Twelve years ago today, January 13, 2010, was a day that tens of thousands of people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti had to begin to pick up the pieces of their lives.  At 4:53 the afternoon before, the ground shook and life was never the same again.  Although the real toll will never be known, some estimates […]

RMI faces a challenging dilemma.  The August 14, 2021 earthquake damaged the RMI office in Cayes and destroyed the main building of the Zanglais Ministry Center.  The RMI office is the nerve center of all our ministries in Haiti.  The partnership facilitators, Hope for Kidz team, Field Leader, Director of Operations, and missionaries all work […]

  Haiti is still feeling the effects of the 7.2 earthquake and aftershocks last August: Homes damaged or destroyed, animals gone, comfort and security lost.  RMI is offering five impactful essentials that are immediately available. TWO SOLAR LIGHT BULBS: These bulbs charge during the day to provide light at night.  BACKPACK WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES: School […]

#GivingTuesday is an opportunity for you to stand up for the causes that matter most to you.RMI has a very specific need for you to consider as you make your GivingTuesday decisions. As you know, RMI has had to cancel teams for the 3rd year in a row. This has never happened in our entire […]

Phase two in the recovery process is helping people start to rebuild / repair their homes.  We have purchased over 3,000 sheets of metal roofing and these are now available for sponsors.  The roofing material is $65 for 6 sheets.  This will provide a more permanent solution for people to care for their families’ safety […]

We are happy to say that teams are returning!  At the first of the month LifeHouse Church from Delaware went to encourage their church in Aux Coteaux and in the middle of the month McGregor Baptist Church from Ft. Myers, FL will be coming to visit their church in Cote de Fer.  After the COVID […]

HOW CAN YOU HELP RIGHT NOW? RMI’s most urgent need is funds…specifically because it provides us speed and flexibility on the ground to respond as necessary.  It sounds blunt but it is the reality we are living with right now. $35 feeds a family 1 hot meal a day for a month – a priceless […]

August 14 at 8:27 a.m., a massive 7.2 earthquake hit southern Haiti.  The epicenter was located in the middle of the mountain range near the town of L’Asile, very near to the Zanglais Ministry Center. It is the country’s strongest earthquake in 179 years since 1842 – stronger than the 2010 Port-au-Prince earthquake. The destruction […]

After 18 long months, RMI’s Staff Leadership Meetings were finally able to take place face-to-face.  COVID prevented face-to-face meetings, so Zoom meetings had to suffice.  As we all know, those kinds of meetings only provide a limited amount of communication, brainstorming, and in-depth discussion.  At the beginning of this month RMI Field Leader, Benjamin Altema, […]

 This summer has already been full of activity for RMI! A New Missionary and a Wedding RMI welcomed a new missionary to the family in May.  Dawn Shoemaker’s fiance, Andrew Tlucek (pronounced Tuh-loo-check), joined RMI.  He and Dawn went through the full 1.5-day orientation.  Going to Haiti as a missionary had been in his life […]