This is part of an email I recieved from Jim, the NMSI Americas and Caribbean Regioanl Director, giving me more specifics about my upcoming apprenticeship to Haiti.
"Your aprenticeship is set to be 3-6 months in the capital of Haiti, Port of Prince, (PAP), working with our NMSI affiliate couple Martin and Jacquemise Etienne who have a church, school and orphanage. They have several children of their own. You would be living with the Director of their school (Carline) and have your own room. She lives nearby the church building and you would be going to the school each day and returning with her. At school each day you would be an assistant to the teachers and interact with children and help even if you don't speak their language, you will be a big help!
"Your aprenticeship is set to be 3-6 months in the capital of Haiti, Port of Prince, (PAP), working with our NMSI affiliate couple Martin and Jacquemise Etienne who have a church, school and orphanage. They have several children of their own. You would be living with the Director of their school (Carline) and have your own room. She lives nearby the church building and you would be going to the school each day and returning with her. At school each day you would be an assistant to the teachers and interact with children and help even if you don't speak their language, you will be a big help!
On the church youth nights and events you will be interacting with them and if you are willing you could help them learn basic English phrases. They will probably want to teach you phrases and words too in Creole. I understand from Martin, the pastor, most all Haitian youth desire to speak more or better English, so it should be a fun time.
Carline and Pastor Martin are also going to work out a plan for you to learn Creole a few hours a week. This should help to be a good, authentic way to learn about the language and speak some. If you decide to become a full time missionary to Haiti in the future you can go to formal school to go further.
On Sundays after the main Port auPrince church services, pastor Martin and his family travel to a small village where they have a second smaller church and a new orphanage with about 25 children of different ages. I believe they stay the night there and return to PAP on Monday. You will be able to see this village and how it differs from PAP life and interact with church members and the children at the orphanage." -Jim
Please be praying as I Skype with him this Wednesday as we go over things and ask questions.
To help fund my travels you can donate online at www.nmsi.org/donate and click on the D for David, Megan. I will be getting more specifics on the amount I need to raise this week.
To help fund my travels you can donate online at www.nmsi.org/donate and click on the D for David, Megan. I will be getting more specifics on the amount I need to raise this week.
Or you can send in donations to:
New Mission Systems International
2701 CLEVELAND AVE SUITE 200,
FORT MYERS, FL 33901
Please remember to put my name in the memo.
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