“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’”

—Matthew 25:40

Sometimes, when you learn more about how other people live, it makes you extremely grateful for your own blessings.

Long before my husband was called to be our church’s pastor, the congregation began supporting Trinity Hope, a nonprofit organization that feeds schoolchildren in Haiti. Our church sponsors a school, and we delight in receiving periodic bundles of drawings and handwritten notes from the students.

We’re always eager for updates about our school and the conditions in the country. Haiti is the most impoverished nation in the Western Hemisphere. The most recent data available indicates that 32 percent of Haitians over the age of fifteen are illiterate, and approximately half of the population (5.4 to 5.7 million people) suffers from food insecurity. For many of the children, the meal they receive each day at school is the only food they’ll eat all day.

Since the assassination of Haiti’s president in 2021, large portions of the country have been overrun by gangs. Their control of areas such as Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital, has a ripple effect through many aspects of Haitians’ lives.

Of course, Trinity Hope isn’t immune from the effects, as their cost of operating in the country has increased, and they must take extra precautions to protect their workers and supplies.

Having worked in the nonprofit industry, I’ve been impressed with Trinity Hope for many reasons. They operate with minimal administrative and fundraising expenses, so 97 percent of each dollar donated goes directly to feeding the children. That’s an extraordinary percentage, and a testament to the organization’s commitment to properly stewarding donors’ money.

Trinity Hope also invests in the community and the Haitian economy. First, they hire locals as Feeding Program Directors and cooks, and for other roles. They infuse around $4.5 million into the Haitian economy annually. Whereas the average Haitian makes about $2,142 per year, they pay their Feeding Program Directors much more than this. That kind of income can be life-changing. Second, Trinity Hope purchases all of their supplies in Haiti, which has rightly become the standard for many global aid programs.

When the organization was founded in 1999, they began feeding children at one small school. Today, they provide over 1.5 million meals a month in over 350 schools throughout the country. That’s a lot of meals and thousands of children impacted—not only through the provision of life-giving meals but also through the sharing of the eternal-life-giving Gospel of Jesus Christ. For as the Bible tells us, “man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 8:3).

I’m awed and inspired by the work Trinity Hope does, serving as Jesus’s hands and feet for the people of Haiti, especially its children. To know that a mere $200 per year—an amount many of us spend on food in one week—can feed a child every day for the 180 days of the school year is incredible.

I encourage you to learn more about the country of Haiti and about Trinity Hope. And most importantly, please pray for the safety and prosperity of the Haitian people. May many of them may be brought to faith in Jesus Christ!

In His love,

Amanda

xoxo

Scripture taken from the New King James Version^®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.