Winton Road First Church Of God

About the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission:

The Northwest Haiti Christian Mission was established in Haiti in 1978 after a group of missionaries traveled there and saw the strong need for a mission devoted to Christian beliefs. They also witnessed severe physical suffering and the hopelessness of the Haitian people.
The mission is located in the poor city of St. Louis du Nord. On the mission property there is a church building (built on the site of an old Voodoo temple), our Tender Lambs Birthing Center, a surgical unit, a burn unit, a Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy (PT/OT) center, a center for premature babies, a school, an elderly feeding program, feeding the thousand program, and a nutritional program that provides food for malnourished children and nutritional training for their mothers. The campus also serves as a home to American work groups, which make many trips each year to Haiti. From there, they travel to various mission projects along the coast or in the mountains.
The mission also has an orphanage in Port de Paix, 8 miles away from St. Louis du Nord. It was founded in 1979 because of a great need: Many people died during a 7-year drought, leaving children with no one to care for them. Within the first two years, the orphanage had twelve boys and twelve girls. To date, the orphanage has served hundreds of children and it averages 90 to 100 children. There is also a school and a church building at the site of the orphanage. Some of the orphans who came to the mission years ago have become active workers for the Lord and for the mission.
The mission's headquarters is located in Frankfort, KY. Larry Owen is the Executive Director. His wife, Diana, is Public Relations Director and Mary Beth Winkler is Sponsorship Director and Travel Coordinator. It is at the Frankfort office that multi-thousands of pounds of clothing, food and medicine are received, sorted, repacked and then shipped to Haiti for distribution

About the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

The Pine Ridge reservation is home to the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe and is situated in the south-west corner of South Dakota. Below are some facts about Pine Ridge and the beautiful people who live there.

There is no industry and no natural resources on the reservation resulting in very few job opportunities.
The nearest city is Rapid City and is about 2 hours away.
80% unemployment.
Poorest county in the USA. Average family income is just $3,700 per year.
97% live below the Federal Poverty Levels.
The reservation is roughly the size of the state of Connecticut but there is only one grocery store and no banks on the reservation.
High rates of alcoholism, heart disease, and cancer.
Extremely high rate of diabetes. Almost half of the population over 40 on the Pine Ridge Reservation have diabetes.
Life expectancy for men is 48 years. Life expectancy for women is 52. According to the USDA Rural Development documents, the Lakota have the lowest life expectancy of any group in America. In the Western Hemisphere, only Haiti has a lower life expectancy.
Highest infant mortality rate in the USA.

Teenage suicide rate is 150% higher than the national average.
It is reported that at least 60% of the homes on the Pine Ridge Reservation are infested with Black Mold, Stachybotrys.

Here is a link to a 4 min. video Images of Pine Ridge Reservation for those that want to see what it looks like. Video

Mission Links

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation	The Matt. 25 Project Main Page	Letters from Haiti
Haiti	Rev. Brian Buriff	Join The Conversation