At the beginning of this month, RMI President, Dan Shoemaker, flew to Haiti to meet with the newly elected MEBSH President and the MEBSH Executive Committee.  They were all elected in December.  The president’s term is 5 years.  These pastors are men of God and will be leading MEBSH.  It’s a very large denomination with […]

 This month is one of the busiest for the Hope for Kidz department here in the US.  Hope for Kidz Haiti staff spent the fall and winter traveling to every school to take pictures of the kids, get each of their profiles, and check on the schools.  Once that was done, they entered the data […]

You may have heard (or read) us talk about MEBSH.  Mission Evangélique Baptiste du Sud d’Haïti (MEBSH) or The Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti is RMI’s Haitian partner church association.  While they are not associated with a particular Baptist group in the US, they are baptistic in theology and practice.  They are the largest […]

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 […]