Haiti Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/haiti/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:31:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Haiti Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/haiti/ 32 32 House of Hope in Haiti: ‘We Must Act’ https://www.globalministries.org/house-of-hope-in-haiti-we-must-act/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:05:16 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58850 Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021, Haiti has seen a rise in gang activity and violence. House of Hope, a Global Ministries partner and Child and Elder Sponsorship location providing vital support to vulnerable children and families, … Read more

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]]> A Joint Statement on the Current Crisis in Lebanon and the Middle East https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-joint-statement-on-the-current-crisis-in-lebanon-and-the-middle-east/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:23:28 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=56971 September 30, 2024 “He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries issues joint statement on current crisis in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-issues-joint-statement-on-current-crisis-in-haiti/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:39:16 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=56898 The United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) have issued a joint statement on the current crisis in Haiti as Global Ministries. Global Ministries is a joint witness in mission between the United Church of Christ and the … Read more

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]]> Pray with Haiti, January 14, 2024 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-haiti-january-14-2024/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:32:56 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=53671 Lectionary Selection:  Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Prayers for Haiti Lord, hear our prayers as we are perishing at this moment. We come to you as our giver of life. Please attend our cry. Hear our cry because those who are against life … Read more

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]]> Robbery, Vandalism, and Fire at House of Hope in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/robbery-vandalism-and-fire-at-house-of-hope-in-haiti/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:42:29 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=52645 Two weeks ago, a gang group occupied the residential commune of Carrefour, where our Global Ministries Partner, the Ecumenical Foundation for Peace and Justice (FOPJ, acronym in Creole), and its main educational project, “House of Hope,” is located. The gang … Read more

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]]> Struck down but not destroyed in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/struck-down-but-not-destroyed-in-haiti/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:22:24 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50306 Long plagued by crisis — natural disasters, political turmoil, deep poverty, and waves of cholera — Haiti spiraled into chaos after the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Extreme violence and gross human rights abuses, including mass murder, gang rape, and … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries says “NO” to military intervention in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-says-no-to-military-intervention-in-haiti/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:16:53 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=49299 In October, the government of Ariel Henry, Haiti’s de facto prime minister and president, called for a foreign military intervention— “the immediate deployment of a specialized armed force, in sufficient quantity” to stop the street gangs that are terrorizing the … Read more

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]]> CONASPEH Raises Its Prophetic and Pastoral Voice In the Situation In Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/conaspeh-raises-its-prophetic-and-pastoral-voice-in-the-situation-in-haiti/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:34:07 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=47245 Haiti has been in turmoil since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse last July, followed by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake just days later that killed 2,200 people. Left with no president and no stable government, gangs seized the opportunity to take … Read more

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]]> Haiti is Still Shaking… in Crisis https://www.globalministries.org/haiti-is-still-shaking-in-crisis/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:06:31 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=46558 Haiti’s surge in gang violence and kidnappings is forcing aid organizations to rethink shipment routes, staff risks, and security costs – and to consider the ethical and safety implications of trusting leaders of armed gangs who say they can help. … Read more

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]]> The Permanent Earthquake in Haiti https://www.globalministries.org/the-permanent-earthquake-in-haiti/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:41:52 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=45139 Haiti returned to our evening news as media reported the kidnapping of 17 U.S. and Canadian missionaries from the organization “Christian Aid Ministries.”  At the date of this article, the missionaries continue held captive by the 400 Mawoso gang.  CBN … Read more

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