God's Face Haiti Mission: Pastor Agones re-opens the Ralph Tuthill School October 4th

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Pastor Agones re-opens the Ralph Tuthill School October 4th

The Ralph Tuthill School at Baie de Tortue re-opens

October 4th with 80 children!

What a blessing! There is now a pre-school class for the first time. Many of these children received shoes and clothing sent over by our mission in June. Eight more boxes of clothing have been loaded on a container to ship within a couple weeks. Pastor Agones just returned home to Haiti after a very successful visit in the United States. He spent five days in Naples FL with Sally and Ed Ritter and North Naples UMC. He then traveled on to Long Island to visit his long time friends Rev. George Gaffge and Mark De Santis of the Mattituck Presbyterian Church, Long Island, NY. Pastor Agones summed up New York in one word, "surprising". We cannot wait to hear the details!

Pastor Agones has such a heart for the children of this poor area of Ansagale, having grown up here himself. We look forward to a long relationship with him. The UMW of North Naples United Methodist Church has begun a mission fund to help support the school, and the Village School is beginning a cross cultural exchange of letters and support.

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Pastor Agones Jean Jaques

My name is Agones Jean Jauqes and I was born in 1977 in Baie de Tortue, a neighborhood of Anse-a-galets, the main port city on the island of La Gonave, Haiti. My family was very large and very poor. My first year of school was at age 12 in 1988. A family friend, Isnel Angrand and his mother, Mrs Eliese Angrand,took me into their home to provide for me, as my family could not afford to feed or take care of me. I met Ralph Tuthill in 1989 when Isnel was working for an NGO called Service Chretien d'Haiti and was in charge of a mission team from Mattituck Presbyterian Church in Long Island, NY. Ralph was part of that team. I had a chance conversation with Ralph, after which he made the decision to take charge of my education. I attended the Nazarene School, and then St. Bernadette Catholic School from 1990-1993. I went to school in Port-au-Princea and began studying English.

Ralph died in 2002, but he left money for me to finish my schooling. Pastor George Gaffga of Mattituck Presbyterain Church pledged to pay for seminary. I received a bachelors degree form Revelation Message Bible College in 2008. I then received the call to return to La Gonave. I had promised God that I would return and help the poor kids just as Ralph Tuthill had helped me. I now run a school for these kids in an unfinished orphanage, which I rent. I named it the College Ralph C. Tuthill in honor of the man who first had faith in me. With the continued help from Mattituck and some friends from Florida, Gods Face Haiti Mission, I now have 80 children attending classes. We are teaching English, which is so important.

I am greatly saddened when one of my students dies from lack of basic sanitation. The lack of education is a terrible thing in this community. Teaching the children will help to solve this problem.

I praise and thank the Lord for all he has done in my life, and I am thankful I can use my life to help the least of these children of God.

The Miracle Moringa Tree

Pure water for drinking and bathing is a top priority. Most of the common diseases the people suffer from are a result of contaminated water. CHE teaches how to purify the water using simple methods available to anyone, such as sunlight and the moringa seed, which grows so plentifully. The moringa is truly a "miracle" tree as every part is useful. The seeds can turn polluted pond water into safe, potable water. The crushed leaves can be given to children as vitamins, and when fed to the goats they produce more milk.

Seeds brought over in November have been planted, and are thriving. This is a quick growing tree, so results will be seen soon.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Pastor Agones re-opens the Ralph Tuthill School October 4th

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