Honoring Faithful Sisters

Over the past several months, Wilson, one of our leaders in Port-de-Paix, Haiti, has been sharing with us about several widows within the church community. This is not a new conversation or a sudden request. In fact, it is something he first brought to our attention prior to Christmas, asking how the church might care for women who have quietly and faithfully served for many years.

As we listened, one thing stood out.

These women are not simply people experiencing hardship. They are faithful sisters in Christ.

They regularly volunteer within the church—helping clean, care for the building, and serve in practical ways despite carrying heavy burdens of their own. They are known by the church. Loved by the church. Women who continue to show up, continue to serve, and continue to trust God through difficult circumstances.

Behind every story are real people with names, histories, and faithfulness that often goes unseen.

These sisters—Kenide, Gertha, Juliana, and Lerisia—have quietly served the church in Port-de-Paix for years. Helping clean. Serving others. Showing up faithfully. Loving their church community even through hardship.

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, and many communities continue to face deep financial hardship. For families in Port-de-Paix, daily life often includes significant uncertainty and struggle. Yet even in the midst of these realities, the local church continues to faithfully care for one another.

We also recognize that, by God’s grace, many of us in the United States have access to financial resources that can be used to strengthen and support what the local church is already doing. Rather than stepping in front, we believe it is meaningful to come alongside quietly—allowing the church community to provide the love, care, and personal encouragement these sisters deserve, while we support behind the scenes. In this way, we see a beautiful picture of the global body of Christ caring for one another.

When we think about caring for widows, Scripture speaks clearly.

In 1 Timothy 5, Paul gives instruction about caring for widows in genuine need—women known by the church, faithful in their lives, and without support. And in James 1:27, we are reminded:

“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble…”

At Lasting Change Haiti, one of the things we care deeply about is strengthening the role of the local church. We never want ministry to feel like help coming from outsiders alone. Rather, we long to see local churches loving and caring for people within their own church family.

And that is exactly what we see here.

The church in Port-de-Paix desires to honor these faithful sisters. Our role is simply to come alongside—to partner with what God is already doing through His church.

These are women who have quietly served for years—volunteering their time, helping care for the church, cleaning, serving others, and remaining faithful through difficult circumstances.

Some of the help will meet immediate needs. Some will help provide the opportunity to begin a small business and bring greater stability. But more than anything, this is about something deeper.

It is about honoring faithful women who have quietly loved and served the body of Christ.

Would you pray with us for these sisters in Haiti?

Pray for encouragement.

Pray for provision.

Pray that they would know they are deeply seen, loved, and valued—not only by their church family, but by the God who has never forgotten them.