Update

Dear Friends and All,

Greetings from Gros Morne where we have a
bit of an update to bring. We have received word that a few buildings
in town here did suffer damage. The public high school that was in
session at the time because they have afternoon classes was damaged and
a few students have broken bones from being thrown around. The
building is a very old one.

Our Montfortain fathers who were all in Port-au-Prince
for retreat and who had stayed on to attend a funeral all appear to be
well. There are two priests (not from Gros Morne) unaccounted for.
Also they have no news of their young men who were studying at the
intercongregational theologate. That building collapsed. We don't
know if anyone was in there. They also have no news of their priest in
another part of Port-au-Prince. Their provincial house in Sapoti
suffered some damage, but all are fine. Their house on rue Bausan also
suffered damage. The church near the large house on rue Baussan was
partly damaged. We still have heard no news from our sisters but we
have asked one of the fathers to go over to get news of them and to
send this to us since they seem to have internet access. However they
tell us that it is very hard to get out as the streets are littered
with debris and there are people everywhere. Hopefully one of then
will find the courage to venture out and give us news.

Keep the prayers coming.

Love,

Jackie

Jacqueline Picard, rjm

Gros Morne, Haiti