(Crux. John Lavenburg).
Without setting a timetable for when, Haitian Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of Anse-á-Veau and Miragoâne said that as soon as he is able he will return to the Caribbean Nation to accompany and give hope to his people, and also to serve as a witness of God’s love. Dumas arrived in the Archdiocese of Miami at the end of February to recover from severe burns he suffered in an explosion while in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. He has since been released from the hospital, and is now continuing his rehabilitation and recovery at an archdiocesan nursing facility. “I am the bishop of the diocese and I have to go back to my people, but to go back to help my people I have to recreate my health,” Dumas told Crux on May 15, speaking from the nursing facility. “I have to be able to stand up, and rise again and say to my people, ‘this is a God’s miracle in my life. This is God’s manifestation of love. I come back to become a witness of that.’” “So for me, I cannot project any dates, any time,” Dumas said. “I’m sure the time will come and that I will say, ‘this is a good moment to come back to serve my people, to accompany my people, to live close to my people, and to give the gospel, the joy, the hope to my people.’”