FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

The Cook Islands Mission of the Daughters of Charity experienced a rare transition, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 when they changed from leadership by the Australian Province to that of the US Province of the West. Full story Cook Islands Jan 2010 – pdf

From Australian CM site – From Jan 11-16, representatives of the Asia-Oceania regions of the St Vincent de Paul Society visited 5 schools some 150 km from Meizhou, met with students, and donated 5 computers and printers to 5 different schools on behalf of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Ireland.

What do 27 air mattresses, 19 young adults, 11 Sisters/Daughters of Charity, five and one-half bathrooms, 15 lbs of mashed potatoes, one parish food bank and clothing closet and three families moving back home have in common?

“With God’s blessing, for five days we had the privilege, to share the present reality of life with our Sisters of Haiti, in the heart of a people profoundly marked by suffering. Some reflections and video on the visit of Sr. Evelyne Franc, Superioress General of the Company, and Sr. Iliana Suarez Perez, General Councillor, [...]

Adamson University President Fr. Gregg Banaga has urged all Vincentian missionaries and their collaborators across the country to hold a similar forum seminar aimed at promoting the “Systemic Change Initiative” in their works of serving the poor.

So writes Haitian President Rene Preval according to  Reuters release.

“Building new life out of fragility” is one of the themes of the Superior General’s Lenten letter. What can  Vincentians do?
No one can doubt the fragility of life in Haiti. But followers of Vincent and Louise ask what are the next steps, “long term solutions”?
Here are some next steps – big and little,  for the [...]

As part of our worldwide celebration, the Vincentian Family has initiated a project, Zafen.org, in partnership with Fonkoze, the largest microfinance institution in Haiti, to empower sustainable, economic development in Haiti.  Zafen, Creole for “It’s our business,” has been developed to bring together a global community of lenders and donors who believe in the power [...]

Changing our attitudes, Transforming our world
Reflections based on Lenten Letter from Superior General G. Gregory Gay, CM. dated 17 Feburary, 2010.
View the letter

Promoting new life through non-violent means
Non-violence towards the planet
Building new life out of fragility
Our fragility and that of others

The VinFormation section of famvin.org offers thoughts starters and links [...]

Jacqueline Casseus, AIC Prsident in  Haiti, was able to send this rushed note to Laurence de La Brosse, the International President of the AIC.