Mission & Values
An HEF school in southern Haiti
Education is the means. The gospel is the mission.
Vulnerable children in southern Haiti need Christ. Education is how that Hope reaches them, one classroom at a time.
- Literacy opened the door.
- School on weekdays, church on Sunday.
The Theology of Literacy
Literacy is the door to a personal encounter with Christ
Illiteracy creates dependence on others to interpret scripture. It leaves a person vulnerable to fear and to the fatalism of Vodou, unable to test what they are told against the word of God for themselves.
This is why the ministry began. Père Albert saw that the mountains of southern Haiti were home to people who could not read, and so could not read the Bible for themselves.
Vodou had its grip on the mountains not because the gospel was absent, but because the gospel had no way in. Literacy opened the door.
One school. One church. One community.
The school building is where children learn during the week and where the congregation worships on Sunday. It is where families shelter during hurricanes. In these mountain communities, school and church are one anchor.
Hands and feet, not heroes
Haiti Education Foundation (HEF) goes as a servant, not a rescuer, to walk alongside a people who are resilient, dignified, capable and beloved by God.
HEF has never been a go-and-paint-the-church ministry. The Haitian men, women and children it serves are neighbors and friends, and in many cases family.
Where you come in
Your part is to stand beside people who are already doing the work God called them to.
- Prayer
- Giving
- Sharing HEF with others
