Ministry Needs...

People (especially those who have recently been on trips to Haiti with us) frequently ask us how they can support the ministry and what our greatest needs are.  Currently we have two that we would like to focus on....

1.  Support for Redgi/James.  These are our two Haitian missionaries who take care of much of the daily operations for Hearts United and the ministries we support in Haiti.  Both were receiving  monthly support of $200/month which was available due to a generous donation last summer.  This money, however has run out as of this month.  Currently there is not a way to continue this monthly support which these two men depend upon as income toward their living expenses.  James is getting married in December (the 20th) and is saving to rent a house for he/his wife.  Redgi is the primary financial support for his family which consists of his father and two brothers now that his mother has passed away.  He does get a stipend from our Board of Directors, a portion of the monthly sponsorship money from Life is Wealth donors and a small amount in monthly support from a church in Michigan, but that is in addition to what I am talking about.  BOTH Redgi and James could benefit from regular monthly sponsorship so they have a salary to depend upon when teams are not in town (both do get paid something to translate/coordinate when teams are in Haiti and they are working with teams).  We would like to replace this $200/month for each of them.  Would you like to help toward this monthly expense?

Redgi Alvarez (left) and James Desrosiers (right) are in need of regular sponsorship as missionaries with Hearts United...  Can you help?

2.  "Mommies" for Life is Wealth Orphanage.  We have met with a specialist and with Pastor Yves and he is willing to work with us to hire "mommies" and to put the children from the orphanage into groups (families).  These women would be trained to work with the children and would understand what it takes to love/care for children who are victims of abuse.  We are still working on the structure, however, it appears we will get about 5-7 women (depends upon funding) who would be responsible for a group of children (various ages).  Each family would be responsible to cook dinner one night for the entire group and take care of their own laundry, cleaning, etc...  They would be split by family into different areas of the building with community areas for play and socialization with the other families.  This will take a GREAT shift in thinking but this is the first time Pastor Yves is in agreement with this idea and willing to take steps needed to make it happen.  The preliminary stages are done.  Now we need to secure funding for the "mommies" and decide what needs to take place logistically to give each family their own living quarters.  We anticipate that each "mommy" would be paid between $200 and $250 per month plus given food and lodging.  If we get 7 "mommies" we would be talking about the need for $1400 to $1750 per month we need to raise.  There is no doubt the children will benefit from this program, but Pastor Yves doesn't have the ability to finance it.  We would like to offer the opportunity for people to sponsor a "mommy" just as they do an orphan- $50 per month x 5 people would pay for one "mommy" and would benefit 8-10 children.

** if you would like to help with either of these expenses you can go to our website (www.heartsunitedwithhaiti.org).  There you will find a "donate" page where you can designate a monthly automatic withdrawal through paypal or you can find more information on our "sponsorship" page.