Prayer alert for the Peppe of LA, MS and TX

Please keep the people of LA, MS and TX in your prayers. The storm is approaching at a very fast pace. Those in LA have been ordered to evacuate immediately and you know how it goes. It is a heart break but at the same time life is worth more than possession.

So now not only do we have to pray for the people in the Caribbean but we have to add the USA to our list and specially those states I mentioned.

Have a wonderful day!

Konpa and Haitian music!

We have a style of music called konpa. It is very easy to dance to (at least that's what I think. It is mostly 4/4 witth lots of beat. One thing about it... Haitians know about rythm. As a matter of fact, if you are not sure if somebody is Haitian or not start beating on a drum if the person does not start dancing or tap his feet don't worry he is not Haitian as a matter of fact he might not even be from the Carribean or Africa. Here is an example of some clean Haitian gospel konpa! Enjoy!


Here comes and other one!


... and let's save the best for last!

Hurricane Gustav and prayer alert for Haiti

Please join me in praying for the thousands in Haiti who have been in a way or the other impacted by the devastating hurricane Gustav. I know it was not that strong of a storm but due to bad infrastructure in Haiti we can not sustain any bad weather in most part of the Country. As of August 29, 2008 I read 55 people died and an unspecified amount of money in house and cattle damage.

Please pray for the kids. This is is back to school day for the kids there and the situation is so bad for the people that the government had to postpone school for one more week. If you are praying for us please let us know by leaving us a comment. We need as much people as possible.

Pray for Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The whole Caribbean as we have all been impacted by this.

Thanks!

I have been able to find these pictures so take a time to see for yourself!

A week like none other

On august the 14 2008 I received an email from a stranger on my myspace account: www.samhaiti.myspace.com
Here is the the email:

hey, there my name is ************ Pierre. My family is from Thiotte also and i was wondering if you know any body from the Pierre family in Thiotte, specially **** ****** Pierre. please get back at me, its really important to me if you have any information about that family or if you can get information about them for me.

Little did I know it was going to change my week into a memorable one, one that makes you feel better than any time... I hope you guys can feel me.

Well, of course I immediately started making phone calls, starting with my sisters and brother with no success, they were too young to know his father.

So, I called Haiti and talk to my aunt Maude who has been the most useful in this detective work. It turns out that she knew my new friend's family very well! As a matter of fact, when I first called my aunt, she was on her way to their house or just came back! She immediately started spitting names for me and tell me different stories. I might have called her 10 times a day during this week and extracted all information I could from her and then verified it with another family members.

Everything she said was true except some confusions in date! Man can you imagine the joy that filled my friend's heart when I called him and told him that "the case is closed, look no more"?

He has been spending a lot of money trackin his family! He is 25 now but he said he started eversince he was 25. 11 years of research solved in less than a week. Not that because I was good but because all the ressources where there. It turns out that his uncle is the god father of one of my aunt's children. ISn't that amazing?

This is the second time I have been able to help somebody like that. Guess what? SOmebody helped me track down my family this way as well.

SO, if you are out there and are looking for your family in Haiti, don't give up! If there is a way I can help please let me know! I might not know and might direct you to somebody who might.

One of my greatest experience was to walk 7 hours one way and back to track a family of an adopted kid. The family of this kid leaved far away in the mountains.

May be one day if I get all the resources I might dedicate myself to do more of this.

The message is: don't give ever give up hope! Sometime hope is just an email away! If you have a similar story to share or you are looking for somebody please share it with us!

May God bless and once again: Congratulations to my new Friend! You did the right thing!

God bless!!!

Presentation of the athletes representing Haiti in the 2008 Beijing Summmer Olympic Game

Dudley DORIVAL
Track & Field
Born: October 02, 1976
Ht: / Wt: 5'12'' / 183 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue Result
Olympic Games
7 110m Hurdles 2000 Sydney, AUS 13.49
Semifinal 110m Hurdles 2004 Athens, GRE 13.39
World Championships
3 110m Hurdles 2001 Edmonton, CAN 13.25
Semifinal 110m Hurdles 2007 Osaka, JPN 13.82

General Interests

Occupation: Sales
Additional information: When and where did you begin this sport?
He started running while at high school in New Jersey, USA. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

Why this sport?
He wanted something to do as his mother wouldn't let him play football. One of his teachers suggested he try athletics. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

Awards and honours
At the 2001 World Championships he won Haiti's first global medal [bronze] since long jumper Silvio Cator finished second in the 1928 Olympic Games. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

General
FROM USA TO HAITI
He formerly competed for the USA but switched to Haiti, the birthplace of his parents in 1999, after missing the US trials for the World Championships in Seville. Haitian officials had been asking him to run for them since 1996 but it was the chance to run at the World Championships that sealed his fate. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)


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The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Continental Championships, World Indoor Championships, World Athletics Final, Golden League competitions and Super Grand Prix competitions
- Top 3 at Grand Prix competitions and World Junior Championships
- Top 10 at World Cross Country Championships, World Road Running/Half Marathon Championships, World Combined Events Challenge competitions and World Race Walking Challenge competitions

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships

Education: Sociology - University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT, Connecticut, United States
Language spoken: English
Injuries: In May 1999 he was involved in a car accident in Houston, Texas. He sustained a back injury and endured migraine headaches and hamstring problems for some time afterwards. The accident caused him to miss the trials for the USA team to compete at the 1999 World Championships. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

Boxing
Azea AUGUSTAMA

Born: September 03, 1984
Ht: / Wt: 5'11'' / 179 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue
World Championships
33 Heavyweight 2007 Chicago, IL, USA

General Interests

Coach: Tony Betancourt (rio2007.org.br 27/10/07)
Additional information: The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Continental Championships
- Top 3 at other major tournaments

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships


Joel BRUTUS
Judo
Born: September 13, 1975
Ht: / Wt: 6'0'' / 291 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue
Olympic Games
13 +100kg 2004 Athens, GRE
World Championships
13 Open 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
22 +100kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA

General Interests

Additional information: The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Asian Championships and European Championships
- Top 3 at World Junior Championships
- Top 3 at World Cup and Super World Cup competitions

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships

Language spoken: French
Injuries: Sustained a torn muscle at the 2002 Central American Games. (IOC 10/11/03)

Track & Field
Nadine FAUSTIN
Born: May 15, 1977
Ht: / Wt: 5'4'' / 130 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue Result
Olympic Games
Semifinal 100m Hurdles 2004 Athens, GRE 12.74
World Championships
Heats 100m Hurdles 2007 Osaka, JPN 13.16
NACAC Championships
4 100m Hurdles 2007 San Salvador, ESA 13.42
Super Grand Prix
4 100m Hurdles 2006 Doha, QAT 12.98
Grand Prix
2 100m Hurdles 2005 Belém, BRA 12.85
3 100m Hurdles 2005 Helsinki, FIN 13.08

General Interests

Coach: Trevor Graham (news-observer.com 27/12/03)
Additional information: The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Continental Championships, World Indoor Championships, World Athletics Final, Golden League competitions and Super Grand Prix competitions
- Top 3 at Grand Prix competitions and World Junior Championships
- Top 10 at World Cross Country Championships, World Road Running/Half Marathon Championships, World Combined Events Challenge competitions and World Race Walking Challenge competitions

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships

Education: Physical Education - University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC, North Carolina, United States
Language spoken: English