And he told them many things in parables, saying “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Matthew 13: 3-8
In Terrier Rouge seeds have been sown, and the soil is good.
Pere Bruno has faithfully tended his seeds and soil for many decades, and from his efforts have sprouted a school, Ecole Saint Barthelemy, and a medical clinic, Clinique Esperance et Vie, to serve the minds and bodies of Terrier Rouge while his ministry serves the souls.
Greater than 800 children attend Ecole Saint Barthelemy daily, receiving not just an education but an opportunity. Teachers at St. Barthelemy are certain that amongst their students is one who will someday emerge to lead Haiti. Imagine the perspective and vision a leader who has so intimately experienced opportunity in his own life could bring to this nation. At Ecole Saint Barthelemy the soil is good, and opportunity grows.
“Esperance” is the Haitian Creole word for hope, and in Clinique Esperance et Vie the people of Terrier Rouge have reason to hope. Not all who come to the clinic will be healed but many are, including the grandmother whose cataracts were removed by clinic doctors, allowing her to see her grandchild’s face for the first time. There is a correlation between successful healing and a patient’s expectation of healing, and such expectation requires hope. At Clinique Esperance et Vie the soil is good, and hope is growing.
In Terrier Rouge seeds have been sown - seeds are growing - and the soil indeed is good.
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