“Shining God’s Light in Haiti: A Call to Prayer and Partnership”

Haiti continues to face immense challenges, both politically and economically. The country remains in a leadership vacuum, with hopes for elections sometime in the coming year. However, with it being an election year in the United States, any potential intervention from the U.S. has been limited. Gangs remain a powerful force in Port-au-Prince, controlling key areas and making travel and the movement of goods throughout the country both dangerous and difficult.

LCH leadership team in Desarmes Haiti

Another potential source of imported goods is the Dominican Republic, across the eastern border, but tensions there have often led to the border being closed or heavily restricted. These factors, combined with systemic corruption, gang activity, and entrenched poverty, have made life in Haiti extraordinarily difficult.

Over the last few years, Lasting Change Haiti has been working in the central region, about two and a half hours north of Port-au-Prince, as well as in the northern community of Port-de-Paix. Despite the economic and spiritual darkness, God’s light shines through, and we see Him moving powerfully through His people. The Lord has blessed Lasting Change with the opportunity to partner with leaders on the ground, focusing on our brothers and sisters in Christ who face such harsh conditions daily.

Our role is to support the church in Haiti so that it can reach out to its communities with the transformative power of the Gospel. At the heart of our ministry is a passion for God’s Word and getting it into the hands of those on the ground, so that they, in turn, can share it with others.

“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.”

1 Peter 4:10-11

In this challenging environment, we’ve learned that money can be both a blessing and a curse. Just as it can become an idol in the United States, the same happens in Haiti, where cash can be king, and people struggle to feed their families and survive. But this is where the Gospel of Christ is truly transformative. In His upside-down Kingdom, the last will be first, and the first will be last. The message of Christ offers a new hope that transcends the material struggles of this world.

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30

The people of Haiti need your prayers. There are so many wonderful brothers and sisters working tirelessly for the Kingdom, sharing what little they have with those around them, being salt and light in their communities. This is why I am so passionate about the opportunity that Lasting Change has given me, and many others, to partner with these brothers and sisters. Together, we are able to provide them with the additional resources they need to aid them in the ministries God has placed before them.

Tim Hickson - Lasting Change