​Chuck & Barb House, Founders
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Hope Haitian Ministries

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In May of 1990, Chuck and Barb House adopted a young boy from Haiti.  When he graduated from high school, he chose to return to seek out his Haitian family. That trip was  the beginning of several trips over the next few years. It also birthed an appreciation of the Haitian people.  They knew that most Haitians   struggled  to  provide food and basic needs for themselves and their families.  But  they didn't realize how much joy can be found when  the only security  you have is Jesus.   They wanted the people in America to see what they were seeing. So began Hope Haitian Choir! It was a means to share that  HOPE and JOY with  those who so desperately  needed to see it.   

That was 2012. In the summer of 2014, Hope Haitian Ministries was formed and was approved as a 501(c)3 corporation.  The ministry  was evolving into so much more than Hope Haitian Choir.   A church was built in 2015 in the same village  of Lamarre:   Eglise Biblique Espoir de Lamarre...Bible Hope Church of Lamarre. One year later,   School of Hope   began with 31 sponsored students. As of this writing in January 2021, over 350 children are currently enrolled in Grades Preschool through Grade 6.    Each student receives a nourishing meal every day and excellent teaching in French.
 
 In the fall of 2018, the ministry partnered with Compassion International which  allowed them to expand  even more, providing sponsorships for many more students.   There are exciting plans ahead, as God wills and funds allow, for the purchase of land and the building of a high school.
The most recent development is the building of a small trade school, set to begin in January 2021.

Mission Statement
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To speak hope to America through the faith testimonies of those from Haiti
and to give hope to Haiti through spiritual development and by practically helping them with
​education, food, water, medical care and other basic needs...
living out the gospel of Jesus Christ.