Shining the light in Haiti

Cap-Haitien is a city of nearly 200,000 people, a city that used to be referred to as the "Paris of the Antilles" for its architectural beauty and sophistication, but for those that have visited there, there is little wealth there today. Cap-Haitien served as the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue from 1711 until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince. After the Haitian Revolution, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Northern Haiti under King Henri Christophe until 1820.

What once was considered a bustling city reflecting the energy of Paris now barely stands on its own. The country of Haiti has endured many rebellions, earthquakes, and other disasters that have left it struggling. Although the economy may be less than desirable, the fields are white for harvest. Many people look to the work that the Cap-Haitien Children’s Home provides as a tremendous blessing for the city and the surrounding area.

People can look to the home as a beacon of light for those children who have been abandoned, orphaned, or anything else. For a Christian Home to function the way it needs to requires good leaders, teachers, and supporters. Thankfully, the Cap-Haitien Christian Home has received all of those. It’s also a blessing for the people that are able to volunteer; they get to participate in spreading the light of Christ in a land where it’s needed desperately.

The work the church is involved in isn’t limited to nurturing children in Cap-Haitien, but also equipping young, and old men alike, in spreading the gospel to their nation. The Haitian Christian Foundation (HCF) supports and prepares Haitians to be spreaders-of-the-word. HCF's primary ministry is the Center for Biblical Studies (CBT), where men learn to study the Bible, and they build relationships with wonderful mentors and in turn become mentors. Each of these efforts can make such a difference to a nation that needs so much.

When we look to how many benefits come from uniting for a purpose of raising Godly children and training men to preach the word, I hope we begin to imagine the blessing that would come from putting some of that same effort into the lives of the children we’re blessed to be around and into the lives of capable men by equipping them to know and spread the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.

This Sunday as the members of our church share the work they were able to do in Haiti, be praying for how you can get involved in the future. If you already support the work, thank you. If you don’t, please consider how your participation may change many lives.

Thanks to those men who helped out in Haiti recently. May God bless you!