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May 27, 2012 Easter Season – A Time of Divine Mercy
May 27, 2012
Easter Season – A Time of Divine Mercy
SOS DRS
Servants of St. Camillus
Disaster Relief Services
Pentecost Sunday!
Health and Peace from Haiti on this last day of the Easter Season – Pentecost Sunday.
While celebrating the Easter Vigil at San Michel Parish in Port au Prince I gratefully reflected on the many people who have supported the work of SOS DRS. With your support and prayers, we have been able to provide health, healing, and hope to many Haitians. Thank you.
We are now preparing to help Haiti even more. SOS DRS recently moved its offices to Miami. This will facilitate our international mission, especially our work in Haiti.
May Jesus Bless You!
May Jesus Bless You!
Support San Michel Schools and SOS DRS this Pentecost!
Today our expanding work in Haiti includes increasing our support of our local parish, San Michel, and its schools. We have been supporting children there through our sponsorship program for 2 years now. SOS DRS pays the tuition of earthquake-affected students in the slum to attend one of the 5 schools at San Michel.
May Jesus Bless You!
May Jesus Bless You!
There are now 1200 Catholic Haitian students being taught by 33 teachers in the schools of San Michel. Most meet on the grounds of the Parish because 2 school buildings were destroyed by the earthquake.
Similarly, there is now a significant lack of health services in the area around the Parish – one that we hope to help remedy.
The Archbishop of Port of Prince has asked us to help the schools and the Parish even more. We would like to do that. But we need your support. Help us be instruments of Divine Mercy at San Michel this Easter Season.
- $25 sponsors 3 Haitian grade-school students for one year [tuition and access to a food program].
- $50 will provide medical support for a student and his family.
- $75 will contribute significantly towards the salary for one of the 33 teachers.
- $100 will contribute significantly towards the monthly salary of a school nurse.
- $500 will go into our disaster relief fund and help us to respond immediately to disasters and to new outbreaks of disease like cholera in the community surrounding the school.
- $1,000 would support 120 grade-school students for the whole school year (tuition and access to a food program).
http://www.sosdrs.org/English_Help_Us.htm
You can also mail a check to the following address:
May Jesus Bless You!
SOS DRS
8009 Miramar Parkway
Miramar, FL 33025
May Jesus Bless You!
Make your check payable to: SOS DRS:to designate your gift to the children of San Michel please write San Michel Schools on the memo line of the check.
May Jesus Bless You!
May the Lord bless you for your generosity. We pray for our benefactors and their intentions daily. Please continue to pray for us and all the victims of man-made and natural disasters. During this Easter Season – A Time of Divine Mercy – please join us in praying the Chaplet. http://sosdrs.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/divine-mercy-sunday-april-15-2012/
May Jesus Bless You!
Jesus I trust in You!
May Jesus Bless You!
In Christ – through Mary,
May Jesus Bless You!
May Jesus Bless You!
Fr. Scott Binet, MD,MI
Family Physician
Camillian Task Force
President – SOS DRS (SOS Doctors)
THANK YOU!
May Jesus Bless You!
May Jesus Bless You!
SOS DRS is a non-profit organization and all donations may be deductible.
About SOS DRS: SOS DRS is a registered 501(c)3 organization in the USA and is an integral part of the Camillian Task Force, the international disaster relief organization of the Ministers of the Infirm, the Catholic Order founded by St. Camillus de Lellis in 1590. SOS DRS serve the medical, pastoral and humanitarian needs of people affected by man-made and natural disasters. S OS DRS is composed of lay people, priests, brothers and sisters who evangelize through healing and witness to the Catholic Faith.
May Jesus Bless You!
SOS DRS
8009 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, FL 33025
(Toll-free) 877-537-6737
(Office) 754-400-9888(Fax) 414-431-6504
Email: fatherscott@sosdrs.org
Divine Mercy Sunday – April 15, 2012
Resurrexit sicut dixit!
As we continue to celebrate Easter, that most glorious feast of the Christian Faith, let us in our joy now turn also towards Divine Mercy Sunday. As Pope John Paul II said in 2001 during his homily on the occasion of the first universal celebration of this feast, Divine Mercy is the “Easter Gift”.
Praying the Divine Mercy chaplet is a significant part of the history of CTF-SOS DRS. Join us as we continue this tradition in preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday – April 15, 2012 – Divine Mercy- History, Chaplet and More
Fr. Scott
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception
To honor Our Lady and prepare to receive the graces available on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we will be praying a novena for those affected by man-made and natural disasters and those that serve the victims. Please join us.
To download and print this novena in a word document, click here
Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception
Starting November 30 and ending December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception-Our Lady of Lourdes
First, recite the Prayer to the Immaculate Conception.
PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,
we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son,
You did preserve Her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.
Second, recite the appropriate prayer of each of the 9 days…
DAY ONE – O most Holy Virgin, who was pleasing to the Lord and became His mother,
immaculate in body and spirit, in faith and in love,
look kindly on me as I implore your powerful intercession. O most Holy Mother,
who by your blessed Immaculate Conception, from the first moment of your conception
did crush the head of the enemy, receive our prayers as we implore you
to present at the throne of God the favor we now request. (State your intention here)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ,
you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY TWO – O Mary, ever blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Queen of angels and of saints,
we salute you with the most profound veneration and filial devotion as we contemplate your holy Immaculate Conception. We thank you for your maternal protection and for the many blessings that we have received through your wondrous mercy and most powerful intercession. In all our necessities we have recourse to you with unbounded confidence.
O Mother of Mercy, we beseech you now to hear our prayer and to obtain for us of your Divine Son the favor that we so earnestly request in this novena… (State your intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven.
Pray for us and obtain from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY THREE – O Blessed Virgin Mary, glory of the Christian people, joy of the universal Church
and Mother of Our Lord, speak for us to the Heart of Jesus, who is your Son and our brother.
O Mary, who by your holy Immaculate Conception did enter the world free from stain,
in your mercy obtain for us from Jesus the special favor which we now so earnestly seek… (State intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY FOUR – O Mary, Mother of God, endowed in your glorious Immaculate Conception with the fullness of grace; unique among women in that you are both mother and virgin;
Mother of Christ and Virgin of Christ, we ask you to look down with a tender heart from your throne and listen to our prayers as we earnestly ask that you obtain for us the favor for which we now plead(State intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY FIVE – O Lord, who, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, did prepare a fitting dwelling for your Son, we beseech you that as by the foreseen death of your Son, you did preserve her from all stain of sin, grant that through her intercession, we may be favored with the granting of the grace that we seek for at this time. (State intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY SIX – Glorious and immortal Queen of Heaven, we profess our firm belief in your Immaculate Conception preordained for you in the merits of your Divine Son. We rejoice with you in your Immaculate Conception. To the one ever-reigning God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in one Person,
one in nature, we offer thanks for your blessed Immaculate Conception. O Mother of the Word made Flesh, listen to our petition as we ask this special grace during this novena. (State intention).
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY SEVEN – O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God, and my mother, from the sublime heights of your dignity turn your merciful eyes upon me while I, full of confidence in your bounty and keeping in mind your Immaculate conception and fully conscious of your power, beg of you to come to our aid
and ask your Divine Son to grant the favour we earnestly seek in this novena, if it be beneficial for our immortal souls and the souls for whom we pray. Amen. (State intention here)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him
the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.
DAY EIGHT – O Most gracious Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, intercede with him for us that we be granted the favor which we petition for so earnestly in this novena..(State intention here)
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with confidence that your prayers in our behalf
will be graciously heard before the throne of God. O Glorious Mother of God, in memory of your joyous Immaculate Conception, hear our prayers and obtain for us our petitions.
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him
the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY NINE – O Mother of the King of the Universe, most perfect member of the human race,
“our tainted nature’s solitary boast,” we turn to you as mother, advocate, and mediatrix. O Holy Mary,
assist us in our present necessity. By your Immaculate Conception, O Mary conceived without sin,
we humbly beseech you from the bottom of our heart to intercede for us with your Divine Son
and ask that we be granted the favor for which we now plead… (State intention here…)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him
the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
On the last day of this Novena, recite the Litany of the Blessed Virgin.
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer, have mercy on us
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us
Holy Mary, pray for us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us…
Mother of Christ, pray for us
Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us.
Mother most pure, pray for us
Mother most chaste, pray for us
Mother inviolate, pray for us
Mother undefiled, pray for us
Mother most amiable, pray for us
Mother most admirable, pray for us
Mother of good counsel, pray for us
Mother of our Creator, pray for us
Mother of our Saviour, pray for us…
Virgin most prudent, pray for us
Virgin most venerable, pray for us
Virgin most renowned, pray for us
Virgin most powerful, pray for us.
Virgin most merciful, pray for us…
Virgin most faithful, pray for us
Mirror of justice, pray for us…
Seat of wisdom, pray for us…
Cause of our joy, pray for us…
Spiritual vessel, pray for us…
Vessel of honour, pray for us…
Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us…
Mystical rose, pray for us…
Tower of David, pray for us…
Tower of ivory, pray for us…
House of gold, pray for us
Ark of the covenant, pray for us…
Gate of heaven, pray for us…
Morning star, pray for us…
Health of the sick, pray for us…
Refuge of sinners, pray for us…
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us…
Help of Christians, pray for us…
Queen of Angels, pray for us…
Queen of Patriarchs, pray for us…
Queen of Prophets, pray for us
Queen of Apostles, pray for us…
Queen of Martyrs, pray for us…
Queen of Confessors, pray for us…
Queen of Virgins, pray for us…
Queen of all Saints, pray for us…
Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us
Queen assumed into heaven, pray for us…
Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us…
Queen of Peace, pray for us…
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Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body: and, by the glorious intercession of the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal gladness. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Third, end each of the nine days of the novena with the sign of the cross.
Floods in Thailand – Update 4
The Provincial of the Camillians in Thailand, Fr. Paul, writes:
Greetings!! After returning from Lima, we are faced with the challenges presented by the floods in the center provinces and in Bangkok. Our places are safe from the flood and there is no damage. Near our Pastoral Center in Latkrabang, however, those people whose houses lie in the lowlands have been affected. We are helping them to distribute livelihood bags consisting of 5 kilos of rice, 6 cans fish, instant noodles and the like to the affected people. We have already distributed 420 livelihood bags to the victims near Latkrabang and to another 200 families of handicapped persons near the facilities for the handicapped there.
On October 29, two medical teams assisted at the pastoral center at Latkrabang and at the parish nearby. The plan is to distribute another of 600 -700 livelihood bags to the flood victims there.
Fr. Rocco is collaborating with Caritas Thailand to distribute the livelihood bags in these provinces. We will forward more details in the future.
Pray for us, because the flood is heading towards us in Latkrabang before heading to the sea.
Regards, Paolo
And the leader of CTF Thailand, Fr. Rocco writes:
Fr. Giacomo Virot, Maew and I will join the Caritas trip to Nakorn Sawan tomorrow to distribute livelihood bags to 3,200 families from two sub-districts (about 15 villages), located along the river-side in front of the districts we assisted on our last trip. We will be utilizing two army-trucks and three cars to accomodate the many participants.
Cholera – Life and Death in the Balance – Presentation at 2nd International Conference
Greetings from Brazil and many thanks to my Camillian colleagues for once again inviting me to be the keynote speaker at the International Congress of St. Camillus Hospital on Surgical and Medical Emergencies. It was an honor and a privilege to speak at the 1st International Congress in November 2010. It was once again very stimulating to speak to such an august group of medical colleagues and religious brothers and sisters.
Here is the presentation from the First International Congress Of Saint Camillus Hospital In Sao Paulo, Brazil – Medical And Surgical Emergencies. It took place in November, 2010.
Responding to the Signs of the Times: Disaster Relief and the Camillians – Parts 1 and 2
Fr. Scott
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Earthquake Update – Abruzzo – Research – Rainbow Study
A significant part of the CTF-SOS DRS response to the April 2009 earthquake in Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy was a research project spearheaded by the CTF, Bambin Gesu Hospital and EMR. The research results were presented publicly for the first time at an international conference in May 2010 in Rome.
Recently, the primary researcher – Dr. Stefano Vicari – received the following good news from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dear Stefano Vicari,
I am delighted to inform you that your submission entitled, Child Psychopathology and Natural Disasters: The Italian Experience After L’aquila Earthquake, has been accepted for inclusion as a New Research Poster presentation at the AACAP/CACAP Joint Annual Meeting in Toronto, ON, Canada, October 18-23, 2011.
The research done was an attempt on the part of the CTF and its collaborators to shed some light on the trauma experienced by children/adolescents as a result of natural disasters. The issue of the incidence of PTSD and other mental disorders in children in the wake of disasters is one that merits further study. CTF-SOS DRS hopes to be a continued part of that research.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Floods in Thailand – 2011 – Update 2
Ciao -
Yesterday, I joined the Caritas Thailand of course with Fr. Rocco in their relief efforts at the north central of Thailand (Utai Thani) wherein 8 villages were submerged with water of about 5-6 meters deep for a month already. Right now casualties rises to 300 people.
The nunciature has released 50,000euro for the flood victims. We are planning to travel again to the north maybe 2 days from now. I told also Rocco to prepare a medical mission plan which they targeted to be done towards the end of this month. Marissa our collaborator is already drafting the plan and we’ll look into it. Most probably we could launch an appeal to our confreres (tentative). We are still assessing the situation. I will still stay here until Friday.
Fr. Aris
October 7, 2011 — Message for the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
October 7, 2011
Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
SOS DRS
Servants of St. Camillus
Disaster Relief Services
The CTF-SOS DRS Assessment Team in East Africa begins to implement a project to help those affected by the spreading famine.
Both prayer and action are needed.
On the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (October 7) we ask that you pray the World Mission Rosary with us to end the famine. 30,000 children have died in three months. 12 million people are vulnerable in the region. We pray to Mary for her special motherly intercession and mercy for the children of East Africa currently suffering from the famine.
In Wajir, Kenya, our CTF-SOS DRS team has joined local Camillian Sisters and Fathers/Brothers who reside in the local province in the epicenter of this on-going disaster. The team has concluded that the CTF-SOS DRS response over the next year should focus on 1) food relief, 2) potable water, and 3) a mobile medical clinic to reach out to victims in near-by communities. Currently, CTF-SOS DRS is gathering resources from Europe and the Americas for this relief work. Immediate relief is already being provided as we secure more support for the next several months.
Scripture Passage
Joel 1:13-15 (Reading 1):
Gird yourselves and weep, O priests!
wail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, spend the night in sackcloth,
O ministers of my God!
The house of your God is deprived
of offering and libation.
Proclaim a fast,
call an assembly;
Gather the elders,
all who dwell in the land,
Into the house of the LORD, your God,
and cry to the LORD!
Reflection
Today’s first reading reminds us how the Old Testament prophets would regularly cry out to the Lord in times of need. Today during the on-going famine we need to make ourselves heard by the Lord. Archbishop Fulton Sheen encouraged us to raise our voices to the Lord through the medium of the Rosary. Praying the World Mission Rosary that has a decade devoted to Africa is especially appropriate at this time. Let us pray it together today. As the Camillians in Wajir, Kenya and our CTF-SOS DRS community respond to the on-going famine they need the prayer and support of us all.
The Pope has challenged all people of faith stating: “Think about all our brothers and sisters who in these days, in the Horn of Africa, are suffering the dramatic consequences of famine that has been aggravated by war and a lack of solid institutions. Christ is concerned with material needs but wants to provide more because man is always hungry for something more: he has need of something greater.”
Please support our efforts to end the famine by praying the World Mission Rosary this weekend.
http://sosdrs.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/world-mission-rosary-intentions-september-26-october-9-2011/
Please follow the link below to make a financial gift to SOS DRS:
http://www.sosdrs.org/English_Help_Us.htm
Thank you for your support and prayer over the last several months!
In Christ, through Mary –
Fr. Scott Binet, MD,MI
Family Physician
Camillian Task Force
President – SOS DRS (SOS Doctors)
SOS DRS is a non-profit organization and all donations may be deductible.
About SOS DRS: SOS DRS is a registered 501(c)3 organization in the USA and is an integral part of the Camillian Task Force of the international disaster relief organization of the Ministers of the Infirm, the Catholic Order founded by St. Camillus de Lellis in 1590. SOS DRS serve the medical, pastoral and humanitarian needs of people affected by man-made and natural disasters. SOS DRS is composed of lay people, priests, brothers and sisters who evangelize through healing and witness to the Catholic Faith.
SOS DRS
1039 East Russell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207
(Toll-free) 877-537-6737
(Office) 414-431-6503 (Fax) 414-431-6504
Email: fatherscott@sosdrs.org
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pakistan Floods – The Relief Effort Continues
The Church in one of the country’s largest Catholic villages has established a water filtration facility to curb water-bourne disease.
Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad presided over the blessing of the St. Camillus Clean Drinking Water Center in Khushpur, home to seven thousand Catholics, in Punjab province.
Camillian Brother Mushtaq Anjum joined two priests, nuns and villagers at the inauguration of the facility on October 2 in the compound of St Fidelis Church. [see photo]
Bishop Coutts thanked the congregation for the invaluable resource center.
“It is an expensive piece of machinery, and now it is your responsibility to take care of it,” he told the villagers.
The filtration plant cost 2.2 million rupees (more than US$25,000). The Camaillians will oversee changing water filters for the first year, after which the community is to manage the plant itself.
The project is an extension of the Camillians’ relief efforts after heavy flooding ravaged the country last year.
The congregation constructed 53 houses, organized 13 medical camps (in which 2,200 patients were treated) and provided warm clothes and bedding to 300 flood victims last winters in three dioceses.
Brother Anjum who represents the Camillian Task Force, an international relief effort of the Order of Saint Camillus, said he is hopeful the clean water center would help improve health conditions in the flood-affected village.
About 200 mud houses were destroyed and hundreds of acres of standing crops were damaged in the Khushpur by heavy rains this year.
“The sewerage pipes were damaged in floods and the contaminated drinking water was increasing hepatitis and stomach disorders,” Br Anjum said.
Dominican Sister Parveen Lazarus of St Catherine of Siena said the power crisis in the country would present a challenge in running the plant.
“The community elders are planning to make a schedule for collecting water when electricity is available. Still, it will aid villagers who used to get drinking water from the suburbs,” she said.
Related reports:
Horn of Africa – Drought/Famine 1 – Please Help!
The famine in the Horn of Africa has affected more than 11.6 million people according to the UN. It is estimated that 1.26 million children in the south of Somalia need immediate care and that 640,000 are gravely malnourished.
The Pope launched an urgent appeal to all people of good will. “Think about all our brothers and sisters who in these days, in the Horn of Africa, are suffering the dramatic consequences of famine that has been aggravated by war and a lack of solid institutions. Christ is concerned with material needs but wants to provide more because man is always hungry for something more: he has need of something greater.”
The Camillians, through the Camillian Task Force, responding to the urgent appeal of the Pope, have decided to send in the next few days a first response team composed of healthcare personnel, in particular a Camillian from the Kenyan Delegation of the Order, a volunteer from the Lay Camillian Family, and a sister from the Ministers of the Sick. The task of this team is to evaluate the needs of the affected population in view of a targeted and significant intervention and to coordinate the first response to the enormous needs.
The Camillians have been in Kenya for almost 30 years. At Wajir, on the border with Somalia, one of the zones where thousands of people that have fled from hunger and a sure death are amassing, the Ministers of the Infirm (Sisters) have for the last several years operated a facility directed at meeting the social and healthcare needs of mothers and children.
At Wajir the Ministers of the Infirm will offer a natural logistical base to support what is already taking place and to plan for a larger intervention in the next few weeks directed at helping the thousands of refugees that are arriving from the areas affected by the famine.
To Donate
In the USA, to give an immediate one-time gift on-line to our East African famine effort:
http://www.sosdrs.org/English_Help_Us.htm
Or send a check to:
SOS DRS
1039 East Russell Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207
- Make your check payable to: SOS DRS
- On the memo line write: CTF/SOS DRS – Famine in the Horn of Africa
Bank Account of the Camillians – Camillian Task Force
IBAN: IT 54 E0351203200000000011643 – Credito Artigiano, Via S. Pio X, 6/1°- 00193 Roma BIC SWIFT: ARTIITM2
Bank Account of the Ministers of the Infirm (Sisters)
Al servizio della vita, Onlus
IBAN: IT70E0335901600100000006081 – Banca Prossima, filiale di Via Gregorio VII, 00165 Roma
Reason
To Support Relief Initiatives in the Horn of Africa
Volunteer – ESL Teacher in Haiti
Volunteer Opportunity
English as A Second Language Teacher – Project Perpetual Help Haiti
Help significantly those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Contribute to the development and implementation of Project Perpetual Help Haiti. Become a member of the newly established CTF-SOS DRS community in Port au Prince where we live, work and worship together.
CTF-SOS DRS is an international, Catholic, non-profit disaster relief organization based in both Rome, Italy and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (http://sosdrs.org/).
CTF-SOS DRS is presently planning and implementing several relief programs in Haiti. The organization seeks a person who is people-oriented, hardworking, trustworthy, and a team player who will serve as an English as a Second Language Teacher. We are currently seeking teachers for the 2 month period from August 15-October 15, 2011. Candidates may choose to stay for more than 2 months, but that is the minimum stay.
This person will work under the supervision of the ESL Program Coordinator. As such he or she will help implement the program through teaching English to Haitians and other foreigners. Further program details will be discussed in the initial interview.
Required is an ability to use and teach the English language well (written and verbal); creativity, good people skills, a minimum stay in Haiti of 2 months.
The ESL teacher must show a willingness to live the mission of CTF-SOS DRS and participate as a community member.
Very helpful would be a knowledge of French and/or the Kreyol language; previous missionary experience.
An initial interview will be conducted by telephone or in person if possible. Once accepted, the applicant will undergo a brief period of orientation/preparation and then fly to Port au Prince, Haiti to reside in the community. Expenses related to travel, room and board will be covered by CTF-SOS DRS. Personal expenses will be the responsibility of the volunteer. If there are any questions about the position, please e-mail Fr. Scott at fatherscott@ctfmercy.org or call him on SKYPE – fr.scottbinet.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Earthquake Chile 41
Update
Chile – Phase 1 of Project Humanization Earthquake in Chile comes to an end in December 2010.
Since February 27, 2010, the day of the earthquake, CTF Chile has served many victims with the support of CTF Central, SOS DRS and the Italian Episcopal Conference. In conjunction with the Diocese of Linares, the Camillian Delegation in Chile, the two Camillian female congregations in Chile (the Daughters of Saint Camillus and the Ministers of the Sick,) and Misericordiae (Italy), we have provided the following benefits to the affected populations:
1. Humanitarian Assistance to 5000 families in Parral:
- Provided food, clothing, hygiene kits.
- Paid for the construction of 11 houses;
2. Pastoral Assistance:
- Trained 30 counselors
- Visited patients and staff at the hospitals in Parral and Cauquenes
- Provided intense individual counseling to approximately 300 people. Services were performed by counselors from the Center for Humanization in Madrid.
3. Medical Assistance
- Established mobile medical care to include the delivery of medications and transportation of patients to the hospital
- Provided 2 prefabricated modules:
1. Parral: A pediatric facility with 20 beds MOL, an isolation room, and a neonatal section
2. Cauquenes: Provided hospital with an adult facility with some 20 beds
CTF Chile has provided these facilities to the hospitals in Parral and Cauquenes for a predetermined time period. Together, the two structures will provide for the care of 4,000 patients over the next year.
CTF-SOS DRS is looking to exand its efforts in Chile. During my recent visit (Nov. 18-24, 2010,) I learned that a number of adults and children continue to suffer emotional trauma 9 months after the February earthquake.
CTF-SOS DRS will implement the following strategies on behalf of the traumatized population:
- CTF-SOS DRS will conduct a scientific study to examine the psychological effects of the earthquake on the population.
- CTF-SOS DRS will sponsor a pastoral formation program specific to the needs of the affected population
Please help us as we help those Chileans still traumatized by the earthquake
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cholera 19 – More from the Field, More than you probably want to Know
Father,
Pakistan 18 – Kotri 3
Dear Confreres,
Greetings of peace and good health!
CTF brings Shelter and Health in Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan
Today it was a long but another fulfiling day. I was wearing my Camillian habit with red cross. It captured attention and surely many wondered what this red cross could mean… It was a silent witnessing. Slowly but gradually, so many including religious congregation are learning about our Congregation. Wherever, I go, I bring with my our vocation promotion material, stampitas, prayer for for the sick and 2011 Camillian Calendars.
We started our day with prayers for the success of our activities. With the help and collaboration of many people of good will we started our ministry of healing by conducting a medical camp in Khanpur, Kotri. since it was a first day,we almost started 9:45AM amidst a town of tents, a town in which misery reigns; the children run without warm clothes, socks, sleeps/shoes; some are sick and others are getting sick because of this cold weather which knows no poor, miserable or destitute. It is the place where previously I had seen many sick children with infections, colds, and other skin diseases.
Most of the patients were females, children and old women. At the end of the medical camp, 296 patients benefited from this activity. Mostly the people complained about the quality of the medicines and attention given to them. Mostly, the flood victims in these tents said, they received no medicines. If ever they did, it was equal to none. But this time all were happy with the medicines. They appreciated our presence and healing ministry, though all of them were Muslims. Aside from the doctor and nurses, we had some local volunteers and organizers who generously shared their times. The medical camp was closed at about 04:00 PM.
Simultaneously, in a different location, we also started the distribution of the roofing material among 26 families; The activity took place in the convent of the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King. The sisters were very much supportive.
All were happy to receive this gift. It was a witness of the love of God for the people who need much help. Some referred back to Gospel of Matthew 25 wherein Jesus speaks about the Last Judgment and mentions of his people who give Him shelter.
The distribution took place in the presence of Fr. Samson Shukirdin, OFM, Srs. Mariam Shingara, Venus Bachan, FMCK. The help of our collaborators from Caritas Hyderabad, Mr. Attashad Asgar, OFM parish volunteers and other collaborators was significant. Our appreciation goes for them.
Ministers of the Infirm (CAMILLIANS)
Philippine Province
http://www.camilliansphil.org
Pakistan 17 – CTF bring the Good News of Health and Shelter in Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan
Mushtaq Anjum, MI
December 8, 2010, was a long but another fulfilling day. I was wearing my Camillian habit with red cross. It captured attention and surely many wondered what this red cross could mean… It was a silent witnessing. Slowly but gradually, so many including religious congregation are learning about our Congregation. Wherever, I go, I bring with my our vocation promotion material, stampitas, prayer for for the sick and 2011 Camillian Calendars.
We started our day with prayers for the success of our activities. With the help and collaboration of many people of good will we started our ministry of healing by conducting a medical camp in Khanpur, Kotri. Since it was a first day, we almost started 9:45AM amidst a town of tents, a town in which misery reigns; the children run without warm clothes, socks, sleeps/shoes; some are sick and others are getting sick because of this cold weather which knows no poor, miserable or destitute. It is the place where previously I had seen many sick children with infections, colds, and other skin diseases.
Most of the patients were females, children and old women.
At the end of the medical camp, 296
patients benefited from this activity. 
Mostly the people complained about the quality of the medicines and attention given to them. Mostly, the flood victims in these tents said, they received no medicines.If ever they did, it was equal to none. But this time all were happy with the medicines. They appreciated our presence and healing ministry, though all of them were Muslims.
Aside from the doctor and nurses, we had some local volunteers and organizers who generously shared their times. The medical camp was closed at about 04:00 PM.
Simultaneously, in a different location, we also started the distribution of the roofing material among 26 families; The activity took place in the convent of the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King. The sisters were very much supportive.
All were happy to receive this gift. It was a witness of the love of God for the people who need much help. Some referred back to Gospel of Matthew 25 wherein Jesus speaks about the Last Judgment and mentions of his people who give Him shelter.
The distribution took place in the presence of Fr. Samson Shukirdin, OFM, Srs. Mariam Shingara, Venus Bachan, FMCK. The help of our collaborators from Caritas Hyderabad, Mr. Attashad Asgar, OFM parish volunteers and other collaborators was significant. Our appreciation goes for them. The Camillians express their gratitude to His Excellency Msgr. Max J. Rodrigues, Bishop of Hyderabad, for his support.
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