Debate on Voodoo fourth update

What is the book about?

The book is entitled: Voodoo, I remember. The combat of a culture for its survival. In this work of 250 pages, the author revisits the terms with which the voodoo in Occident is associated: black magic, sorcery, primitive religion, faith of negro, etc After having highlighted presupposed which underlies each one of these concepts, it explains how, after 300 years of history marked with the corner of combativeness between Christianity and the voodoo, these two symbolic systems came from there to peacefully cohabit in the same heart (that of the Haitian) and in same space, Haiti.

The pastor goes even further to propose a new paradigm based on the respect and the opening to the other, in which these two cultures (Christianity and voodoo) are discovered and grown rich mutually, in a process of intercultural dialogue and enculturation. To put it simply, he proposes that a Haitian believer be at the same time a Voodoo worshipper.

Debate on Voodoo third update

Fallowing the book’s publication, the Haitian believers in Montreal searched to engage the pastor, now a Voodoo apostle, in a debate in order to understand his new found faith. Doctor Fils-Aimé still called himself a pastor and still meets on Sunday to preach at his church.

The Haitian believers in Montreal called Mr. Févry, one of the top lawyers in Haiti, a strong believer to a public debate with Dr. Jean Fils-Aimé. Mr. Févry and his family attend our church in Port-au-Prince. He is the leader of a political party (PDCH) The Christian Democrat Haitian Party.

I was invited to represent the church and be a support for the Févry family.

Debate on Voodoo second update

On May 20, 2007, Dr. Jean Fils-AImé published a book on Voodoo under the title: Voodoo, I remember. This title echoes the Quebec’s motto “Quebec I remember”.

A record number of Haitian living in Montreal attended that event. The success of the book goes beyond any body’s wild expectation. A Haitian writer trying to understand the phenomena raised the question: is it the subject or the fact that a Haitian pastor talk about Voodoo that attract so many people?

Debate on Voodoo first update

On September 9th 2007, I went to Montreal to attend a debate between a Haitian pastor, Dr. Jean Fils-Aimé on your left and a Christian lawyer, Osner Fevry Sr, on your right. The topic was "the Voodoo and the Christian faith."

I thank each and every one of you for your prayers. There was so much to share and so much to do here in the ministry that I was not able to put it together and give you an update of what happened in Montreal. Here are some of the main ideas about that trip.

We are back on the blog

I haven't written for a few days because that technology was new to me and I depended on some help that was not always availlable. I want to apoloize to all of you who depended on the blog for updates and prayer requests. Now I have learned how to do it, I hope that I can keep you informed on a more regular basis.



In the following days, I will have a lot of updates. First I will start by updating you on my trip to Montreal where I attended the debate over Voodoo. We praise God for the victory over Voodoo. I will give you some pictures and details information on the event.



I will also update you on my current ministry and the trip to Russia last month. As for now, I would like to let you know that we are doing fine and request for your prayers. There will be a storm over Haiti in the next three days. Port-au-Prince may not be affected as the rest of the country, but we pray for God's protection over the families that are exposed to the storm.



Thank you,

Hurricane Dean update

Hurricane Dean passed to the south of the island of Hispanola but according to published reports, Haiti did not received too much damage.

Since Dean passed, friends of the Valcin's in Austin have not been able to establish contact with them. However, given the fragile electrical grid in Haiti, this is not surprising even if they only received some decent winds and rain. So, please keep the family in your prayers.

An update to this blog will be made when contact is established.

T.D. and G.K. (Austin, TX)

We've finally got settled!

Sorry it took so long to write again because we had to unpack, and arrange the house, but now that everything is in place, we're free to enjoy Haiti! We're having troubles putting pictures up, but expect them soon!

God Bless!