Haiti Outreach Ministries - January 2020 Update

The humanitarian crisis persists in Haiti which has been without a stable government since March 2019. In response to its longest wave of demonstrations, presidential elections were called off in October. These anti-government protests have exacerbated food insecurity in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest county, our neighbor, Haiti.

The lack of a working government in Haiti is preventing wide swatches of Haitians from accessing international aid funds or loans from the World Bank. Aid organizations are struggling to provide relief due to protester barricades blocking roads, fuel shortages, 20% inflation, and gang violence.

Immediate and Ongoing Needs
Most people in Haiti live on just one meal per day. The Outreach Foundation’s ministry partner, Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM), provides year-round food assistance to more than 1,400 students with nutritious, hot meals daily. Essentials like clean water, rice and cooking oil, and medical procedures are provided to community members in the poorest section of Port-au-Prince through the church on the Cite’ Soleil campus. Food shortages and poor access to health care are an everyday reality, not simply a short-term crisis. Working together we can support HOM’s efforts to build self-sustaining Christian communities.

With your prayers, support, and encouragement, HOM intends to expand its existing ministries in the poorest slums of Port-Au-Prince by developing a centrally located 5th campus with expanded medical and dental clinics, a Bible College and Leadership Training Center. HOM is blessed to have received enough designated funds to purchase the land for the site and has funding commitments to proceed with the Bible College.

Baryé Fè High School
Several years ago, our partners requested that we prioritize funding for the Baryé Fè High School in Terre Noire. We are happy to report that the high school is now finished, thanks be to God!

Please pray for travel opportunities and for the medical mission trip scheduled for May 30 – June 6, 2020.

THE NEED
The Outreach Foundation is seeking the following gifts for Haiti Outreach Ministries: prenatal vitamins and baby formula - $25 per family per month or chairs for schools - $25 each or Otoscopes - $150 each or Primary school for one student per year - $420 or Secondary education for one student per year - $720 or Clean water piped into pharmacy - $1,000. You may make a gift HERE or by sending a check to our office.