Episcopal-RC Haiti Outreach Mission

For 10 years, volunteers from The Episcopal Church and The Roman Catholic Church have joined forces to help the community of Mirebalais Haiti through Haiti Outreach Mission (HOM). Located about 30 km northwest of Port-au-Prince, Mirebalais was minimally affected by the earthquake. It is estimated that prior to the earthquake, the ratio between people to physicians was 30,000 to 1.

HOM was founded in 1998 after Dr. Dominique Matthews and her husband Roger visited her native land on their honeymoon, and decided that they wanted to do something to help alleviate suffering in Haiti.

On January 25, 2010, we received the very sad news that Roger died unexpectedly. We invite your prayers for his family and the future of Haiti Outreach Mission without his excellent presence.

The first effort of HOM was to provide some sort of medical assistance to areas where none was available. This initiative has grown to an annual major trip where up to 60 doctors, dentists, nurses and lay people visit Mirebalais. All travelers pay their own expenses. In Mirebalais, the team does “whatever needs to be done”, including: unloading boxes; delivering babies; providing medical equipment; providing supplies & medicines; providing cintinuous education; and providing funding for a full time clinic and orphanage. It is a time of great camaraderie and personal reflection, and a life-changing experience for everyone involved. To learn more about this amazing organization, go to www.haitioutreachmission.org

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