Pastor Lafleur relief efforts for Haiti's flood-stricken province Gonaives struck by hurricane Jeanne devastating flooding starvation and over 3,000 deaths

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Restoration Ministries Antigua - Haiti relief 2004

	Pastor Lafleur does not just talk the talk, he walks the walk and this was demonstrated in his relief efforts for Haiti's flood-stricken province Gonaives, when in November 2004 they were struck by hurricane Jeanne, which caused devastating flooding, starvation and over 3,000 deaths. Pastor Jean Gerald Lafleur and his team worked frantically to fill containers with food and clothing.
Based at Judgement Square, Haitian native Pastor Lafleur spearheaded the efforts to collect as much relief supplies for his people. This was the first time however that he and his team had included Antiguan personalities to encourage the public to give. They included Queen of Carnival 2004 and Jaycees Queen 2004 Kirsy Rijo-Charles and Miss Teenager 2004 Alline Henry.
	Armed with a cup or bucket, the group including Minister of Help Eugine Humphreys and other volunteers transversed Market Street calling on the public to give "just one dollar" to help the people of Gonaives.
The Minister of Help told the press he was involved in the effort because "the people of Haiti are really in need and we in Antigua have in abundance. They have been taken for granted and they are really suffering".

Through his efforts Pastor Lafleur has also received support for his cause from Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, whom he said had made a personal donation to his flood ravished country.

"I have made an official closure to what I call phase one of this venture" he said "I want to thank everyone who has contributed - from the little man on the street to the Prime Minister, I also want to thank all the businesses and anyone who came out and lent their support to Haiti"

The pastor noted that apart from providing the much needed foodstuff and water another one of his targets was to get at least 100 children back in school and provide them with school supplies. Seen here hands of help that traveled to Haiti to help with the distribution.

Pastor Lafleur said that through his relentless efforts he had been able to collect EC $14000 in addition to the relief supplies which he said are vitally needed in his country.

Help came from around the Caribbean as the Prime Minister of Barbados said: “We must not allow this country (Haiti), already suffering burdens created by circumstances of history to be further devastated by natural disaster without benefit of humanitarian intervention.”

Gratitude goes out to all who helped in this time of need.