Cotonou, Benin · Easter 2026

Easter in Cotonou

Over Easter 2026, The Tree of LIF joined Église de la Paix du Christ for a multi-day hospital outreach in Cotonou. Volunteers visited patients ward by ward, prayed with them, and helped families with medical bills.

When: Easter 2026
Where: CNHU-HKM, Cotonou, Benin
With: Église de la Paix du Christ
Who: About 30 volunteers

The outreach team outside CNHU-HKM, Cotonou. Day 3.

Day 1

Arriving at the hospital

The team met at CNHU-HKM, the national teaching hospital in Cotonou. Volunteers from The Tree of LIF and Église de la Paix du Christ wore the same shirt, with both names printed on the back.

The first photographs show the team gathering and greeting people outside the hospital.

Volunteers walk toward the hospital entrance; the shirt in front reads ONG The Tree of LIF, en collaboration avec l’Église de la Paix du Christ — The partnership, printed on the volunteers’ shirts as they walk in.

A volunteer shakes hands with a smiling woman outside the hospital — A welcome outside the hospital on the first day.

Day 3

Ward by ward

The team visited patients ward by ward. They sat with patients and their families, prayed with them, and helped families who were facing the cost of care.

The work was simple and practical: being present, and helping with bills where they could.

Volunteers stand together at a bedside in a hospital room — Volunteers gathered at a bedside.

Two volunteers pray with a young man seated on his hospital bed — Praying with a young patient.

Volunteers sing and pray beside a seated patient — Singing beside a patient’s bed.

A beginning to build on

Easter 2026 is the first outreach documented on this site. As the work grows, the next account will be published here.

The Tree of LIF, en collaboration avec l’Église de la Paix du Christ.

The cost

What did it cost?

A verified cost breakdown has not been published yet. We will add it when the team confirms the figures, so that every number on this page is real.

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