Updates from the field on church planting, education, mercy ministry and economic development in Haiti.
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Over the past five months, our Haitian brothers and sisters—across Haiti, the United States, Canada, and the Dominican Republic—have been carrying a heavy emotional burden. Challenges surrounding immigration…
Read more about ESMI 5-Month Impact Report →Haiti is facing one of the most challenging periods in its history. Gang violence has displaced over 1.4 million people—a 36% increase since the end of 2024. Projections suggest that by mid-2026, half of the…
Read more about The LORD Has Done Great Things: 2025 Year in Review →"Let us not become weary in doing good,for at the proper timewe will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9 (NIV) Dear Ministry Partners, By the grace of God, look at the extraordinary…
Read more about Together, Transforming Lives in 2024 →"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 (ESV) Dear Ministry Partners, We are forever grateful for your faithful prayers and ongoing…
Read more about Haiti Update: Transforming Lives →"And Jesus came and said to them, ' All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the…
Read more about From Haiti to Florida: El Shaddai's Impact →"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."~Philippians 4:19 (ESV) Dear Ministry Partners, As we reflect on the past two months, we are filled with immense…
Read more about ESMI e-newsletter: Haiti's Crisis and the Church's Resilience →These past several months have been challenging...so challenging that we needed to give ourselves time to grieve. We grieve because:....gang violence has escalated and the rippling effects of suffering that it…
Read more about Haiti...A Time to Grieve →Dear Ministry Partner, I recently heard a message on 1 Corinthians 9:16. "For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the…
Read more about Thank You for Your Sacrifice →Dear ESMI Supporter, As you likely have heard, things in Haiti have become even more challenging in the past year, and they remain as difficult as I've ever seen. I'm writing to ask for your help. Haiti has…
Read more about Special Update from Pastor Dony and the ESMI Board →I know many of you are already upholding us in your prayers. My brother, Louis, is now in Haiti and sent this video. Yesterday, Sunday, June 11, he sent a team from Cayes to the city of Beaumont, between Cayes…
Read more about Earthquake Relief Update →Ezra 7:10 (ESV) "For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel." It seems we barely had time to share with you on all the GOOD we see our…
Read more about Haiti: Bad News Amidst Good News →Psalm 55:22 (ESV) "Cast your burden on the LORD,and he will sustain you;he will not permit the righteous to be moved." Dear Ministry Partner, Serving in Haiti at this time can be very discouraging. We'll hear…
Read more about Food Crisis: Matching Fund Food Drive →Matthew 25:35-36 (ESV) "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visted me." Dear…
Read more about A Look Back at 2022 →Matthew 28:18-20 The Great Commission - Eternal Promises * Jesus has ALL authority in heaven and on earth * Jesus commands us to go to ALL nations * Jesus commands us to teach ALL Scripture * Jesus promises to…
Read more about Summer Update →"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."~…
Read more about Spring Update →""For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth,...so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;it shall not return to me empty,but it shall accomplish that…
Read more about Year In Review →"I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made the heaven and earth." ~Psalms 121:1-2 (ESV) Dear Praying Friends, The news out of Haiti continues to be…
Read more about Looking-Beyond-Haitis-Turmoil →Dear Praying Friends, We continue to thank God for you and how you partnered with ESMI in serving our Haitian brothers and sisters in their time of greatest need and deep suffering. As you gave, ESMI served…
Read more about Phase III - $500,000 Matching Fund Video →Blessing the LORD "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not his benefits...." This is the psalm of praise recited by the pastor of St…
Read more about Bless the Lord, O My Soul Monday, September 6, 2021 →"I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made the heaven and earth." ~Psalms 121:1-2 (ESV) Dear Friends, We are now in week three of the relief effort. Many…
Read more about Rebuilding SW Haiti - The Long Road Ahead Tuesday, August 31, 2021 →"I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made the heaven and earth." ~Psalms 121:1-2 (ESV) Dear Friends, This past Monday, as I met with the pastors in the…
Read more about Because You Gave Generously... Friday, August 27, 2021 →Dear Praying Friends: Thank you for making it possible to keep serving the people of Haiti in this time of great need. You did this by helping ESMI meet the financial goal set last week. To the right is a map…
Read more about Serving the Nippes Communities - 08/24/2021 →"Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped....In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong." ~Job 1:20,22 (ESV) Dear Friends, Are you wondering how our…
Read more about Worshiping God in the Midst of Disaster Sunday, August 22, 2021 →"The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." ~Philippians 5b-6 Today we saw God's miraculous…
Read more about Marveling at God's Faithful Provision Friday, August 20, 2021 →Dear Praying Friends: Thank you for continuing to pray. Just got in from Haiti. To hear and see the devastation on the news is definitely not the same as seeing with your own eyes. It is overwhelming. I…
Read more about Earthquake Update: Thursday, August 19th - 2021 →Dear Praying Friends: Once again, thanks for keeping Haiti and the relief effort in your daily prayers. -It was a very wet night for our brothers and sisters as Tropical Storm Grace passed over Haiti. However…
Read more about Earthquake Update: Tuesday, August 17th - 2021 →Dear Ministry Partners: Thank you so much for your prayers and support! How we have sensed God's presence through the prayers of so many! Re-cap of the day- 08/16/2021: -Dony left for Haiti this morning and by…
Read more about Earthquake Update: Monday, August 16th - 2021 →Dear Ministry Partner: Just as we were about to catch our breath and update you on God's continued faithfulness, we were hit with the news this morning that a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti's…
Read more about Today's 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake →Greetings! "Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe…
Read more about $50,000 Matching Fund Food Drive →Greetings! "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication…
Read more about Giving Thanks in the Midst of Challenges →Greetings! "And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son…
Read more about Ministry Amidst Pain, Loss, and Blessings →Greetings! "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.' For he will deliver me from the…
Read more about Ministry Amidst COVID-19 →Greetings! "3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6…
Read more about Happy New Year 2020! →Thank you for praying with us in such a time as this! "About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, an suddenly there was a great earthquake…
Read more about God's Intervention - Answered Prayers!! →"Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise Him." Psalms 147:1 (ESV) Thank you for making it possible to meet an urgent need in the prison. In Haiti, a…
Read more about Thanksgiving Update - Food Relief Distribution →Matching Grant Up To $50,000 from Tuesday, November 26 to Tuesday, December 10, 2019 The food crisis in Haiti will continue for several more months. A very generous donor has provided a matching grant up to…
Read more about $50k Matching Fund →Thank You for Your Partnership in Such A Time As This! Thank you for coming alongside us and meeting this urgent need in Haiti. "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me...And behold, I am…
Read more about Update-Food Relief Effort →Greetings! “…but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love” ~ Ps.147:11
Read more about Haiti-ESMI Prayer Request →Greetings! “So David shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.” ~ Ps. 78:72 (ESV) We continue to get texts, phone calls, and videos daily on…
Read more about Haiti - A Country in Turmoil, 10-Ways-to-Pray →Greetings! " O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear?Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save?." ~Habakkuk 1:2 ESV As I write this newsletter, I am thinking of the prophet Habakkuk…
Read more about Keep Praying With Me for Haiti →Early this morning, I got a text from Nadere, our friend in Haiti. He wrote, "The situation in Haiti is very bad. Help me pray for Haiti." Haiti is in turmoil. At 10:00am ET mass demonstrations are planned…
Read more about Help Me Pray for Haiti →Greetings! "And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scripture, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the…
Read more about Update from Dony and Sharon St. Germain - September →Lundi Children's Village Sherline is one step closer to her dream: MD behind her name Sherline Valeriste was one of the original 70 children to move into the Lundi Children's Village when it opened in 2010. We…
Read more about Haiti News Spring 2019 →Recently the ESMI board met together in Charlotte, NC where they prayerfully worked on continuing the efforts of ESMI throughout Haiti to spread the gospel and toward transforming Haiti, one city at a time.
Read more about CLT March 2019 Board Meeting →LITERACY Literacy is the key to unlocking learning potential. Teach a child to read at an early age so that he can read the Bible. Hire mamas who can read so they can read to their children at night. Require…
Read more about ESMI Education in Haiti: Where We Need to Go →Construction continues at Pain de Vie School of Les Cayes to grow and improve the school in support of the surrounding community.
Read more about March Update: Continued Construction at Pain de Vie School of Les Cayes →The Lord continues to bless our work in evangelism. We continue to build church buildings for congregations that have been established throughout the area. There are more congregations in need of buildings…
Read more about Feb Update: New Church Buildings and Needed Buildings →Another Gonaives Church Plant Being Built
Read more about Another Gonaives Church Plant Being Built →Gonaives Church Plant-Pastor Ezekiel: ESMI Gonaives Coordinator
Read more about Gonaives Church Plant-Pastor Ezekiel: ESMI Gonaives Coordinator →The University of Jeremie celebrated its graduation on December 8, 2018. There were 27 graduates from the School of Agriculture, 22 in Business Administration, 12 in Theology, and 5 in Education. There were…
Read more about University of Jeremie Celebrates Graduation →“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people-kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and…
Read more about April 2018 Newsletter →“In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:4-5 (NIV) Jean-Paul (named changed) was recently deported and…
Read more about October 2018 Newsletter →Our team of 6 guys left Nashville early Saturday morning, September 29th with plans for a full week of work in Haiti. Here are some highlights of the trip. We built 10 storage units at the Lundi children’s…
Read more about Haiti Construction Trip Recap →I remember my first trip to Jèrèmie, Haiti to visit the orphanage managed by El Shaddai Ministries, International (ESMI). It changed the course of my life. My wife, Tami, and I have returned to minister to the…
Read more about Travel to Haiti →“He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.” Psalms 145:19 DISASTER RELIEF UPDATE 2017 started with Hurricane Matthew relief effort heavily on our minds and heart. As we…
Read more about 2017 Year End Update →