Mission Begins With the Love of Christ

Bishop Jeffrey R. Haines described the long-standing missionary relationship between St. Frances Cabrini Parish in West Bend and the Kobonal Haiti Mission in the Diocese of Hinche.

The twinning relationship began in 1989 and centered on a large parish and school in the rural Central Plateau region of Haiti that enrolled more than 1,200 students. For 14 years, starting in June 1996, Haines served as pastor of St. Frances Cabrini Parish, where parishioners traveled annually to Kobonal to provide aid to residents. Haines noted that the missionaries often felt they received more from the faith of the Haitian people than they provided through their service.