Choosing to Hope Amidst Crisis in Haiti
As the crisis in Haiti escalates,
so do our community outreach efforts at Welcome Home Haiti. Request for food, clothing, and medical assistance are making their way to our gates.
This is an opportunity for our team to continue showing God’s love through holistic care for the children and families we serve.
At Lifesong, we stand by a 4-part pledge to the children we serve. The second part of the pledge affirms our commitment to providing holistic care to orphaned and vulnerable children so they don’t lack food, clothing, medical care, and shelter.
Be taught the Gospel and how to live as a follower of Jesus Christ
Not want for food, clothing, medical care, or shelter
Receive a quality education to provide a foundation for their future
Experience continued love and support while transitioning into adult living
Not long ago, our team met with a single mother. She was living in one room of a neighbor’s house with her four children after running out of money trying to build her own home. One day, she came to us, asking for help with a medical emergency. Her son had fallen out of a tree and broke both of his arms, and she had no money to pay for treatment at a local hospital.
Thankfully, our team stepped in so he could receive the care he needed.
A ministry leader in Haiti shares—
“Now, more than ever, we are presented with opportunities to provide tangible aid along with the love of Christ.”
Top: Two boys in Haiti collect sugar cane as a snack.
As violence continues in Haiti, Haitians are wrestling with fear and instability. Fuel is hard to come by, and on the black market, it costs roughly 10 to 20 dollars per gallon.
To protect the safety and security of our employees and their families, our team is spreading house builds over the course of a month instead of building them consecutively. This limits the number of delivery vehicles driving on dangerous roads at the same time. Employees manufacture earth blocks four days per week and continue to build four houses each month.
Gangs continue to commit horrible crimes: burning police stations, taking control of seaports, the airport, and banks, shooting at planes, taking over neighborhoods, destroying businesses and homes, and murdering many innocent people. News reports share that nearly 200,000 people have fled the capital to escape attacks.
But our ministry leaders have not given up hope.
Below, they share poetic words about Haiti in this time of strife—
Let her be known for her mangos and her avocados, her fresh pineapples, and coconuts picked right off the tree.
Let her be known for her griot and pikliz, her prestige avek chemizet, her fresh juice, and heaping plates of rice.
Let her be known for her beaches and mountains, her hospitality and vibrant colors, her tap-taps and markets, her strength and creativity.
Let her be known for her endless worship services and unspeakable joy.
Let her history ring and her resiliency sound.
Let her be free, just let her be free.
Pray for Haiti
- Pray for continued safety for the children we serve, our team, our campus, and our community in Haiti.
- Pray that Welcome Home Haiti employees could continue making blocks and building houses.
- Pray for stability in Haiti’s government.
- Praise God for a successful marriage conference for families in Haiti.
- Praise God for the connections made at a Saturday mother-child play group.
Join our prayer team to receive monthly prayer requests & praises from across our ministry.
Will you help orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti experience the hope of the Gospel?
When you give to Lifesong, you show orphaned and vulnerable children they are seen, known, and loved through Gospel-centered holistic care. Thanks to TMG Foundation, 100% of your gift goes directly to helping orphaned and vulnerable children.
