les Charbonneau ont aussi ouvert une branche du programme de parrainage ChildCARE Plus en Haïti. Au mois de mai 2004, approximativement 250 enfants étaient parrainés et environ 350 étaient enrôlés dans le programme. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez visiter le site web de Ministère Haïti (voir l'adresse ci-haut). |