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Helping Haiti
Noel UMC / 5
Hagar’s House / 4
Facebook / 8
The Rev.
Timothy Smith, pastor of the
Gretna United...
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VoL.
12, No.
17 SePtemBeR 9, 2011BAtoN RoUge, LA
NoN-PRofit
U.
S.
PoStAge
PAidBAtoN
RoUge,LA
PeRmit#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
Helping Haiti
Noel UMC / 5
Hagar’s House / 4
Facebook / 8
The Rev.
Timothy Smith, pastor of the
Gretna United Methodist Church, recently returned from the town of La
Tremblay, Haiti where he, along with a
small group from St.
Francisville United
Methodist Church, worked to help
rebuild a church that had been devastated
by the earthquake in January 2010.
Joining the volunteer work crew was a
local voodoo priest.
As Smith recalled his eight-day mission experience, he noted how he and the
priest were able to connect despite their
differences.
“Even though we had the language
barrier, we were kind of connecting and
kidding with one another,” he said.
Smith, the priest, the work crew and
the other volunteers worked diligently to
help rebuild the church, even with considerable obstacles.
“When working with the cement, we
had to carry the san
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