The Value Of The Haiti Mission

By Paulette Mason


Haiti is a small Caribbean country with a huge population. The country is endowed with beautiful scenery but has experiences historical injustices in the hands of foreign powers which continue to impact greatly on its current state. It was initially dominated by Spain and later France. These countries, more so the latter, greatly exploited its resources to its advantage . Natural calamities such as the 2010 earthquake compounded by the cholera menace have left behind an impoverished people, a shaky economy and extremely poor infrastructure. Today the country ranks is one of the poorest in the world and records an extremely low GDP. It is this state of affairs that has seen foreign people come out to help and even plan trips into the country in a bid to help eradicate some of the human problems being experienced in the country. These activities are now commonly referred to as the Haiti mission.

These missions are managed largely by the church in Haiti which has liaised with other North American churches. The United Nations has also greatly contributed to the change witnessed in Haiti. It has strongly backed efforts by local authorities to reconstruct and stabilize the nation.

Some major areas the UN has strongly supported include the maintenance of peace and stability, empowerment of the institutions of governance and has contributed to the protection of civil rights and freedoms. The union has for a very long time stationed peace keeping forces in the country.

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 who are not able to have a trip can use other means to contribute to the welfare of the Haiti people. This can be done through sponsoring students or provision of financial aid.

Those who have had the opportunity to serve the people of Haiti, attest that it is a great opportunity and one that change their lives.




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