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Her Story:
My desire to become a missionary started when I was a child and was sent to VBS. That’s were I accepted Christ as
my personal Savior at six years old. I remember my mother had asked me what do you wan to be when you grow up.
I told her I want to be a missionary but she didn’t live long enough to see me doing the missionary work. I lost both
of my parents at a very young age. My mother died when I was eighteen years old, and my father died when I was
twenty. At the age of twenty two, I was blessed with an American visa to come to the USA. I worked in many
capacities to make a living. In 1992, I went back to school and earned an Associate Degree in the science of nursing.
Later, I went back to school and earned a baccalaureate in Nursing. In 2001, I decided to go back to school for my
masters. Right in the middle of the semester I felt the Lord calling me to go back to Haiti to help my people. I didn’t
know how to do it. I presented the idea before my pastor and the women’s bible class at church. I called my former
pastor in Haiti Villejeune, and mentioned the clinic project during convention.
In February 2002, I made my first visit to Haiti nineteen years after I left the country. I went to the Faith Mission’s
convention in Jeremie, and that’s where my missionary’s ministry started. Before I went to Haiti, my primary doctor,
and other doctors I worked with provided medicines for the first trip. At that time we saw one hundred and fifty
people in two days.
Upon my return to the US, a pharmacist in my job gave a list of pharmaceutical companies that could provide
medicines. I called and sent letters. Some provided medicines, others rejected the request, yet others referred me to
the right places.
We consult both adult and children in the clinics. Most adults suffer with high blood pressure, acid reflux, general
body weakness, dehydration, diabetes, epigastric pain, cold symptoms, and most of them are underweight. Children
suffer with malnutrition, kwachichor, diarrhea, fever, and hookworms.
Another provision the health ministry department is provided including teaching basic medical training. In November
2003, we trained twelve First Aid Agents on how to respond to emergency on their churches and community. The
training was successful. October of 2004 we trained twenty four first aid agents about CPR, changing wounds
dressings and to understand the need for proper hygiene. In 2005 we trained twenty two people on vital signs, and
fractures. Twelve midwives were trained on danger signs of pregnancy, and proper delivery.
Highlights of Her Work:
• February 2002, conducted the first medical clinic during the February Convention in Jeremie serving over 500
people having medical problems ranging from iron poor blood of expecting mothers, infants with very high fevers and
malnutrition, many common diseases and parasites, infections, diabetes, dental complications, and hyper acid reflex
among most adults from the stress of being unable to adequately meet the basic needs of their families. These multiple
biannual clinics were of such tremendous help as statically, there is one medical doctor for every 25,000 Haitians.
• In conjunction with the clinics, Beatrice formed coalitions with pharmaceutical warehouse/distribution centers
here in the United Stated for redistribution of medicines to literally thousands of Haitians over the past five years;
medicines that are completely inaccessible through any other means.
• October 2002, started training in basic first aid for lay-leaders within Faith Mission for the purpose of offering
medical aid to members of their congregations throughout the thirteen regions of Mission Par La Foi. Medical training
continued to advance in complexity each subsequent year until training in CPR, mid-wife/child birth, and shot
injections were a regular part of the core curriculum.
• Finally, Beatrice was able to form a network of Haitian doctors, dentists, and skilled nurses who willing gave of
their time and talents to be a part of this vital ministry and service to the Haitian people through the medical clinics,
training, and distribution of vitamins and Rx.
• I want to add that of the thousands who received medical care, they were also prayed over, presented with the
Gospel message, and in most cases, those who excepted Christ as their Savior at a clinic were presented with a
Haitian Bible.
Beatrice will be missed by thousands of us and only God can fill the huge void of selfless service that
has been left by her.
My desire to become a missionary started when I was a child and was sent to VBS. That’s were I accepted Christ as
my personal Savior at six years old. I remember my mother had asked me what do you wan to be when you grow up.
I told her I want to be a missionary but she didn’t live long enough to see me doing the missionary work. I lost both
of my parents at a very young age. My mother died when I was eighteen years old, and my father died when I was
twenty. At the age of twenty two, I was blessed with an American visa to come to the USA. I worked in many
capacities to make a living. In 1992, I went back to school and earned an Associate Degree in the science of nursing.
Later, I went back to school and earned a baccalaureate in Nursing. In 2001, I decided to go back to school for my
masters. Right in the middle of the semester I felt the Lord calling me to go back to Haiti to help my people. I didn’t
know how to do it. I presented the idea before my pastor and the women’s bible class at church. I called my former
pastor in Haiti Villejeune, and mentioned the clinic project during convention.
In February 2002, I made my first visit to Haiti nineteen years after I left the country. I went to the Faith Mission’s
convention in Jeremie, and that’s where my missionary’s ministry started. Before I went to Haiti, my primary doctor,
and other doctors I worked with provided medicines for the first trip. At that time we saw one hundred and fifty
people in two days.
Upon my return to the US, a pharmacist in my job gave a list of pharmaceutical companies that could provide
medicines. I called and sent letters. Some provided medicines, others rejected the request, yet others referred me to
the right places.
We consult both adult and children in the clinics. Most adults suffer with high blood pressure, acid reflux, general
body weakness, dehydration, diabetes, epigastric pain, cold symptoms, and most of them are underweight. Children
suffer with malnutrition, kwachichor, diarrhea, fever, and hookworms.
Another provision the health ministry department is provided including teaching basic medical training. In November
2003, we trained twelve First Aid Agents on how to respond to emergency on their churches and community. The
training was successful. October of 2004 we trained twenty four first aid agents about CPR, changing wounds
dressings and to understand the need for proper hygiene. In 2005 we trained twenty two people on vital signs, and
fractures. Twelve midwives were trained on danger signs of pregnancy, and proper delivery.
Highlights of Her Work:
• February 2002, conducted the first medical clinic during the February Convention in Jeremie serving over 500
people having medical problems ranging from iron poor blood of expecting mothers, infants with very high fevers and
malnutrition, many common diseases and parasites, infections, diabetes, dental complications, and hyper acid reflex
among most adults from the stress of being unable to adequately meet the basic needs of their families. These multiple
biannual clinics were of such tremendous help as statically, there is one medical doctor for every 25,000 Haitians.
• In conjunction with the clinics, Beatrice formed coalitions with pharmaceutical warehouse/distribution centers
here in the United Stated for redistribution of medicines to literally thousands of Haitians over the past five years;
medicines that are completely inaccessible through any other means.
• October 2002, started training in basic first aid for lay-leaders within Faith Mission for the purpose of offering
medical aid to members of their congregations throughout the thirteen regions of Mission Par La Foi. Medical training
continued to advance in complexity each subsequent year until training in CPR, mid-wife/child birth, and shot
injections were a regular part of the core curriculum.
• Finally, Beatrice was able to form a network of Haitian doctors, dentists, and skilled nurses who willing gave of
their time and talents to be a part of this vital ministry and service to the Haitian people through the medical clinics,
training, and distribution of vitamins and Rx.
• I want to add that of the thousands who received medical care, they were also prayed over, presented with the
Gospel message, and in most cases, those who excepted Christ as their Savior at a clinic were presented with a
Haitian Bible.
Beatrice will be missed by thousands of us and only God can fill the huge void of selfless service that
has been left by her.
Beatrice went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 11 2007.
