There have been a lot of things that have hindered or postponed growth and ministry in Haiti. Once again gang activity in the capital resulted in the need to cancel teams. We are thankful that our headquarters and most of the areas where we minister in southern Haiti are located remain quiet and safe. The local police have taken a very tough stance against any gang influence. A domestic airline flies between the capital and the airport in Cayes, allowing safe travel in and out of the country. Having dedicated staff has also helped ministry continue to take place. Here is how 2023 went.
C3 Partnerships
- 185 salvations in our C3 Haitian Sister Churches
- 115 baptisms in our C3 Haitian Sister Churches
- 48 rededications
- 235 Bible/songbooks distributed
- 2 church constructions
- 325 Good News Bibles distributed
Hope for Kidz, School Education, and Hot Lunch Program
- 2,322 children sponsored in the first trimester of the 2023 school year
- 14,585 kids fed a hot lunch daily in school
- 6 containers - 8,540 cases - 1.8 million meals received and distributed
- 13 hot lunch food storage buildings and school kitchens built
- 68 soccer balls for kids
- 10 Hope for Kidz sponsored children given medical assistance
- 145 backpacks distributed
Haiti Operations
- 38 national staff
- 1 missionary family and 1 single woman
- 34 active partnerships
- 312 goats distributed
- 25 farmer kits
- 120 water filters were distributed and the families were trained on how to use them
- 10 water truck deliveries
- 2 wells drilled
- 7 Homes for Haiti homes built
- 15 SunTech solar systems installed (these are large systems for schools, churches, and offices)
- 6 SunTech home solar systems installed (small, basic 1 battery systems)
- 8 SunTech portable solar lamps distributed
- 3 motorcycles for pastors delivered
- 270 tin sheets (3’ x 6’) for roof repairs
- 2 vehicles purchased to replace decommissioned ones
Stand in the Gap Campaign - God Did It!
In only 5 weeks, 156+ donors stood up and generously gave $207,902! We are beyond thankful for EACH and every one of you who stood up with us to donate and bring in the funds needed for our Haiti team! To God be the glory, great things He has done!!!
As you know, RMI asked Rob Thompson, our former Haiti Field Director to champion our $200,000 “Stand in the Gap” fundraising campaign. This campaign was to help RMI augment the Haiti field budget for the next year. Since 2019, churches have been unable to send teams to visit their Sister Churches in Haiti because of the political upheaval within the country. This has caused a major decrease in our income for the Haiti field needs. On top of this, the costs for goods and services have skyrocketed in Haiti, often 3 - 5 times what we used to pay a couple of years ago. This shortage has compelled RMI to subsidize the Haiti budget by thousands of dollars a month over these last 5 years from our very limited reserves. These reserves are just about exhausted now. We had hoped that Haiti would have opened up to free-flowing teams by now, but that has not happened. Thus this specific campaign where we asked you to “stand in the gap” with us to help us cover these needs.
Thank you for your prayers and gifts toward this specific need. We are awed to see how God used His people to meet this need.
