I AM SO EXCITED MY BOOK IS OUT! JUNE 30TH, 2025

For years many of you  have said we should write a book. I have also been told by many that "I have a book in me." For the course I took this past school year, one of the projects we needed to complete was "Our Dream Project". I chose to write my book for my "Dream Project". So nine months later, and over eight hundred hours later, I am holding my "Dream Project" in my hands. My book not only shares stories from living in Haiti for 5 years, it also shares how we were called and started the ministry. This is an excerpt from the back cover. "Walking on Water is the author’s story of her ‘yes’ to Jesus asking if she would in faith ‘walk on water’ with Him. It is about her journey with her family into the remote mountainous areas of Haiti. It is a journey full of healings, deliverance, salvations, miracles and bringing His light into villages seeped in voodoo, witch doctors, poverty and oppression. It is about the hope released when you are willing to step out in faith and walk on the water with Jesus." I was very blessed to have Steve Backlund from Igniting Hope Ministries, Dr. Dan C. Hammer Senior Apostolic Leader, Sonrise Christian Center and President of Seattle Bible College and the SEND Network Leader endorse my book along with Kurt Langstraat Senior Pastor of North County Christ The King. It still feels very surreal to hold my dream in my hand, and vulnerable to share my heart. I pray it blesses many and like Dr. Dan C. Hammer said "Read it and you too can walk on the water with Jesus" I hope that you will read it and that it blesses you. Below is a QR to scan to purchase it on Amazon. You can also use this link if you prefer.  Amazon link to my book, Walking On Water A Journey of Faith, Walking On Water in Haiti  By Chris Leland                      https://a.co/d/j8zGm55 Blessings, Chris

 

Joining Hearts

 

 We have some exciting news to share friends of ours whom we have known for over thirty six years, who also have ministered in Haiti are joining hearts with ours. Some of  you may know Dixie and Harley. As a way of introducing them I would like to share the letter they sent to their followers:

Dear faithful friends,

On the shores of the Red Sea, it seemed that the children of Israel were stuck – without a hope, without a home, without a way forward, and without safety as Egyptian chariots closed in from behind. In their fear, they quickly turned from joy and laughter to regret, accusations, and despair. But it was only because they had come to this point of being at the end of their own path that they could follow a new one. Only when they cried out to God did they have an incredible new way forward through the Red Sea as Jehovah parted it before their eyes.

In recent months, Hope in Haiti as an organization came to the end of our known path of ministry. In our commitment to be upright and faithful in handling funds you have invested, we had to remove ourselves from financial partnership with the schools and friends we have loved and worked with for so many years. This hard decision left us wondering what God would do next.

Meanwhile, in another community in Haiti, a group of people trying to make a difference for the lost and least-of-these children started a ministry in 2004 with an orphanage, and continued to make an impact providing schools, medical clinics, local leadership training, and more. New Generation Haiti was founded in partnership between Pastor Nathan Chariot of Haiti and Mike and Chris Leland of Washington, USA. Through flexibility, faithfulness to God, and accountability, they have been able to thrive in their calling to serve in life-giving roles for the spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional well-being of the people of the greater Gonaives area in western Haiti, even in this era of violent gangs and weakened authority.  Mike and Chris have been long-time friends and resources for Hope and Haiti over the years, so it was hardly a stretch to imagine partnering with them.

As the Hope in Haiti Board discussed many thoughts about how to proceed in ministry, Dixie began talking to Mike Leland about what appeared to be the end of our path as we know it. Mike spoke to Dixie and all of the board about prayerfully considering letting God open a new one to us in partnering with New Generation, to combine our passion for Haiti with the resources and opportunities of NGH’s organization. After weeks of prayer, fasting, seeking wisdom, and talking it over, we agreed that this new partnership was right for our organization!

We encourage you to read more about New Generation Haiti’s journey, their values, and the lives they are impacting. Their website, newgenerationhaiti.org brings their work to life with stories, photos and details. We want you to join us in investing in their work of rescuing, sheltering, teaching, healing, and training! We encourage you to directly partner with NGH with your time and your giving. Our goal is to merge our work with theirs as God continues to work in the beautiful people of Haiti. If you have questions, please reach out and talk to us about it! You can start by sending us a line at info@hopeinhaiti.org or contacting the team at NGH to find out more about their vision – go to https://www.newgenerationhaiti.org/contact/.

Taking the next step forward into new territory can feel dangerous. We are thankful that God has gone on before us and made a way through the wilderness so that we can stay faithful to His work in this changing world!

There is still Hope in Haiti!

Prayerfully,
Hope in Haiti Board of Directors

As you can see Hope in Haiti has the same heart for the People of Haiti as New Generation Ministries. We are looking forward to their coming along side and joining with you and New Generation Ministries to help the people of Haiti have a real hope for the future. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at newgenerationhaiti@gmail.com

Blessings, 
Chris

 

April 27th, 2025

 

Hospital - April 24, 2025

 

HAITI: PRAYER REQUEST April 27TH, 2025

We need your prayers. An amazing opportunity has risen.  We have been approached by Haiti's Minister of Health. They have asked, if we would be willing to make the necessary upgrades to our medical clinic, to become a legal accredited hospital. We would need to upgrade the facility, and they would provide all the medical equipment, supplies, medicines, and legal accreditations. It turns out that the Minister of Health in Haiti is a new cabinet member who was born in Debarrier, right across the river from our Children's Village. He was a close childhood friend with Pastor Nathan growing up. He and his brother moved to Canada as older kids. They were adopted by an uncle and became top rated surgeons. This man came back to Haiti and became the new Minister of Health on the presidential cabinet, while his brother became a head surgeon of several hospitals in Quebec, Canada.  The brothers were thrilled to meet Nathan and see all that our ministry is doing. After meeting with Nathan they presented this offer to us. They intend to help both personally and governmentally. Mike has been doing research and planning, and has presented building plans for their approval, which meet their minimum requirements. We need your prayers for the acceptance of the plans. We also need them for discernment and the finances to build the additional surgery room and delivery room for babies. Please partner with us in prayer. It could be a huge help to the larger community as many of the hospitals in the country have been pillaged or abandoned. Thank you for coming along side and helping the people of Haiti. Blessings, Chris