For nearly two centuries, subsistence farming has characterized the livelihood of 80,000 people in rural Bayonnais, Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Following colonial independence in 1804, former slaves exercised newfound freedom by cultivating their own land in the countryside. Today, OFCB (Organization of the Christian Force of Bayonnais), a ministry founded in 1993 through the vision of five inspired individuals, provides this generation with a new opportunity: education. Subjects such as history, biology, language arts, social science, philosophy, and visual art are now available to this community for the first time. Adults and children comprise a student body that has grown from 103 to over 1800, and for many the rice and beans served at lunch may be the only substantial meal they eat all day. Not only have national exam scores been some of the highest in the region, OFCB has sent over 25 students to Haitian colleges! One college graduate has become a doctor, currently in residency, and will return to start Bayonnais’ first health clinic! Deep in the heart of a country plagued by extreme poverty, political violence and corruption, the people of Bayonnais are finding new hope.
Please read OFCB MINISTRIES UPDATE (Sept. 2010) for a more detailed history.
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If you would like more information, please visit www.ofcbministries.org.
I have heard about how wonderful your blog is and everything that I heard is absolutely true. Thank you for being such a great writer, teacher, artist, spokesman…..and human being.
My prayers are with you,
Judy
To whom it may concerns,
My name is Frantz Alix, and I am the president of an organization in Jacmel, Haiti call OJSED. The purpose of our organization is to help children get an education even if their parents cannot afford to pay. We try to feed them, clothe them occasionally. We are trying to get help from other organizations that has the same dreams for the children of Haiti. As of now, i’m trying to get an invitation letter to the seminars that are being help, just so I can present my ideas to you. With our collaborations I strongly believe that we will achieve our goals for these children. You may contact me through e-mail at ojsed@yahoo.com or I can have my wife call you if you prefer. My wife number id 321-216-1821. i look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Frantz Alix
i am very happy for receiving peter in my hometown
i expect he will continue together with pastor Act. Fleurisma for the develoment of bayonnais