RMI president, Dan Shoemaker, visited RMI’s base of operations in Cayes at the end of June. While he went to help his daughter, Dawn Tlucek, pack up her household in preparation for her family’s move to the Dominican Republic, he also went to encourage the RMI staff, see how things are going on the ground, and visit several ongoing projects. In Picot, he visited with the pastor and the school principal. They toured the church and school that Compassion International is rebuilding for them. Compassion is building several MEBSH churches and schools that were destroyed in the 2021 southern Haiti earthquake.
In Policard, he visited their new school construction and had a brief meeting with the principal and pastor of the church. In Tet Source, he visited the school where a second story is being added to the building. This will double the school’s student capacity.
For any RMI construction project, we send our own contractors and crew to work on the entire project. This enables RMI to build the project to a higher quality standard (stronger cement, etc.). It also allows for more budgetary control. In Policard and Tet Source, the RMI construction crew is doing a fantastic job of making the buildings earthquake-resistant.
Dan attended the daily devotional time with the staff every day he was there and shared an encouraging devotional one of those days. He also met with the administrative staff to hear firsthand about their progress, how RMI’s ministry is performing, and to strategize for the future. Since the country is closed down due to the gangs’ stranglehold in the capital and teams are unable to come in, it is very easy to become discouraged. Currently, things are quiet in the south, and life continues as usual. It’s like there are two countries. They know that things can change quickly, but in the meantime, the staff are continuing to carry out their respective jobs and ministries. God has given RMI very special men and women who feel called to serve their own people through RMI.
