Sacred Heart School students and staff had a wonderful day sharing discussions with a priest who is the associate pastor of a Catholic parish and school in Kenscoff, Haiti, according to a press release from the school. Father Raynold Celestin spoke with the students and staff Monday morning discussing the life in Haiti and especially comparing the Catholic schools in Haiti and United States. The day was facilitated by Lisa Meadows, who is the co-chair of Sacred Heart’s Haiti committee with the school’s sister parish in Kenscoff named St. Nicolas. Students learned how blessed U.S. students are compared to the students in Haiti. They were told how some students walk up to three hours one way to school. They learned that there are no lights or electricity in the schools, and that some classrooms have up to 80 students with only one teacher, the release states. The students in Haiti wear uniforms to school because that is all they may have to wear. Parents do not have washing machines, so they have to wash their uniforms by hand. There is a drought in Haiti so unfortunately there’s no drinking water and all their water has to be delivered. After the morning presentation, the priest was presented gifts that are remembrances of Sacred Heart School. “The lesson was clear that we, in the United States, are very blessed and should thank God every day,” the release concludes.
