July 21, 2025 — Birthday of a Leader Serving the Haitian Community.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 21, 2025.— This Monday, July 21, 2025, Haiti celebrates the birthday of one of its most committed sons: Dr. Julio Volcy, pastor, educator, social builder, and tireless advocate for Haitian youth.

Far from the political spotlight and empty rhetoric, Julio Volcy chose to celebrate life by giving it to others. And on this symbolic day, an entire country—from the pews of his church to the forgotten streets of the capital—pays tribute to him for his work, his loyalty, and his boundless heart.

Born in Montagne-Noire in modest circumstances, he could have resigned himself. He preferred to dream. He could have left Haiti for good. He chose to return, driven by a clear calling: to serve. Today, as he enters a new phase of his life, an entire generation of transformed young people, supported families, and reconciled communities bear witness to his impact.

July 21 is not just a birthday; it is an opportunity to highlight the living legacy of a man who, every day, builds a bridge between faith and action, between words and commitment. Through Rendez-Vous Christ Church, Haiti Teen Challenge, Hope Outreach International, the Love and Solidarity Fund, and so many other initiatives, he has proven that Christian leadership can be spiritual, social, and profoundly human.

Today, as the good wishes pour in, the messages of encouragement multiply, and the heartfelt thanks are expressed, we join all those celebrating the life of Dr. Julio Volcy.

Personal message from the editors-

Dr. Volcy, we thank you not only for what you do, but for who you are. On the occasion of your birthday, please accept our most sincere wishes for peace, health, and renewed courage.

Thank you for your steadfastness, your courage, and your vision. May this new year of life be marked by renewed strength, abundant peace, and an even greater impact.

You were not only born on July 21st, you have become a landmark. —

The editorial team.

From Brokenness to Purpose: A striking closing to the “Love Is Not Blind” series at RVC.

It was in an atmosphere of profound contemplation that the series of messages entitled "Love is not blind" concluded on Sunday, June 1st at Rendez-Vous Christ Church. For this final installment, Dr. Julio Volcy delivered a poignant and introspective sermon, entitled "From Brokenness to Purpose," centering on the universal experience of disappointment and reconstruction.

Facing an attentive audience, the pastor began his message with a word full of meaning and gentleness: "A broken dream doesn't mean your life is broken."

This simple statement served as the basis for a thoughtful reflection on the expectations each of us builds around our future—expectations often influenced by social norms or cultural projections. Diplomas, marriage, children, professional success: the model is well-known, but sometimes reality decides otherwise. And when this reality suddenly deviates, there's a great risk of believing all is lost.

Julio Volcy then recalled an essential truth: we never dream in a vacuum.

"Our dreams are developed with others, in relationships, with the unknown, the unpredictable," he affirmed.

It is in this interconnectedness, sometimes a source of pain, that the pastor also sees the opportunity to refocus on what is essential: our relationship with God. For him, even when a project collapses, it does not mean divine abandonment. On the contrary, it can mark the beginning of a process of redirection.

"God is not limited by our disappointed plans," he maintained. "He knows how to transform apparent failure into a spiritual springboard."

The preaching thus transformed into a vibrant call to active faith. Not a passive faith that waits for things to change, but a courageous faith that is willing to revisit one's history, learn from it, and rise again. For in the collapse of a dream, a new vocation can be born.

Julio Volcy did not seek to minimize the pain of inner grief that an unfulfilled dream represents. But he knew, with great delicacy, to instill hope: the hope that leads us to believe that the story is not over. That behind what seems like an end, an unexpected chapter can open, yet one inhabited by God.

Thus concluded this pastoral series, not with a definitive answer, but with an invitation to spiritual resilience. An invitation not to abandon one's existence to failure, but to discover, in the very brokenness, the beginning of a greater purpose.