The Baptist Church in Paulette, which was started many years ago by Pastor Noel, has about 150 members.
(below, l to r) Rethel Lorensis (staff), Auguste Gregoire (staff), Pastor Maxis Vilmar, Allande Breus (Kindergarten director), Elis Etienne (Assistant Pastor/School Director)
Pastor Maxis Vilmar has been the Pastor in Paulette since June of 2009, after the death of Pastor Josue Jean in December of 2008. Paulette is a very small, very poor village near the Northeast coast of Haiti, just a few miles northeast of Terrier Rouge. It is a very dry area so it is not good for agriculture. There was a sisal factory in the nearby village of Phaeton, which employed many people, but it closed many years ago taking away the only employment opportunities in this area. None of the parents of the children in the school in Paulette have steady employment.
(right) Looking up the road in "downtown" Paulette
The school has approximately 135 students in grades 1 through 6 and is located on the same property as the Church building. The school has a kitchen and all the students receive a meal at the end of each school day. For many of the students, it is the only meal they eat that day.
