Haiti Update: Food is Deperately Needed, Missionaries Return and Teams Resume

Food aid is desperately needed now in Haiti!   People are hungry and you can help!  Haiti has been in the news quite a bit the last several weeks.  There have been demonstrations and unrest all over the country.  The people are tired of the rampant corruption that led to a severe shortage of fuel as well as a meteoric rise in the cost of basic food and staples.  They want a change in the government and relief in the cost of living.  The result was that everything in the country ground to a halt ... no vehicles on the roads, and stores, businesses and schools closed.  The country was in lockdown for several weeks.  People were afraid and unable to leave their homes to take their goods to market and to shop for food for their families.

The result of this lockdown is that there is a desperate need for food aid.  Simply put, they are hungry.  This is a humanitarian crisis that you can actively help alleviate.     The need is NOW.

A $20 donation would send a case of food (each one contains 216 fortified and nutritious meals) to a needy family.  That’s enough for a hot meal a day for a family of 6 for a month!  Please don’t delay.  Take advantage of this tangible help in a very real crisis.  This $20 a box sale price runs through March 31, 2019.

You can give boxes to a needy family, or specify your Sister Church or your sponsored Hope for Kidz child’s family.

Thankfully, things are calming down and getting back to normal.  Our RMI missionaries, who left 2 weeks ago out of precaution, have returned and the RMI Haiti office is back up and running.  The roads are clear and there should not be any problems getting the food where it needs to go.
Go online to www.rmibridge.org and click on the “Donate Now” button and follow the prompts.

Additional Update:  Missionaries Have Returned and Teams are Resuming

Our normal team schedule will resume on March 15.

Several teams had to be canceled in February and early March due to the political unrest, but with the return of calm, we feel confident in resuming our team schedule beginning with the March 15 teams.  Be assured that safety is our main consideration for our teams.  

If you are on a team scheduled for March 15 or after, plan on coming and keep in touch with your team leader to get the latest update.  As always, you are welcome to call the RMI office at 239-368-8390 to speak with our staff for an update.