There are many ministry options when deciding to come to Haiti on a Short-Term Mission Trip, these include:

• Building Churches and Schools
• Crusades in the Villages
• Drama in Schools and Villages
• Music Ministry
• Puppet Ministry
• Education
• and so much more...

A Thirteen Member Team Travels to Haiti

Mike Fisher Shares His Experience

February 2011

This was my third trip to Port au Prince since the earthquake last January. It was sad to see that not much has been done on the part of government to improve things in the capital of Haiti. But the people are back to their way of life as it was before the earthquake. All the markets are open again and the streets are packed with cars as people are trying to press through the heavy traffic to get to their destination. Life goes on.

Thousands of people still live in tents and rainy season is coming soon. Yet we are thankful that we’ve been able to build some permanent shelters with the help of International Cooperating Ministries. We have constructed shelters made with wood and tin roofs for 21 families. I believe that it has primarily been God’s people who have been bringing aid to the Haitians. The body of Christ has really pulled together to reach out and deliver hope to the Haitians. Praise God!

Our group of thirteen people from Florida, Virginia, Texas and Pennsylvania arrived in Haiti on February 26th and traveled to Les Cayes where we spent two days. We were fortunate to be able to participate in the last service of a week long revival held at the Les Cayes church. This revival was broadcast over Radio Renaissance which reaches two million listeners in southwest Haiti.

After our short stay in Les Cayes we traveled back to Port au Prince to help with the construction of a new Bethanie church. We spent four days helping pour concrete footers eight-foot deep. Some of our carpentry experts also got the gate to the property entrance finished. We got a lot done while we were there and we were also able to meet some of the adults and children who will be attending the church. They all came over every day to help us carry buckets of concrete.

Each day was a challenge just getting to the worksite. I would drive the team to and from the worksite to the guesthouse. It is an eleven mile distance and it would take an hour or more to travel that distance. On Friday it took two and one half hours! And we think traffic is bad at home!

I also want to mention that one of our team members, Dr. Philip Lucas, came along with us for the express purpose of providing a teaching seminar for some of our Bethanie pastors and Bible School students. He spent five of his days in Les Cayes encouraging and building them up with the Word of God.

Keep Haiti in your prayers. The Lord depends on our prayers to accomplish what He wants to do for the Haitian people. He chooses to partner with us in this manner and asks us to ask Him what needs to be done. God is faithful. He will not let us down. He tells us to call on Him and He will answer. God is faithful who calls each of us to participate in reaching out to the poor.