Occeus Joseph was born on February 04,1923 in Jacmel (South East of Haiti). At the age of 12, He entered Port-Au-Prince to continue his studies. After his graduation, He chose a professional career where He became an experienced carpenter and cabinetmaker. Once finished, Mr. Joseph met the woman of his life Ms Amicia Florestal who is born in Bainet ( Commune of Jacmel); A few years later, they became husband and wife and have 12 children who is now have kids of their own.
Mr. Occeus Joseph became a pastor at the age of 23 and began to preach the Gospel in collaboration with Pastor Bien-Aime a servant of God, and they built their first Church of God in Carrefour ( Port-au- Prince.)
A few years later, He entrusted his work to Pastor Bien-Aime the task of taking over. Then, Pastor Occeus Joseph got transferred to Bainet in 1963 by an international organization called christian Services or missionary church to come to the aid of the victims devasted by the Hurricane Flora. Once Pastor Occeus arrived in Bainet , He helped the Bainoisie community got back on their feet by building roads, provided medical aid , and also provided them with food support. There, He later developed the Coya's community in Bainet while He continued to preach the gospel. During his stay in Bainet, He acquired his first site and now become the symbol of his benefits and dedicated it to the people of Coya in Bainet. This is where his work was undoubtedly appreciated to the majority. Pastor Occeus traveled to Montreal Canada in 1976 , a year later, He was reunited with his wife and children in Canada. In 2015, Mr and Mrs Joseph celebrated their 60th anniversary of being together.
Sadly in 2016, Mr Joseph died at age of 93 in Montreal, Canada where He used to lived with his family, He left without having the privilege of seeing his work come to fruition.
By continuing his work, He bequeathed to us his legacy as an useful instruments for the advancement and the creation of OCFI throughout the county and all across Haiti.
Our vision is to serve in the commune of Bainet located in (South East ) of Haiti, where living conditions are still extremely difficult and that is why we decided to help the people in that community, by providing them with school education, healthcare center and religious services, so that they can benefit from a better tomorrow
Occeus charitable foundation (OCFI) is designed to support a community based programs,. We offer: service project, disaster relief, and other initiatives...
The program will also give parents the opportunity to get their kids involved in more ways than doing nothing. The children need to see us involve in the area of education in order to get them to realize they can do that too. let's be their examples. The earlier is the better, we can make the change.
Water is a necessity of life. In fact, 1 in 5 people live without it in bainet so, we want to help them find clean water. Most of us are fortunate and bless enough to just turn on a faucet and have access to the most essential ingredient and so, why don't we do the same for them.
Giving food to less unfortunate than you is God's giving gifts, so please; let's reach out and feed as many as we can to create a good health.
Having access to education is a basic human right. It reduce poverty and child labor, and offers the tools needed to be successful in life.
SO MANY PEOPLE IN BAINET ARE DYING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO A HEALTHCARE FACILITY BUT, WE CAN CHANGE THAT AND HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF ONE HUMAN BEING.