Holy Spirit Parish at 2230 Lake Michigan Drive N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49504 US - Haiti Outreach
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Haiti Facts - Did You Know...
...Holy Spirit Parish has chosen the Parish of Seguin, Diocese of Jacmel, Haiti to "twin" with...
..."twinning" does not refer to a cloning project, but is the linking of two parishes - one in Haiti and one in the U.S...
...that by "twinning", personal relationships and spirituality will be enhanced, as well as helping those in need financially...
…in our “Sister Parish,” the Parish of Seguin, there are 7 chapels, with a total population of approximately 30,000…
…no chapel, except the Chapel of St. Francis (where you drive 4 hours, and walk the last hour) is accessible by car…
…most people in the Parish of Seguin walk an average of 2 hours to go to church!
…there are 10 Catholic schools associated with the Parish of Seguin…
…each of these schools has very little in supplies…
…the Parish of Seguin cannot afford to pay the teacher’s salaries…
…Haiti is a small country located on an island just south of Cuba…
…Haiti’s total area is 10,579 square miles…
…Haiti is the poorest country in the western world. 85% of its 7,000,000 people are well below the poverty level…
…infant mortality in Haiti is 133 out of every 1000...
…one child dies every five minutes in Haiti from malnutrition, dehydration and diarrhea…
…only 13% of Haiti’s population has access to drinking water…
…there is only one doctor for every 8000 people in Haiti…