"A Promise Made-A Promise Kept" 

  Promise for Haiti is a 501(c)3 philanthropic organization dedicated to Health Care, Education, Clean Water, Agriculture and Economic Development.

"Promise for Haiti exists to initiate and nurture the spiritual growth of the people of the Pignon area and to practically demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to them by providing the region with primary and acute health care, essential sanitation facilities, agricultural training and  functional literacy, basic educational opportunity, and economic growth and development."  

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Happy New Year to all of you! 

We are definitely looking with expectancy to the future, but for the moment, let me mention a few things we are particularly thankful for this past year:  

• For the administrative team at the hospital who lead the operations of the mission.
• For the doctors, nurses and support staff at the hospital who serve with grace and love.
• For stateside medical teams who volunteer their time teaching as well as performing surgeries that otherwise may not be available.  
• For the teams who introduced a procedure in urology that is going to make life so much better for many Haitian women.  
• For the stateside Dental Team and Vision Team and our 3 resident dentists who work so faithfully for the entire community.  
• For the newly established bio-med program.
• For the nearly completed Pella Christian School, which will open in the fall of 2012.
• For the progress of the Prosthetics Clinic and program that will be operating in the near future.
• For our scholarship program that has enabled over 1,100 students to attend school this year.
• For the groups who support the feeding program at the hospital and the feeding program in each of our 7 Christian Schools.
• For the work of the stateside Promise for Haiti Board and the Haitian Comite de Bienfaisance Board of Directors for their leadership and vision.
• For the team establishing an exciting and sustainable Health Development Account for Haitian families to pay for their own healthcare and provide revenue for the hospital.
• For all the missionaries/volunteers who gave of their time, money and talents to serve the beautiful people of Haiti
• For all of our Partner Organizations, groups, churches and individuals who faithfully support and pray for this mission.

I know there are many things that I have omitted - just know that we are so thankful and appreciative to all of you!     

If I had a magic wand and one wish, I would wish for enough donations every month to cover the expenses at the hospital. (approximately $30,000 a month) Right now that is not our reality but there is a new program that we are initiating in January of this year. The new Health Development Account (HDA) will give us more sustainable funding and allow Haitian families to pay for their own health care while also providing economic incentives. You will be hearing more about this in the near future. We are also ready to launch a new web site within the next few weeks. The address is www.promiseforhaiti.org. The new website allows more frequent updates, information for mission teams, stories and news, as well as the use of social media like facebook, twitter, youtube, the pfh blog, and much more. Check it out!

In closing, please remember to pray for the mission daily and that we live out the mission statement that guides us. With the Lord's help and blessing and with the help of all of you, 2012 will be a fantastic year. I am excited and look forward with great anticipation for what is going to happen as we serve and work together in the name of Jesus Christ.

Blessings,

Denny Brand

Executive Director

Houston Haiti Relief Initiative Team and Rotary International Make a Difference in Haiti!

Evenel Osias, Hospital de Bienfaisance manager, tells about the great things that are happening in Haiti by means of scheduled meetings. As written in his own words, Evenel says,  

 

"Missionary Hospital Bienfaisance in Pignon /Haiti

Vicki Brentin, a member of the HHRI Team wrote this account of their trip to Pignon!

  "Sunny Sharma, Past District Governor Rotary 5890, bio medical engineer and owner of a Houston medical equipment supply and repair company, always hada vision to develop a medical equipment training program that would benefit developing world nations. Rotary Club Past President and retired Methodist minister, John Collier has a long history of supporting international service projects through Rotary and his work as President of Caring Friends. He made his first trip to Haiti in the Fall of 2009 with a water and sanitation NGO. Rotary Club Past President and retired lawyer, Vicki Brentin, spent many years working for a large international humanitarian organization and also leading Rotary world community service projects. She made her first and what she expected to be her only trip to Haiti as part of a Rotary team on January 12, 2010 - arriving 45 minutes before the earthquake. Together they have led efforts to develop and launch Haiti's first formal classroom training program to teach bio-medical equipment repair."

To read further about their wonderful endeavor in Pignon, please click here:   

 Newsletter Report from Vicki Brentin  

  


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Cholera Update in Pignon,Haiti!    

As to date, the 65 bed hospital has treated 4,817 patients in total at the Cholera Treatment Center. 4,778  patients have been discharged while 4 are now hospitalized.      

The deceased total is now 35.    

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