Celebration of 50 years of service.

"Praise to the eternal one" was the theme of the celebration in June on LaGonave for 50 years of hospital service. Everyday people gathered to praise and remember how the Lord has used the hospital on LaGonave to bless people.

Old friends reunited to share stories and laughter.

Family members seeing for the first time how their family had shared in the work on LaGonave.

Testimonials were given how the Lord had used the medical ministry to change and bless lives.

Places to stay in Port-au-Prince

For those of you who need to overnight in Port-Au-Prince there are several guest houses that are used by missionaries and teams.

CSI-Christian Service International, Location- Upper Delmas

One overnight including supper and breakfast = $40

Kids under 12 = $20

People automatically counted for meals but if you let them know before the food is prepared the meal price will be removed. Breakfast = $4 Supper = $6

Supper is between 5 and 5:30 pm and breakfast served at 7 am.

Providence Guest House, Location-Lower Delmas

One overnight including supper and breakfast = $30

Supper is 5 pm and breakfast served at 7 am.

Transportation to or from airport $30 one way.

Wall's Guest House,

Overnight [I think with meals] $35

Supper is between 5-6 pm and breakfast between 7-8am

Be part of the 50th celebration without leaving home.

1. Become a prayer partner: pray about the arrangements that need to be made for visitors; that repairs and projects can be complete before the celebration; that those who want to come can find the resources, time and strength for the trip; for wisdom; that the Internet continues to work; that the medical work can continue to provide quality care in the midst of the repairs and business of preparation.



2. Send an E-mail, letter or note of encouragement. See the "Praise Book" blog for further information.


3. If we are able to find someone to organize and copy old pictures and slides we will be asking for your best pictures to be copied to a DVD to be viewed during the celebration.
4. Send contributions to Global Partners earmarked for the LaGonave 50th Anniversary. This money will be used for repairs and refurbishing the hospital and clinic.

Seriously thinking about coming?

First-let us know that you want to come. Today if possible. If you contact Dr. Kris or Dr. Hunter we will let the other people know who need to know, try to get your questions answers and pass along to you updated information.






Second it would be helpful if we had the following information as soon as possible.





Name (s)




Dates you wish to visit.




Do you want to fly or go by boat to LaGonave?





Do you have any special physical needs? Allergies to foods? Concerns?





Are you comfortable leaving LAG the day of your international flight or do you wish to overnight in Port-au-Prince?



Do you plan to eat all meals at the guest house?


Contact information for you. E-mail, phone, snail mail.







Emergency contact information for someone not coming to Haiti, including phone and E-mail. We will attempt to E-mail this person following your arrival on LaGonave.


Because of the limits of E-mail don't plan on being able to use the computers on the compound. There may be some Internet cafes in town but they are not always reliable. Give your contact person any addresses that you would like to have the "You are on LaGonave" message forwarded to before arriving in Haiti.

Photos Wanted!

We are currently looking for someone to take photos and slides and put them on a DVD that could be shown during the Celebration. If this sounds like a way you could help us-please see the Help Wanted Blog.

For the rest of you who have been to Haiti in the past. Start pulling out those photo albums, and boxes of slides. Enjoy the memories as you sort though the pictures looking for you best ones.

Once we have found someone to put the pictures onto a DVD we will let you know the address. Please let us know your E-mail or snail mail address.

If you want your pictures we will do our best to get them back to you. It would be easiest if you include a self addressed and stamped envelope.

If you wish to donate the pictures please indicate it clearly. The photographers will be placed into the Praise book.(Cory enjoyed this sentence too much to edit it, Kris blames the computer spell-check)

Please clearly label the photographs or slides that you want returned.

Please try to identify the year the picture was taken, the team you were with if applicable, as well as identify any people in the photos.

Help Needed

First we would like to locate a Sunday school class, church, college class or an individual who would would like to take on a media project.


We would ask past missionaries and visitors to send you their best 10-20 pictures or slides from Haiti.


We don't know how many people will respond to this but we hope to get a good number.



We would ask them to enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope if they want their items returned and to clearly mark their items.



Ideally each picture would come with the date it was taken and who is in it.



We would appreciate it greatly if these photos could be put in some kind of order and copied to a DVD. This DVD would then be shown various times throughout the celebration.


Does this sound like fun for anyone? Anyone have any names pop into their heads of a great person who may be willing to tackle this project and do a nice job?


Please let Dr. Kris know.

Praise Book

While we hope that many can join us in Haiti for the celebration we know that in reality only a small percentage will be able to travel for the celebration.






I would like to encourage you to send a E-mail, note, card or letter of encouragement. I'll put these letters in a scrape book or three ring binder and present it to the hospital staff at some point during the weekend.

Bottom photo is of hospital board a few years ago.

I also plan to have some note cards / paper at the celebration for additional notes from those present and the staff.





We want this to be a book full of praise, and thanksgiving honoring the Lord for the work He has done and blessings given over the years of ministry.






If you have photos-of times in Haiti or updates for the staff to see you now-please clearly indicate who is in the photo and as close as you know the year it was taken.


If your a story teller-we'd love to hear stories of past trips and terms of service.

Mail only; no packages please.


Dr. Kris Thede
Unit 1073-WMPM
3170 Airmans Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34946-9131


Those of you who wish to send video or DVD greetings-let me know and Dr. Hunter has agreed to bring those down to Haiti mid-June for the celebration.