The first weekend- May 22-24, 2015

Welcome to Robillard!

For the entirety of our stay, Gloria and I were housed in a room at Notre Dame de al Merci Church in Robillard, Haiti, the church that our church in Murfreesboro, TN is twinned with. This location was ideal as it is in the center of the Nord (North) district, where we conducted the fellowship project. For our first three days we enjoyed our time settling in, meeting new people, and reconnecting with some that we already knew. Below are some pictures of our adventures from May 22nd to May 24th.

May 23, 2015

On this day, we witnessed the wedding ceremony and vows of 26 couples who married in the Church. It is tradition for the husband to give his new bride a ring as a gift on their wedding day. Many couples choose not to get married if the man cannot afford a ring. With this in mind, my church, St. Rose of Lima sent 26 sets of wedding rings to Notre Dame de la Merci, and each went to a well deserving couple. 

These two women are sisters and both got married to their significant others. The couple on the right had been together for 50 years and have children and grandchildren. The couple on the left have been together for 37 years. 













Here are three priest from the Cathedral in Cap-Haitien who came to help Father Andrè with all of the marriage vows. We had a large dinner reception for all the couples after the ceremony.

These children are excited to see their parents get married. It is funny in Haiti, I noticed everyone smiles all the time.....until you point a camera at them..

Unless the camera is in "selfie mode"! The little children love to see their faces in the camera. 

One of the brides getting ready before the ceremony. Many people donated wedding dresses and jewelry for the occasion, a Mary Kay representative came to do make up.

My new friend and me at the reception for the wedding couples and their immediate family's.