Quisqueya News: Friday, February 5
Today’s Quisqueya News update will help you get to know a few faces commonly seen around Quisqueya’s campus.
Mrs. DeBlaeij teaches our littlest Quisqueya Eagles in PreK through 1st graders. She is from the Netherlands and speaks Dutch. She has five grandchildren in Canada and the Netherlands, and has served in Haiti for many years. She is a very talented baker- especially her delicious pies!
Mrs. Jean-Charles teaches 2nd-4th graders at Quisqueya. She loves spending time with her elementary-age daughter and teenage son.
Mrs. Heath teaches our 5th and 6th graders, preparing them for junior high coursework. Mrs. Heath works with CSI Ministries and loves her little dog, Levi.
Junior high and high school students attend Bible classes with Mr. Day. Mr Day is from Dallas, Texas and loves soccer. He also loves riding motorcycles.
Mr. Kulpa teaches 7th-12th graders in math and sciences. Mr. Kulpa has lived in Florida and Canada, has a cat named Peter, and is famous for his beard!
Mr. DeKoter is our Quisqueya principal. He is a proud Canadian! Mr. DeKoter has a long history of service in Haiti and in the field of education, and he is joined here in Port-au-Prince by his wife, Mary. He loves the television series Chuck.
Mr. Blesh is working hard to coordinate technology for both the school and the Quisqueya earthquake relief efforts. Mr. Blesh spent time in the US Navy, has five children with his wife Denise, and is a “Mac person”.
Mr. Steinhauer is the leader of all the earthquake relief work based at Quisqueya, including the coordination of the many mission teams of doctors staying at the school. Mr. Steinhauer grew up in Haiti and has very strong Kreyol skills. He just welcomed the arrival of his eighth grandchild two weeks ago!
Mr. Hersey is the director of Quisqueya Christian School. He loves spending time with his wife, Ruth, and their two kids. Mr. Hersey is an avid reader who enjoys cooking Japanese food- he grew up as a missionary kid in Japan.
Mrs. Vervloet is another QCS staff member from the Netherlands. She works hard coordinating many jobs including intake of new medical teams, registrar duties, and alumni relations. One of her lifelong dreams was to ride in a helicopter, and her wish was fulfilled yesterday when she got to assist in a helicopter delivery of medicines to a Haitian hospital in need.
We love our Quisqueya team!