Haiti

North America

Year opened: 1993

The Mission Society first began working in Haiti in 1993 in partnership with OMS International. The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, the majority of Haiti’s population does not have the basic necessities. At least two-thirds of the available labor force does not have adequate employment. For religious affiliation, 80% of Haitians are Catholic, 16% are Protestant, three percent are “other,” and one percent claim “none.” Roughly 50% of Haitians practice voodoo.

The Mission Society ministers in Haiti through a missionary who also works with OMS International. She works with Bethesda Medical Center and teaches Christian Education courses at the Emmaus Bible College.