Haiti Most Haitian prisons don’t provide food for the inmates, it’s the responsibility of the families to bring them food. When food became scarce and families struggled to survive, the inmates began to starve. They would trade whatever clothing and possessions they had to get food, with no other options to survive and slowly dying …
While Haiti continues to suffer from gang violence, we are delivering food to several different regions that are within our reach, with each zone targeting a specific area. Two of these zones are prisons and two are local church communities on the main land of Haiti. The fifth zone is a remote island just off …
Many of the the people who receive aid are elderly or single moms. These food distributions give us an opportunity to share the gospel and leave the locals with more than just physical food. As the crisis in Haiti continues, the small part that we are doing seems like a drop in the bucket. But every …
Distribution is going well despite all the challenges we face with the insecurity here in Haiti and expensive hard to find diesel fuel. On Sunday, we went into a area that was pretty bad off. A lot of older people are near starvation. 80% of the people in this area practice voodoo. But we can …
We did a food distribution in the mountains yesterday. Some of the local people are starting to contribute to the prison outreach. It’s amazing to see their hearts in giving, even if they have very little themselves.We’d also like to pass on the gratitude and thanks of the Haitians to all who are supporting the …
Lakeland Mennonite Church in New York has been busy making hygiene and clothing kits for the prisoners in Haiti. These kits are going to the two prisons we are bringing food to and will help alleviate some of the most desperate needs there. Thank you, Lakeland Mennonite Church, for partnering with us to help them! …
Over the past few days, we had meetings with the people who are involved in the food distribution. They want to help and not just receive. There’s a lot of interest in helping with the distributions in the prison. Considering the starvation and lack of food everywhere, this is nothing short of a miracle. Starting with …
While I was out getting supplies for the Jacmel Prison the lady selling the charcoal we bought asked what we are doing with it we told her it’s to cook food for the prison. She starting crying and telling us her husband is in prison and how they don’t find food very often. She use to …
As many of you know, Haiti is in a severe crisis. Gang violence and protests continue to hamper or block food and water deliveries, and the World Food Program is calling it the worst hunger crisis Haiti has ever seen. We have been asked to help with this food crisis and agreed to assist where …
Today, we’re doing a food distribution to help the people in a remote area in the mountains above Petit Goave. They are struggling to survive because the current fuel and food shortage has caused prices to skyrocket, making it much harder for them to survive. We have local contacts who will help distribute the food …