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History of Mercy's "Milot Connection"
Our Lady of Mercy’s relationship with the village of Milot began with volunteer work at Milot’s Hôpital Sacré Coeur. During the early years of the connection, Mercy members of the Order of Malta helped as medical personnel to aid the medical staff at the hospital. In the years following, Msgrs. John Enzler and Bill English made visits to Haiti to see the needs of the nearby Immaculate Conception parish. The pastor at the time, Pere Tijwa, felt that the most pressing need at the time was a parish center building. In response, the parishes of OLOM, Most Blessed Sacrament, and Little Flower raised funds for the building. Several rooms within the center became the primary school, College Marie Immaculee.
Parish Center of Immaculate Conception Parish, Milot
Since then, OLOM has raised money to help Sister Ann Crawley, a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace, to minister to both the children of the school and the villagers of Milot.
For more information about Sister Ann and her work in Milot:
http://crudem.org/sister-ann-tackling-extreme-poverty/A thank you from Sister Ann Crawley!
Our children are surely enjoying the daily dinners so kindly sponsored by Our Lady of Mercy Parish.
I popped into the school unexpectedly at dinner time today and took these photos. As you can see, the children were tucking into a delicious dinner and were so very happy to be receiving a good, nutritious meal.
They all look wonderfully well, fully awake and growing every day.
Thank you so much for your tremendous kindness and generosity. You have been absolutely wonderful. Needless to say, you have given these children a new lease on life, and all are most grateful to you and to all who contribute to the cause of the poor.
Thank you for your great kindness and generosity. God bless each one of you and your families.
You are forever remembered in prayer. Sister Ann Crawley
