Early Days
Gonaives, Haiti was the site of Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. The floods from this hurricane killed thousands and left even more homeless. It was out of this disaster that a local Haitian Pastor Nathan Chariot and Americans Mike and Chris Leland, have partnered together to start The Good Shepherd Children’s Village. We started with 20 orphaned children with nowhere to go. Providing a holistic approach that seeks to integrate the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of each child, providing not only Orphan Care, but Orphan Prevention.
In 2010 Haiti experienced the worst natural disaster in history. An earthquake that killed over 250,000 people. As a nation, Haiti has still not fully recovered. It quickly became imperative that we build a Medical Care Clinic that would provide quality medical care to the poor and needy. This gave them a viable alternative to Voodo and the witch doctors.
Once established in Haiti, God gave us an incredible vision to plant Life-Giving Churches who would compassionately present the gospel of Jesus instead of just religion and tradition.
Life-Giving Churches, Christian Schools, Medical Care Clinic, and many other Community Services. By putting the local pastor and leaders at the very center of our ministry, empowering our Life-Giving Churches to be the resource for each community’s needs, to show them that God is for them, and is working through them.
Your support is strengthening local churches, rescuing children, building healthy families, and impacting whole communities in a very positive way.
