Building Hope for a Bigger Future, Part 3 Thursday The goal for the afternoon was to put all of the beams on top of the posts. This was a big challenge because the beams were to be put on top of the posts which were at least 14 feet high and the beams were heavy. The plan was to have Allan and Dr. J cut the tops off the posts and then have John, Troy, Adam, Chuck and me come behind. Troy, Adam, and John were going to climb the ladder as one beam [...]
2021 Ministry Goals We’re all excited to see what God has in store for the rest of the year. Lord-willing, we’ll be able to continue seeing ministry flourish in Haiti. We have 6 big goals we’d love to accomplish. Would you pray with us over the following: In partnership with Children's Hunger Fund, we are excited to work with 30 churches in our network to provide free medical services. Each clinic will provide services for 120 people, estimating over 3,600 new families will hear the Gospel. How to Pray: [...]
Building Hope for a Bigger Future, Part 2 Tuesday We got to the Mercy Home site around 8 and each of us had a task. The biggest worry continued to be the muddy field. Poyis had brought in some trucks full of loads of dirt and this helped a little. But there wasn’t enough time or dirt to cover the whole area. His guys dug all day and were making progress. The challenge was that water would seep back into a hole that they dug and create a mess. Troy and Chuck cut [...]
Building Hope for a Bigger Future, Part 1 Last September I took a trip with a small group of American volunteers to our ministry compound in Haiti. The purpose of this particular trip was to build the framework of one wing of the secondary school on the compound of the Mercy Children’s Home. Sunday After breakfast we went to Mercy Children’s Home, which is where we will build the Secondary School. Chuck, our project leader, wanted to take a look and see if we could lay out the locations [...]
2020 Ministry Accomplishments Although ministry could have been halted in 2020, we’re so grateful that God had other plans. We also want to express our gratitude to all our supporters, volunteers and prayer warriors. Here are 6 big projects that were accomplished in 2020: In March 2020, a small team of volunteers led by Mark Upson travelled to Haiti to install solar power at the ministry compound and both Children’s Homes.The entire project was funded by faithful supporters of the ministry, and we received donated electrical supplies through our friends [...]
During my recent trip to Haiti, I was able to spend some time with one of our older children, Rene Steevenson. He has such a fun personality & I loved being able to spend some time with him and hearing some of his story. Steevenson was brought to the Regency Children's Home by the Brigade for the Protection of Minors (BPM) in September of 2018. He had run away from his owner to escape the abuse he had been suffering, and was rescued off the streets by BPM. I’m so glad he’s safe in our Home now! While Steevenson enjoyed [...]
The last two years have proven to be more challenging to travel from the United States to Haiti, as rioting in the capital over politics and Covid-19 restrictions have raised concerns for some. I wanted to provide you with some perspective about the current events in Haiti from our ministry's standpoint. I am in communication with Pastor Poyis almost daily, which we are both grateful for. The last month’s events have spurred some headlines here in the US. However, a few events have helped the unrest and rioting to calm down. First, President Biden has given notice of his support of [...]
