What It Means To Participate In The Haiti Mission

By Paulette Mason


Haiti is relatively small but has got a huge population. It is found west of Hispaniola and is one of the Caribbean countries. The country is extremely beautiful but its history is not particularly a nice one. It was first a dominion of Spain followed by France. This period of dominance by foreign powers was characterized by massive exploitation of natural resources which were transported to France. This has been compounded by the 2010 devastating earthquake that left 220000 people dead and the cholera outbreak in the same year . All these reasons among others have severely affected economic growth in Haiti and today ranks as one of the poorest countries in the world. The situation in this country has led to the development of the Haiti mission with a view of helping in any manner possible provide services to the Haitian people and generally improve their living standards.

The churches in Haiti in collaboration with other North America churches are among the key supporters of these missions. The United Nations through its missions has also greatly contributed to the transformation process in the country through supporting the reconstruction and stability measures that have been established.

This has been most notably been done by ensuring peace and stability of the country, strengthen political processes more so the establishment of strong independent institutions of governance and ensuring that the rights and freedoms of the Haitian people are protected.

These missions have been organized by different churches and organizations. These have mostly been majored on foreign trips into the country. Haiti outreach ministries is a perfect example of an organization that is supported by the services of foreign teams that make trips into the country besides having its own work force among the indigenous people.

Every person is guaranteed of an opportunity to get a place to volunteer to regardless of professional background area of expertise. Voluntary activities require not just technical skills but all manual. Some activities that one can engage in include teaching, construction, organizing activities like bible study, Contributing to the general upkeep and seminars and providing medical care. Those who wish to spend a long duration in the country can get voluntary activities that suit the duration in their country.

Teams planning to travel ought to be ready to finance their ministry during their stay. If an individual intends to stay in a guesthouse, the daily cost per day will approximately be $35.you will also probably need additional cash if you decide to spend in the work site, select gifts or pick souvenirs . One might also be required to buy some of the equipment being used in a project. Those in a construction project may be required to bring with them hammers, screwdrivers or other necessary tools.

Those not ready to take a trip can always contribute to these missions for example through offering scholarships or financial aid. However a trip here is often an experience that profoundly impacts on your life.

However, those who have visited this country to engage in community empowerment programs attest to the fact that the experience significantly impacted on them. Therefore these missions are not only beneficial to the Haitian people but also to the team members.




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