When Dan was a kid growing up in Haiti, he used to have fun riding his motorcycle up and down the dirt runway.  Years later, when Dan and Debbie arrived (over 40 years ago), the Cayes “airport” still consisted of a rocky and not particularly flat airstrip and a tiny, tin-roofed shack.  It was […]

THANK YOU We are grateful for all the churches and individuals who were able to participate. Although we fell short of our goals, and while donations are still potentially coming in, we remain truly appreciative of our partnerships. We can do more together than we can individually—we call this interdependence. Shared Impact One church shared: […]

Many of you have been inquiring about the impact of Hurricane Melissa on your Sister Church and community. Up through Wednesday, it has been raining so hard that the roads have been impassable. We now have several teams out assessing the damage and needs. While Hurricane Melissa passed to the south of and around the […]

Five intrepid individuals from McGregor Baptist Church visited their Sister Church in Cote de Fer, Haiti, in October.  Getting to Southern Haiti is a challenge these days, but they persevered and made it.  They re-established their relationship with the Cote de Fer church as they spent time with the pastor, visited a satellite church, met […]

As we consider that the Gospel transforms lives… through the Church, which is God’s instrument of life change, we arrive at RMI’s third motivation: “Partnerships that are engaged”. It is most often through partnerships of some type that the church can effectively minister to one another as part of Christ’s body and others around us.  […]

In October, we were excited to turn over the keys to the new second story of Tet Source School. This area has been blessed so much by its Sister Church partners. Before, this area had no MEBSH school; now it has a 2-story building. The lean-to that you see in the before picture was placed […]

Travel is a vital part of our lives.  We walk, we run, we drive our cars.  If the destination is far away, we take a plane or train.  Our Hope for Kidz team travels all over southern Haiti to every single school several times a year to keep our program running and growing.  But what […]

It’s happening! Churches and people are now giving… and running, walking, and riding to bring Hope for Hispaniola. Many participants have already completed their walking, running, or riding goals, while others are hitting the pavement throughout October. Churches have also planned events and are taking special collections this month to go toward the effort. While […]

The Beacon Team arrived in September and began work immediately. Friday night, Dr. Milton, the Dominican doctor with whom RMI partners, came to introduce himself and share details about what to expect and how the medical clinics would operate. The next morning, the team got up very early to make their way to the first […]