Reverend Father Richard, beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
It is with great emotion that I speak to you today to express the sentiments of gratitude of the entire parish community of St. Paul, in Haiti - your brothers and sisters in Christ. Last June, a delegation led by your pastor, was welcomed and created great joy at Nanpol. Since then, a relationship built on Jesus Christ is born.
We thank God for all His goodness. Heartfelt thanks to you, Fr. Richard. Big thanks to each of the parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul parish. You welcomed me as one of yours. I find the words of St. Paul: There is no Jew, no pagan, no slave, no free man, no American, no Haitian; for we are all one in Jesus Christ. I am very touched by the quality of your welcome and am very grateful for everything. My Bishop, greets you and thanks you too.
Now, let me briefly introduce to you St. Paul's parish:
Until January 2014, Nanpol was a mission community. After my five (5) years of priestly ordination, I was named the first Pastor of St. Paul’s parish. In fact, I always said, if I should be a parish priest one day, I would like to be the founder of that parish, and here I am! In Nanpol everything has to be done. Even the most essential structures do not exist. Only the simple building of the church testifies to the physical presence of the Catholic Church in Nanpol. No rectory, no electricity, no parish hall, no Catholic school, no potable water ... Fr. Richard and his group can tell you more. Because they saw with their own eyes.
After three years as a pastor, I don’t yet have a rectory. It’s the pastor of the neighboring parish, St. Michael the Archangel, who gives me a shelter in his rectory. A two-hour drive (in good weather), separates me from my parish from where I now have to live. You have already begun to help build the rectory at St. Paul so that I can live among the people there. 
Nanpol is a poor and dangerous area. The political instabilities as well as the natural disasters that ravage Haiti don’t help the situation.  In Nanpol, we serve the poorest of the poor in a country that is already poorest. So, know that, in this place of poverty, the presence of the Catholic church in the priest is a great support and encouragement. The priest is also a development agent. As the psalmist says:  "the eyes of all are turned towards him ... they hope".
Dear Brothers and Sisters, the Lord has sent me to Nanpol; and your pastor and you accompany me in ministering to the people of God in Nanpol with faith and dignity of the children of God. Indeed, to quote Pope Leo XIII,  “man is the first route that the church must go through in fulfilling its mission”.
Once again thank you very much and God bless you!