Born in Port-au-Prince, on the beautiful and historic island of Haiti, Joel Hilaire studied at some of the best schools in his country namely Notre Dame du Sacr-Coeur (Elementary school), Juvnat Co...ver másBorn in Port-au-Prince, on the beautiful and historic island of Haiti, Joel Hilaire studied at some of the best schools in his country namely Notre Dame du Sacr-Coeur (Elementary school), Juvnat Collge and Centre dEtudes Secondaires (High School). He was greatly influenced by the erudition of Dr. Pradel Pompilus, one of his teachers considered along with Father Raphael Berrou as the fathers of the Haitian literature. He pursued higher learning in the medical sciences and in August 1986, he graduated from the School of Medicine and Pharmacy. Dr. Hilaire specialized in Internal medicine before migrating to the United States. For over two decades, he had labored in different areas in the medical field while maintaining an active spiritual life as a student minister in his church. In November 30, 2007 he was ordained as the pastor of Orlando Gospel Assembly. He is in his 29th year of marriage to his beloved wife, Claire.ver menos