Who We Are
We are a U.S. based mission group focused on raising up local leaders in the country of Haiti
What We Do
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Identify
It begins with Haitian men and women who have already shown initiative in helping their community, but are limited in their resources. We come alongside these leaders to disciple, support, and connect them with what they need. We stay on the ground working with these leaders, building and cultivating a deep relationship. Our current partner is Agape Haitian Ministries. |
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Equip
Haiti is a poverty-stricken country, and the American dollar can go a long way. Financially is only one of several ways we equip our leaders, however. We network in the states to find groups and individuals that can give their time or resources, we train the leaders how to be financially responsible, as well as assisting in the communication with American supporters. |
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Support
Our rising leaders in Haiti have lived their lives in a third-world country, a place where power can be quick to corrupt. We hold them accountable spiritually and economically, walking alongside them as we share in our faith journeys together. The Haitian leaders are the kite, we are simply the string, there to support them and keep them grounded in the Lord. |
Why We Do It
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Haiti is a beautiful country filled with beautiful people, but its people are in need. Not of handouts or short term projects, although those things serve a purpose. They need deep seated change, the kind that can only come from within. As Americans, we simply cannot understand the depths of their culture, their poverty, or their hurt, so how can we assume to know how to motivate them to change? At Mission Kite String we aim to fully invest in building lasting relationships with the leaders we identify and give them the tools the need to create the movement they seek. |
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Mission & Vision Statement
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As an American non-profit, we are required to have an official mission and vision statement, so here it is. We simply want to follow God's mission and vision and are willing to adapt to whatever that may be.
Mission// Through the redemptive power of the gospel, we seek to both encourage and equip indigenous leaders, as they bring light to spiritually dark places. Vision// To support the people of Haiti in becoming less dependent upon foreign aid and rely more on God’s work in and through them as a people. |
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Our stateside location is in Des Moines, Iowa
Our time and resources in Haiti are spent primarily in a small town in the central plateau called Pignon, Haiti. |