"St. Marguerite," a mountain school in Léogâne, in the community of "La Tourmelle"

Here is a school in the mountains of Léogâne that needs rebuilt. The earthquake of January 12th, 2010 destroyed the church (Ste. Marguerite) and school, in the mountain community of "La Tournelle". Funds from the United Nations paid to get rid of the debris. Now they need funds to rebuild. Would love to help make the connections with a consortium of churches interested in funding and sending folks to rebuild.

This school is between six and ten miles up into the mountains and is only accessible by foot and pack animal. It serves preschoolers through the equivalent of 9th or 10th grade ("Troisième, Secondaire"). The Episcopal priest responsible for the school is Père Dejardin Wisnel.

The school has a limited partnership with an Episcopal church in the States named "St. Mark's." Gotta love that. Specifically, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, in Altadena, CA. Here is a picture from the school program that they support at the Latournelle school:St. Mark's Episcopal School--Compassion for the World

Leave me a note on this blog, or write me via the Mission Connections site:  Mission Connections
if you think your church might be interested. It would without doubt be a unique mission experience, including seriously physically challenging.

Pre-school teacher helping a student form her letters.

Area where former church-school stood. This area has been cleared, flattened and slightly enlarged with help from a United Nations program.

One of the older classes in a bit of a building that remained.

The main building that remains, where the administration is located and, I would estimate, three classroom areas.

Photos by Mark Hare, all rights reserved. Denera Lemoine, a school administrator, provided information about the school and the relationship with St. Mark's in Altadena.