Mar 20, 20201 minRESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Work on the reservoir is underway!! (Note that the pictures you see below show only the progress on Reservoir A. Construction on...
Mar 20, 20201 minClass of 2019Dear Friends of Fontaine, Our joy is immense. There is no way to express the happiness all felt as we celebrated with this year's...
Mar 20, 20202 minTHE 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...
Mar 20, 20202 minNEWS ABOUT A WATER CRISIS DEVELOPING IN FONTAINEA census has never actually been taken, but the population of the greater Fontaine area is believed to be somewhere between 5,000 to...
Mar 20, 20203 minHaiti Withdrawals by Madeleine JohnsonHaiti withdrawals; if you have been blessed with the opportunity to visit this beautiful country, you may know this feeling that I am...
Mar 20, 20202 minThe 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...
Mar 20, 20203 minJoy 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...
Mar 20, 20202 min"Little by Little" by Maddie JohnsonConcordia University is a private non-profit Lutheran liberal arts university in Portland, Oregon. In May, Dr. Barbara O'Malley Floyd, a...
Mar 20, 20202 minA Letter to the 2018 Graduating ClassDear 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...
Mar 20, 20204 minHumans of Haiti by Maya ReaganTout 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...
Mar 20, 20203 minRollarcoaster 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...
Mar 20, 20202 minMaya and UB Med in Haiti 2018One 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...
Mar 20, 20202 minBreathe by Maya ReaganI 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...
Mar 20, 20202 min15 Things by Maya Reagan15 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...
Mar 20, 20203 minWe 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...
Mar 20, 20202 minMaya Reagan heads to FontaineA couple of months ago, Maya Reagan, a Fayetteville, NC college student, on leave from college, approached me and offered to serve as a...
Mar 20, 20202 minPink and Green Adventures by Sarah GohThe horizon stretched between green and pink, sealing Haitian nature and the world’s setting sun together. Wind carried children’s...
Mar 20, 20206 minJoe 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...
Mar 20, 20202 minFirst Graduating ClassDear friends and family, This is my first visit to Haiti and, specifically, to Fontaine. I came here without any expectations so that I...
Mar 20, 20203 minGoodbye Fontaine! By Greg & KatieHello, 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...