RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Work on the reservoir is underway!! (Note that the pictures you see below show only the progress on Reservoir A. Construction on...
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Friends of Fontaine
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Class of 2019
Dear Friends of Fontaine, Our joy is immense. There is no way to express the happiness all felt as we celebrated with this year's...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
THE NEXT WORLD CUP CHAMPS? By. Brother Bill Griffin
A few month ago, and for the first time ever. two women’s soccer teams took over the community soccer field before an overflow crowd from...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
NEWS ABOUT A WATER CRISIS DEVELOPING IN FONTAINE
A census has never actually been taken, but the population of the greater Fontaine area is believed to be somewhere between 5,000 to...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
Haiti Withdrawals by Madeleine Johnson
Haiti withdrawals; if you have been blessed with the opportunity to visit this beautiful country, you may know this feeling that I am...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
The Heart of Fontaine by Claire Calhoun
I came to learn about the St. Gabriel School from my cousin, Maddie Johnson, who went on a trip to Fontaine in 2017. Hearing her love and...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
Joy Shines Brighter Engulfed in Chaos by Maya Reagan
I could have never imagined how difficult it would be, to sum up 4 months of my life in a few short paragraphs. Over the course of my...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
"Little by Little" by Maddie Johnson
Concordia University is a private non-profit Lutheran liberal arts university in Portland, Oregon. In May, Dr. Barbara O'Malley Floyd, a...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
A Letter to the 2018 Graduating Class
Dear St.Gabriel’s Class of 2018, Do you know what grit is? If you open a dictionary it is defined as, “courage and resolve; the strength...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 4 min
Humans of Haiti by Maya Reagan
Tout moun se moun- Every person is a person. Have you ever given thought to the fact that every person you’ve ever seen, even if for the...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
Rollarcoaster of a Life by Maya Reagan
The past three weeks have been like a roller coaster. At times I had my high points when I felt as if I was on top of the world and at...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Maya and UB Med in Haiti 2018
One of the great things about a career in medicine is that no-one ever stops being a student as medicine is an ever evolving field. I had...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Breathe by Maya Reagan
I found it quite difficult to write this week's reflection because so much happened and I didn't know where to start. I also didn't know...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
15 Things by Maya Reagan
15 things I’ve learned about Haiti: 1. The chicken you hear crowing in the morning may just be your lunch. 2. Trash is thrown on the...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.
Growing up, my family had a sign on the wall that read, “We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.” I never fully...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Maya Reagan heads to Fontaine
A couple of months ago, Maya Reagan, a Fayetteville, NC college student, on leave from college, approached me and offered to serve as a...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Pink and Green Adventures by Sarah Goh
The horizon stretched between green and pink, sealing Haitian nature and the world’s setting sun together. Wind carried children’s...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 6 min
Joe Hennig: Summer Medical Student
I have found it to be true that when one has witnessed so much in such a small amount of time, it is often hard to know where to begin to...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
First Graduating Class
Dear friends and family, This is my first visit to Haiti and, specifically, to Fontaine. I came here without any expectations so that I...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
Goodbye Fontaine! By Greg & Katie
Hello, As our six-weeks at St. Gabriel's School in Fontaine, Haiti comes to a close, we thought we'd share some reflections on the...
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