Loading...Reflections by members of the diocese who have traveled to and had close ties with Haiti in years past are featured in the first issue of the diocese's new magazine, Episcopal Kentucky Quarterly, just published. Since the need is great and ongoing for the earthquake-ravished country, it is hoped that our readers will read the stories and be moved by what they learn about the Haitian people and Episcopal Church there, enough to visit the Episcopal Relief and Development Web site and contribute to relief efforts as they are able.
Articles by Janet Irwin recount the story of the historic relationship between the Dioceses of Haiti and Kentucky and offer the reflections of Anita Streeter, who traveled to Haiti as a teenager on a mission trip in the 1970s. The third story is by LaDonna Wind, a former diocesan staff member who went to Haiti to hold training sessions in congregational development in the 1990s while she worked as a consultant for The Episcopal Church. More than reflections, Wind's story is published here in its original, unabbreviated version.
In the photo on the left, Bishop Gresham Marmion is seen confirming two young women during his ministry to the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, after its bishop was forced to leave the country.
Pictured below are two views of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, the first a view of the church before January and the second taken after the Jan. 12 earthquake struck. The cathedral was destroyed, but one of its famous murals survived. The photo of the surviving mural, a scene of Jesus's baptism, was taken by Lauren Stanley.
