The community of Cassamajor is ingrained in Pastor Renaud since he was a child growing up there. He went to school and seminary when he started the church in early 2007, and then began housing children by September of that same year. “I was not a pastor before I started the church. I never wanted … Continue reading renaud
Author: Stephanie Mutert
jeannot
For many Haitian pastors, they easily talk about dreams, visions and times that God has led them to this life of caring for orphans and advocating for their education. Pastor Jeannot, who ministers at the end of a very arduous road in the same village he grew up in, is no exception: “Before I started, … Continue reading jeannot
lavaud
Pastor Lavaud didn’t choose to go to Bible school and take the path of being a pastor on his own, it was a friend’s insistence that he would come with him that gained him the education that led him through moments leading to starting a church. “I knew too much about pastors in Haiti to … Continue reading lavaud
bertin
Pastor Bertin was called to the area of La Hatte through a non-existent local church in the community. It was a love for the Lord, and to see others love the Lord, that brought him to La Hatte going house by house and talking about Jesus. “I was not a pastor before I started the … Continue reading bertin
laventure
Pastor Laventure and his wife had been taking care of kids and helping them gain an education many years before he was asked a simple question in 2010 after the earthquake. “Pastor Moise asked me to move to the village, and I said I would pray. For one month, I didn’t give him an answer. … Continue reading laventure
elysée
Many times in Haiti, pastors set aside their ideal of safe areas when they embrace the courage to follow God wherever he may lead them. God led Pastor Elysée to Biggarouse while many of the local community was rapidly leaving the area due to an increased level of crime, voodoo and lack of good that … Continue reading elysée
kesnel
When you first walk through the compound gate at All In One Family, it is easy to see how the foundation operates as a community center. Many in the community would be without food, jobs, and local church had Pastor Kesnel not been given a vision from God. “In the end of 2004, I came … Continue reading kesnel
pudens
Pastor Pudens never dreamed of being a pastor, but was confronted by the gifts and abilities his father’s congregation saw in him: “I didn’t want to be a pastor, but when my dad passed away in 1996 at age 47, the community of the church saw that I had the gift from God to be … Continue reading pudens
claude
Pastor Claude’s passion for caring for orphans is apparent from the first moment you meet him, and it is fundamentally impossible to not see his passion stems from his redeemed life through Christ, and having been an orphan himself who was brought to Christ by a pastor helping orphans. Pastor is always transparent with what … Continue reading claude
pastors
Today marks a distinctive day in Haiti. It is 12 Janvier. Six years have passed since the earthquake rocked this ground and the lives of so many. It is an emotional day in Haiti, but at the same time, God is doing so much within these borders and the lives of the people here. In … Continue reading pastors