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    RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

    Work on the reservoir is underway!! (Note that the pictures you see below show only the progress on Reservoir A. Construction on...
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    Class of 2019
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Class of 2019

    Dear Friends of Fontaine, Our joy is immense. There is no way to express the happiness all felt as we celebrated with this year's...
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    THE NEXT WORLD CUP CHAMPS?    By. Brother Bill Griffin
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    THE 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...
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    NEWS ABOUT A WATER CRISIS DEVELOPING IN FONTAINE
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    NEWS ABOUT A WATER CRISIS DEVELOPING IN FONTAINE

    A census has never actually been taken, but the population of the greater Fontaine area is believed to be somewhere between 5,000 to...
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    Haiti Withdrawals by Madeleine Johnson
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Haiti Withdrawals by Madeleine Johnson

    Haiti withdrawals; if you have been blessed with the opportunity to visit this beautiful country, you may know this feeling that I am...
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    The Heart of Fontaine by Claire Calhoun
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    The 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...
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    Joy Shines Brighter Engulfed in Chaos by Maya Reagan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Joy 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...
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    "Little by Little" by Maddie Johnson
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    "Little by Little" by Maddie Johnson

    Concordia University is a private non-profit Lutheran liberal arts university in Portland, Oregon.  In May, Dr. Barbara O'Malley Floyd, a...
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    A Letter to the 2018 Graduating Class
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Letter to the 2018 Graduating Class

    Dear 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...
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    Humans of Haiti by Maya Reagan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Humans of Haiti by Maya Reagan

    Tout 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...
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    Rollarcoaster of a Life by Maya Reagan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Rollarcoaster 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...
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    Maya and UB Med in Haiti 2018
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Maya and UB Med in Haiti 2018

    One 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...
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    Breathe by Maya Reagan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Breathe by Maya Reagan

    I 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...
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    15 Things by Maya Reagan
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    15 Things by Maya Reagan

    15 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...
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    We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    We 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...
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    Maya Reagan heads to Fontaine
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Maya Reagan heads to Fontaine

    A couple of months ago, Maya Reagan, a Fayetteville, NC college student, on leave from college, approached me and offered to serve as a...
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    Pink and Green Adventures by Sarah Goh
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Pink and Green Adventures by Sarah Goh

    The horizon stretched between green and pink, sealing Haitian nature and the world’s setting sun together. Wind carried children’s...
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    Joe Hennig: Summer Medical Student
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 6 min

    Joe 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...
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    First Graduating Class
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    First Graduating Class

    Dear friends and family, This is my first visit to Haiti and, specifically, to Fontaine. I came here without any expectations so that I...
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    Goodbye Fontaine! By Greg & Katie
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Goodbye Fontaine! By Greg & Katie

    Hello, 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...
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