Our mission has six schools:   St. Louis-du-Nord, Port-de-Paix, Anse-a-Fleur, LaCroix, LaPointe, and the Far West. These are primary schools with classes for children from pre-school to the sixth grade. The school in St. Louis-du-Nord also has a class for deaf children. We have approximately 1500 children enrolled in the schools, which are staffed by Haitian teachers.

Illiteracy has always been a problem in Haiti and one of our main goals in starting schools was that children would be able to read and study God’s Word. There is no regular school system in Haiti, and missions provide the majority of education.

In the past the children at most of our schools have had to pay some fees to help offset expenses but, beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, all of our schools are completely free. In addition to schooling, the children receive a meal at least three days a week.

Our schools are funded through a sponsorship program which is $25 a month. See pictures on this page of some children who need sponsored. If you would like to sponsor a specific child, please contact Mary Beth Winkler at love4haiti@aol.com or 502-695-7870. If you would like to sponsor a child, but want us to pick one, you can also contact Mary Beth about that.

Items that can be collected for school children include:

• Tennis shoes (new or gently worn)
• School supplies such as book bags, spiral notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers, etc.