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One
of the Mission's most recent projects was the construction
of the Cannery.
One
difficulty for the people of Haiti is conserving
different types of foods, due to the lack of electricity
and therefore freezers, or even any type of refrigeration.
Shown
at right: Workers are cementing down roofing material on
the new cannery building.
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With
the cannery project completed and operational, we
can now help the Haitians can their own garden vegetables
and fruit products.
Meat
products from goats, cattle and pigs can also be canned
as shown in the photo at left.
The
Mission offers cans of meat for public purchase, or in
some cases, for charity to other people in need.
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When
we can products for others outside the Mission, they
are allowed to help our staff process the food.
They
are also required to give the Mission a percentage of
the canned product.
Food
processors such as the ones shown at right are powered
by bottled propane.
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Workers
shown at left are preparing meat for the cookers.
Electricity
for the Mission is supplied by the generator shown below.
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Our
generator in operation
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The
generator is housed in the addition shown in the photo
at right, which is located at the rear of the Mission
building.
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Above:
The finished product is ready for storage, or for sale.
The
Mission Hospital
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The
Son Light Mission Lacolline Hospital was our first project.
Currently,
the hospital is equipped with a full staff of qualified
doctors and nusres, and houses 19 beds.
We
provide several different programs for preventive
health care and also offer treatment to many undernourished
children living throughout the Lacolline valley.
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We
have a very good vaccination program, as well as programs
and education for expecting mothers.
Shown
at left are some of our current patients. Most
of the time our hospital is operating at 100% capacity.
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is one of our out clinics shown administering vaccinations
to the children of Lacolline Valley. |
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Members
of the staff are counting out and packaging pills
in preparation of distribution to patients needing the medication. |
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A
team of surgeons operates on a patient.
The
Mission Hospital serves the Lacolline Valley of about 40,000
people.
We
also serve many people that come from the other side of
the mountains since in Haiti there is an average of only
one Doctor available for every 20,000 people.
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The
Mission Church
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Son
Light Mission Lacolline has two places of worship. One
church is located right on the Mission grounds and the
other church is located about 6 miles up the valley.
They
are a very active group with many activities for both
the adults and the youth.
Our
church is growing quickly and has been working very well
together, along with the School and the Hospital.
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The
Mission School
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The
Mission School project was one of our most worthwhile
undertakings.
Shown
at right are workers
applying steel roofing to the new school building.
Our
Mission school was conducting classes even before the construction
was complete.
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And
here is one of our classes of eager students!
Over
400 children attend our school, which is administered by
a very qualified teaching staff.
The
elementary classes run from 7:30 am untill
1:30 pm and we provide them a meal before they go home.
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In
the afternoon, our high school classes start.
Schools
where Haitian kids can prepare for the exam they
need in order to receive the prestigious Government
diploma are not very plentiful.
This
project was needed very much.
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Agricultural
News & Ongoing Efforts
There
are many interesting things going on in the Agriculture
Dept.
We
just started raising boar goats for meat.
They
are a great meat producing animal, economically
as well as nutritionally.
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People
have been bringing their native goats to us so they can produce
offspring from our male meat goats.
This
increases the overall quality of their goat herds.
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We
also have experimental gardens set up to raise different
types of crops including corn, milo, and other vegetables.
We
have
also been testing different types of drip irrigation
systems.
Shown
at right: A woman selling bread.
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Our
workhorses - Hauling supplies and transporting people to
and fro.
Other
ongoing projects include Internet education, Sewing classes,
Welding classes, and Heavy Equipment road grading projects.
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Future
projects that we would like to do as soon as finances
permit:
1.
Home for the aging; reason being most do not
have any retirment plans
2.
Purchase a Compact Tractor with cultivating and planting
equipment.
3.
Meat Rabbit project starting with 1 male rabbit and 2
female per family because of the rapid reproduction rate
of the rabbits.
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