Haitian Culture Essay
Born to my father and mother who are natives of Haiti, I have developed a strong sense of the Haitian culture. I was born and raised in the United States, but I would have to tell you that because there is no way to decipher that due to the manner in which my parents raised me and my 3 siblings. My parents are proud Haitians that believe in their principles, religious beliefs, and the upbringing of their children. My parents kept us in church 24 hours and 7 days a week. If there was a service happening, we were going to be there. After a while, growing up in that type of household you would either love church or hate it. The Haitian community had church services anywhere that was available store front, basements, gymnasiums, and even
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The people in the churches enjoy serving God, but lack discipline in the church. The lack of discipline causes the Haitian community church to be unbalanced and quite fluid. As I continued to grow in the church I found myself constantly asking my questions that my parents often times could not answer like, “why did the person in the pastor on the pulpit that is preaching a sermon? Why is it that people sit wherever they want instead of where the usher suggested? And why is it that the music director is the only one who attends scheduled rehearsals, but everyone in the music department is in full function on Sunday mornings? Now as an adult the same issues are ever present in the Haitian churches and then some. I have been privileged to serve as a church secretary, music director, Sunday school teacher, and youth director or president and have experience the lack of courtesy, respect, and knowledge of the position held to serve the people. So now as an adult my question or main concern is how to restore and raise awareness for discipline in the Haitian community churches. I have invested my personal time and efforts to assist and strengthen the leadership body in the Haitian community by reminding the leaders to incorporate the church by-laws, church rules, and establish policies that will create order and respect for leadership
The people in the churches enjoy serving God, but lack discipline in the church. The lack of discipline causes the Haitian community church to be unbalanced and quite fluid. As I continued to grow in the church I found myself constantly asking my questions that my parents often times could not answer like, “why did the person in the pastor on the pulpit that is preaching a sermon? Why is it that people sit wherever they want instead of where the usher suggested? And why is it that the music director is the only one who attends scheduled rehearsals, but everyone in the music department is in full function on Sunday mornings? Now as an adult the same issues are ever present in the Haitian churches and then some. I have been privileged to serve as a church secretary, music director, Sunday school teacher, and youth director or president and have experience the lack of courtesy, respect, and knowledge of the position held to serve the people. So now as an adult my question or main concern is how to restore and raise awareness for discipline in the Haitian community churches. I have invested my personal time and efforts to assist and strengthen the leadership body in the Haitian community by reminding the leaders to incorporate the church by-laws, church rules, and establish policies that will create order and respect for leadership