Haiti Christian Development Project

🌱A prayer for farmers unable to return to their land🌱

💚A prayer for Local Preachers, Church Leaders, & Community Organizers💚

❤️A prayer for displaced families❤️

Pray for the more than 1.4 million Haitians who have been forced from their homes — that they find safety, shelter, and community in the places they have fled to. Pray that families separated by violence would be reunited, and that those living in overcrowded displacement sites would experience dignity and care.

🌸 The May newsletter is out! 🌸

The work of HCDP has never been more important – and stressed. Food insecurity affects up to 50% of people in the Artibonite Valley. Gonaïves is taxed by this (as is HCDP).

We are asking that you please donate to HCDP so that we can help with refugee displacement and food supplies.

https://hcdp.kindful.com/

HCDP Newsletter - May 2026 The work of HCDP has never been more important – and stressed. This information is taken from a report titled "Food Security, Displacement & Community Crisis" issued on May 12, 2026. Since late 2024, three forces have converged on the Artibonite with devastating effect — spreading gang violence...

46 refugees from Dessalines have been staying in a previously empty farm dormitory and on the bottom floor of the first house on the farm. We are so thankful to those that help HCDP care for the needy children and adults from different villages in Dessalines.

Please donate if you can: https://hcdp.kindful.com/

For many years, Pacius has selected the best speakers for our weekly radio program. Telling the story of Jesus to the rural areas of Haiti’s Artibonite Valley is one of the important works of HCDP. Beyond schools and clinics, HCDP trains local evangelists – including men who preach Jesus on the radio. Their voices carry hope into villages no preacher could regularly reach.

In a country where there is little rain, an important part of the HCDP agricultural education is learning about water conservation. Here, Pacius works with the students preparing raised beds with drip irrigation lines installed.

Another photo of the refugee children. As we continue both the steady work of development and the unexpected mercies that come to our door, we invite you to keep this ministry in your prayers – and, as you are able, to help us sustain the resources that make responses like this possible.

https://hcdp.kindful.com/

This week, 21 undernourished children and 5 of their parents arrived at our development farm after fleeing gang violence in Dessalines, just 18 miles away. Caring for displaced children isn’t our primary mission, but moments like these remind us that compassion sometimes requires flexibility. Because of your generosity, we were able to welcome them, provide nourishment, and offer a safe place to rest.

✨New Blog Post✨
Check out this photo gallery of Dr. Smith's trip to Haiti last October, where he was recognized for 40 years of service. You'll see photos of churches, goats, classrooms, and beautiful foliage 🌿

October 2025 Gonaives Visit | Haiti Christian Development Project In October 2025, Dr. Smith visited Haiti, where he was recognized for his 40 years of service. The Poteaux church honored him during a day of celebration of the 40 years of existence of the church. Several hundred people came from to celebrate this milestone and the renovation of the building.