Pastors for Haiti, 2009
Strange title?
Let me explain.
Our President (no, not that one) Robin Mahfood, is asking that all of our deacon contacts who have gone on a mission trip with us, invite your pastor to go to Haiti with us during 2009. Some of you may have already been mailed directly.
The dates so far scheduled are: May 11-15; July 13-17; Oct. 12-16; and Dec.7-11.
There are no strings attached.
We just want to acquaint pastors with the work that we are doing and what conditions are really like in a place such as Haiti.
We are asking that you use your best endeavors to convince the pastors of the efficacy of what, for them, will be a life changing experience.
The economic hardships being faced for 2009 will certainly be far more challenging for the poor of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Again, we are relying on your help.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
It’s A New Year
Well Happy New Year everyone.
Resolutions all made and some perhaps, already broken? C’est la vie!
This year, here at Food for the Poor, it is our prayer that we will celebrate 27 years of ministry.
During 2008, we added another territory to our list, Mexico, and so we now seek to meet the needs wrought by destitution, in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America.
We continue to seek all the assistance that we can get to attend to the needs of His poorest of the poor.May all that is good attend your efforts during 2009.
Well Happy New Year everyone.
Resolutions all made and some perhaps, already broken? C’est la vie!
This year, here at Food for the Poor, it is our prayer that we will celebrate 27 years of ministry.
During 2008, we added another territory to our list, Mexico, and so we now seek to meet the needs wrought by destitution, in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America.
We continue to seek all the assistance that we can get to attend to the needs of His poorest of the poor.May all that is good attend your efforts during 2009.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Trite as it may sound, we all need to keep shouting this greeting to all we encounter, as a serious part of our Christian witness. The forces of evil are using their best endeavors not only to hijack, but also to do away with Christmas.
Today, the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, I am minded that it was her timely intervention that wrested Mexico from its dark satanic past. In 1487, just in a single 4 days long ceremony for the dedication of a new temple in Tenochtitlan, some 80,000 captives were killed in human sacrifice. If Christians in America today continue to take the line of least resistance, we may inevitably find that we too will be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.Merry Christmas! Indeed! (Happy holidays………bah, humbug!)
Trite as it may sound, we all need to keep shouting this greeting to all we encounter, as a serious part of our Christian witness. The forces of evil are using their best endeavors not only to hijack, but also to do away with Christmas.
Today, the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, I am minded that it was her timely intervention that wrested Mexico from its dark satanic past. In 1487, just in a single 4 days long ceremony for the dedication of a new temple in Tenochtitlan, some 80,000 captives were killed in human sacrifice. If Christians in America today continue to take the line of least resistance, we may inevitably find that we too will be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.Merry Christmas! Indeed! (Happy holidays………bah, humbug!)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Housing Crisis in Haiti
From: duken augustin [mailto:daugustin006@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:42 PMTo: Robin Mahfood
Subject: Housing crisis in Haiti
Dear Robin,
You know that the last four hurricanes that hit Haiti put 50.000 families in the streets, in the northern area alone. What you certaily dont know is that, 3 months after the catastrophy, nothing has been done so far to help and there is no sign that something will be done soon.This is a big crisis because the living conditions have never been so bad for so many at the time. The rainy season just started. My recent visit to some areas like Shada, Ouanaminthe, Jacksyl Petite Anse has revealed that if nothing is done very quick, many young children wont survive. Food for the Poor remains the only Institution they can turn to in such occasions. When things are tough, there is no hope, they beleive that God can use His favorite instrument on earth, FFP, to reassure them of His caring and loving presence. That is why we wont stop. We remain focus. As a christmas gift, we want to shelter as many as we can. Thank you for letting the poor people know that they can always dream, the miracle is possible.Happy Thanksgiving to you and the entire Family of Food for the Poor.
God bless you.
Fr Duken
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:42 PMTo: Robin Mahfood
Subject: Housing crisis in Haiti
Dear Robin,
You know that the last four hurricanes that hit Haiti put 50.000 families in the streets, in the northern area alone. What you certaily dont know is that, 3 months after the catastrophy, nothing has been done so far to help and there is no sign that something will be done soon.This is a big crisis because the living conditions have never been so bad for so many at the time. The rainy season just started. My recent visit to some areas like Shada, Ouanaminthe, Jacksyl Petite Anse has revealed that if nothing is done very quick, many young children wont survive. Food for the Poor remains the only Institution they can turn to in such occasions. When things are tough, there is no hope, they beleive that God can use His favorite instrument on earth, FFP, to reassure them of His caring and loving presence. That is why we wont stop. We remain focus. As a christmas gift, we want to shelter as many as we can. Thank you for letting the poor people know that they can always dream, the miracle is possible.Happy Thanksgiving to you and the entire Family of Food for the Poor.
God bless you.
Fr Duken
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Elections
Sorry to disappoint. This is not at all political and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with yesterday’s happenings.
However, let us all pray for unity, wisdom, divine guidance and that our merciful Father will continue to bless our elected officials and this the land we all love.
As we pray for His blessings, have we have elected to take a preferential option for His poor?
This reminds me very much of those jokes, and they come in many guises, that keep talking about: “if (so and so) happens, then you will have two choices….”
I am sure that you have heard even one of them.
For us my brothers, we too have two choices. But, they are so inextricably linked, that they really come down to one (sounds like two, but it is really one): “Love of God and love of neighbor”. NB it’s “and” not “or” (love of neighbor).
We here at Food For The Poor use our best endeavors to put the practical spin on love of neighbor by reaching out to the poorest of the poor. This outreach, my brothers, is not only answering the call for charity, but also that of justice.
Please, let us elect to use your best endeavors to help our brothers and sisters in need.
Sorry to disappoint. This is not at all political and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with yesterday’s happenings.
However, let us all pray for unity, wisdom, divine guidance and that our merciful Father will continue to bless our elected officials and this the land we all love.
As we pray for His blessings, have we have elected to take a preferential option for His poor?
This reminds me very much of those jokes, and they come in many guises, that keep talking about: “if (so and so) happens, then you will have two choices….”
I am sure that you have heard even one of them.
For us my brothers, we too have two choices. But, they are so inextricably linked, that they really come down to one (sounds like two, but it is really one): “Love of God and love of neighbor”. NB it’s “and” not “or” (love of neighbor).
We here at Food For The Poor use our best endeavors to put the practical spin on love of neighbor by reaching out to the poorest of the poor. This outreach, my brothers, is not only answering the call for charity, but also that of justice.
Please, let us elect to use your best endeavors to help our brothers and sisters in need.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Hurricanes
Hurricanes
We who live in Florida and especially those of us who are of Caribbean origin, are fearfully aware of the natural phenomenon known as hurricanes.
An English admiral named Beaufort, (d.1857), devised a scale 0 – 12, which measures the force of these tropical cyclones: 0 (calm), 12 (ferociously violent). Needless to say that no one hears anything about storms beyond category 5, which blow in excess of 156 miles per hour. We would not care to know of anything more violent – in fact by then, the measuring devices would in all likelihood have been destroyed anyway.
So much for today’s lesson on hurricanes.
Our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean islands and again in the Gulf States of mainland USA have been affected by tropical storms/hurricanes and it appears that there is more to come. Heaven (read: people of goodwill) help us!
At this time we are earnestly praying for Texas.
Food For The Poor can source the relief material, which is so sorely needed. What we are nonetheless desperately short of, is the cash required to pay for shipping to the various destinations of need.Please visit our website www.foodforthepoor.org and see how best you can assist to relieve those who are suffering
We who live in Florida and especially those of us who are of Caribbean origin, are fearfully aware of the natural phenomenon known as hurricanes.
An English admiral named Beaufort, (d.1857), devised a scale 0 – 12, which measures the force of these tropical cyclones: 0 (calm), 12 (ferociously violent). Needless to say that no one hears anything about storms beyond category 5, which blow in excess of 156 miles per hour. We would not care to know of anything more violent – in fact by then, the measuring devices would in all likelihood have been destroyed anyway.
So much for today’s lesson on hurricanes.
Our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean islands and again in the Gulf States of mainland USA have been affected by tropical storms/hurricanes and it appears that there is more to come. Heaven (read: people of goodwill) help us!
At this time we are earnestly praying for Texas.
Food For The Poor can source the relief material, which is so sorely needed. What we are nonetheless desperately short of, is the cash required to pay for shipping to the various destinations of need.Please visit our website www.foodforthepoor.org and see how best you can assist to relieve those who are suffering
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Food For His “Little Ones”.
Tuesday’s (Aug. 12) Gospel has our Lord telling His disciples that the greatest in the heavenly reign is one who becomes like a little child and that the Father’s plan is that not one of these little ones shall ever come to grief. In the OT reading from Ezekiel, God makes him eat a scroll, which despite describing lamentation, wailing and woe, was nevertheless as sweet as honey in his mouth. The Psalm’s response is: “How sweet to my taste is your promise!”
There is a distinct link between His saving Word and food. (Think Eucharist).
On the road to Emmaus, Jesus takes time to patiently unravel the mysteries of salvation history. The disciples fail to recognize Him and do not do so until He breaks and blesses the bread.
The term “little ones” does not confine itself to children but in fact goes on to embrace all of God’s people, especially the poor and the deprived. Their hunger for physical food needs to be first satisfied in order for them to be able to assimilate spiritual food.
My brothers, we continue to appeal for your help for us to provide food, shelter, medical and educational supplies, potable water, and micro enterprise development/training for ‘”the little ones”.Do come aboard.
Tuesday’s (Aug. 12) Gospel has our Lord telling His disciples that the greatest in the heavenly reign is one who becomes like a little child and that the Father’s plan is that not one of these little ones shall ever come to grief. In the OT reading from Ezekiel, God makes him eat a scroll, which despite describing lamentation, wailing and woe, was nevertheless as sweet as honey in his mouth. The Psalm’s response is: “How sweet to my taste is your promise!”
There is a distinct link between His saving Word and food. (Think Eucharist).
On the road to Emmaus, Jesus takes time to patiently unravel the mysteries of salvation history. The disciples fail to recognize Him and do not do so until He breaks and blesses the bread.
The term “little ones” does not confine itself to children but in fact goes on to embrace all of God’s people, especially the poor and the deprived. Their hunger for physical food needs to be first satisfied in order for them to be able to assimilate spiritual food.
My brothers, we continue to appeal for your help for us to provide food, shelter, medical and educational supplies, potable water, and micro enterprise development/training for ‘”the little ones”.Do come aboard.
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