Workcamp arrived in Haiti

A team from Indiana is in Haiti for a workcamp this week.    On Friday May 9, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Indianapolis  sent a large group of volunteers to hold mobile clinics throughout the rural areas of Haiti.  The congregation has been in ministry in Haiti many times before and the group includes many returning volunteers.  The group returns May 17.  If you are intetrested in a future workcamp to Haiti, you may fill out and submit an application from our New Trips section. 

Please keep the entire team in prayer as they prepare for this trip; that God would use them to bring healing and joy to those they encounter, in His name. 

Mission; To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through a healthcare alliance with the people of Haiti.

Thank God for the Sun!!!

If you've ever been to Haiti, you know that one thing that is never lacking is the heat!  The harsh Haitian sun beats down on the terrain so severely that even the brick walls retain heat well into the midnight hours.  As the sun beats down on life in Haiti, food and supplies spoil in the heat, for lack of refrigeration.   Lab reagents, chemicals and film for X-rays need refrigeration to maintain potency in such weather.  For years, Mission Haiti, Inc. - Midwest has been working on a plan to minimize heat damage and conserve energy use for the hospital.  Now with our first solar powered refrigerator in place, we can accomplish all of this while harnessing a never-ending resource -the sun! 

The new refrigerator will be powered by sunlight via solar panels that charge a series of batteries, for consistent use.  This enables us, for the first time ever, to store sensitive medications, such as vaccines, in the hospital.   We find ourselves, for the first time ever, thanking God for the sun!

The Game of Life

Game developers at Global Kids, partnered with Gamelab, have created a fun and entertaining way to learn about daily life in Haiti.  

Take some time to play a new game; Ayiti; The Cost of Life. (click on graphic below)

Mission teams are booked for the upcoming trip May 9-17.  Dates are still being arranged for the Fall trip in October.  If you would like information about an upcoming trip, please visit our New Trips section, where you can view and print an application, packing list, and other important information for a missions trip to Haiti.

Flooding
  Your donations throughout the year helped restore homes and livelihood during a difficult rainy season last year.  Thank you, and please continue to pray for Haiti.

Preparation for disasters such as these are always part of the ministry of Mission Haiti, Inc. - Midwest.  Because of the time it takes to ship supplies to Haiti, Mission Haiti, Inc. - Midwest and other ministries in Haiti depend on the availability of donations already shipped.  The immediate need is great, but donations of clothing, food items, and basic hygiene and living essentials are always welcome.  Our donations are packed in a semi-trailer and shipped overseas, a process which takes many months.   Some of these donations supply the hospital, while others support the work of Missionary Phyllis Newby as she orchestrates relief efforts through the local churches.   

Wil and Angela Sagesse join the Medical Advisory Committee.  Wil Sagesse is no stranger to Haiti.  Born in Thomazeau, Haiti, Wil was educated at the West Indies Theological College in Trinidad before moving to Anderson, IN to work on a Masters of Divinity degree at Anderson University School of Theology.  There he met and married Angela.  Angela, a graduate of the same program at AU SOT, is currently youth pastor at Avon Community Church in Avon, IN.  This past May, Wil and Angela brought their youth group to Haiti for  a week of medical clinics and construction in Thomazeau.  Join us in welcoming this dynamic ministry couple to the Medical Advisory Committee.

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