Currently the quality of Haitian human rights is very low

1. Bloody conflicts between opposing political parties, sparked by demands for fair elections frequently occur
2. Police brutality and extrajudicial executions (executions without a trial) are numerous.
3. The ability to speak freely is limited by conditions placed upon the freedom to speech laws
4. Mob violence and armed gangs pose severe security threats in urban areas. Former soldiers and others linked to the former military regime, as well as common criminals are responsible for much of the violence, including political assassinations. A lot of the violence is directly tied to increases in both the drug trade and local narcotics consumption
5. The judicial system is corrupt, dysfunctional and inefficient, especially in rural areas. Like the courts, the Haitian prisons are not large enough to handle backlog. The largest prison, designed to accommodate no more than 1000 prisoners routinely holds approximately 2200 prisoners. It is estimated that 80 percent of inmates are in pre-trial detention, roughly one-third of them have been held for more than a year. Due to the overcrowding and poor conditions, getting sent to prison in Haiti is usually considered a death sentence
6. People trafficking (slavery) is a serious issue in Haiti. Currently there is no Haitian law to prohibit the trafficking in persons and the numbers of people who are sold is frightening.
Taken from http://www.earthyfamily.com/H-issues.htm

Wall's Guest House

We stayed in Port au Prince, the countries capital, our first night. We slept at the Wall’s International Guest House. It was a great transition into this third world country. I’m use to stepping right into Haitian life. But, this trip our youth had an easy transition into the culture. Instead of counting sheep I counted who the fan was hitting as in oscillated around the room. Ken got very little. And one of our students had ants in his bed. I personally thought it kinda funny (sorry Brodeo). We also met our friends from Bowling Green at the guest house. We had our first night of teaching about Paul. I also had the privilege of talking to a medical mission team that was staying there as well. They were from various churches, mostly Methodist, from Texas (I want to say Dallas but I don’t remember). They had planed on teaching and leading workshops. But, in Haitian style things were changed and they did mostly clinics in the mountains. Serving God was their top priority, which was very evident when talking to them. It was great to meet them and talk about mission in Haiti, at home and all over the world.

Lashbrook Family Ministry

I figured the best possible thing to tell you about is where we spent our time on this trip. We teamed with Active Christians Today (ACT) on a trip to help with Lashbrook Family Ministries. We helped with a basketball camp for the boys. I have also decided that if anybody wants to paint...Don't call me if it is white paint. LOL! We did many other projects around as well. Some of the group spent time with children at the orphanage. And of course we loved all the children. Below is a video of what the Lashbrook family is all about.


Lashbrook Family Ministry...The first decade
by Ashley Pell

Beniswa Bondye

My first blog post, oh my. As many of you know one of my passions is mission. Most recently mission in Haiti. I just returned from there last week from helping lead a student ministry team from Ginghamsburg Church. This was my third trip into this very poor country. I will also be returning in November with an adult team to help my brothers and sisters of that country. I will use this blog to share some pictures, stories and things that God has placed on my heart. Not just from Haiti but from anywhere I am. Life is just one long mission trip. Please feel free to leave a comment, ask questions and definitely pray. I look forward to hearing from you.