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“The easy places are taken”
— David Platt
The mountains and hard-to-reach places of Haiti are still largely untouched by the Gospel. The reason? It’s hard. REALLY hard. The roads are treacherous, the distances are great, and the mountains are steep. But tucked into those mountains are literally thousands of people who are scratching survival out of the sides of the mountains which are stripped from centuries of sustenance living.
It’s in these hard to reach places churches are being planted. Each church is led by a Haitian pastor who has been trained and discipled for years.
Each church becomes the hub of Jesus’ activity in the community. They serve as feeding programs for children as well as distribution centers for relief supplies when disaster strikes. The locals who are used to walking a day’s journey into a town for anything, are blessed to have something in their own community that they are proud of. We dig these churches right into the sides of the mountains. They are a literal example of a city on a hill.
The average cost of these structures is around $30,000. (The cost can fluctuate depending on inflation, which is wildly up and down in Haiti) The finished building is a concrete block structure that is designed to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes. They include a latrine as well as electrical power, which is a huge gift to locals who have no electricity and can use the church building as a source to charge batteries and phones.
We have been at this for 15 years in Haiti and have seen firsthand how a thriving church family can literally change a community from the inside out.
