CHURCH PARTNERSHIP

Eglise Baptiste de la Fraternité

Through the Home Based Care program, this church will help meet the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of 20 families caring for orphaned and vulnerable children.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Eglise baptiste de la fraternité

AbOUT THE CHURCH

Eglise Baptiste de la Fraternité, located in lower Delmas, is close to downtown Port-au-Prince. The church was started in 1992 in the pastor’s house. From 1994-2010, the church experienced significant growth and Pastor Ramil Saint Claire and his team started nine additional church plants throughout Haiti.

There is a school on the church property for Kindergarten through 12th grade with more than 300 students. Roughly 75% of the children receive full scholarships. The church also holds a free medical clinic each week that is funded by the church body. Previously the church offered a feeding program for the children but was unable to continue due to lack of funding.

The neighborhoods surrounding the church are home to numerous orphaned and vulnerable children who would greatly benefit from the HBC program and outreach from the church. Bel Air, a large slum, is located close to the church and faces the effects of poverty and unemployment. Additionally, many children can be found roaming through the large Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp near the church.

Leadership

Pastor Ramil Saint Claire was saved at a church in Jacmel when he was a young boy. He came to Port-au-Prince in 1996 and served in another church. While at this church, he was baptized, taught Sunday School, and called by God to be a pastor. He attended theological school in 1967 for four years and was married in 1973. He and his wife have two sons and two daughters.

Home Based Care

Program Overview

The Goal

The goal of the Home Based Care (HBC) program is to equip, inspire, and mobilize churches to build relationships with at-risk families within their communities. Relationships grow through frequent visits to families in their homes to offer prayer, biblical training, counseling, and overall encouragement. To empower this wholistic approach to orphan care, World Orphans and US churches connect with Ethiopian churches to provide Gospel-centered training and funding.

Funding

Funding for the HBC program comes from a combination of church partnerships and fundraising campaigns. This funding ensures that these children receive the following:

Food

Meals served with the families and at school on a daily basis

Medical Care

Access to medical services and monitoring for specific health needs

Education

Assistance with school fees, school supplies, and tutoring

Emotional Care

Counseling and mentoring through relationships with church members

Spiritual Care

Fellowship, prayer, discipleship, and encouragment

How it Works

Vulnerable Children Identified

ChilD Selection Process

The HBC committee works to identify 20 orphaned or vulnerable children in the community who are in the greatest need. From there, they meet with the caregivers to determine if the family is a good fit for the program. The due diligence process includes completing a Child Intake Form, informing World Orphans about each child in the selection process, discovering the family/caregiver history, and providing reasons for the program selection.

Home VisitS Per Family Each YEAR

Home Visits

Each family in the program receives at least one monthly home visit from the HBC committee. These visits ensure each child is receiving proper care and meeting pre-determined milestones in his/her development. Families and children receive encouragement, discipleship, life skills training, financial support, and prayer during these visits.

Impact reports each year on church, child, and community

Program Accountability

With long-term care of each child as our goal, World Orphans is serious about ongoing accountability. World Orphans staff members frequently communicate with the Ethiopian pastors and HBC committee to monitor and assess each child and the overall structure of the program. The pastors are required to provide monthly financial reports on how funds were apportioned, as well as quarterly reports assessing the overall HBC program as it relates to the impact on the church, the children, and the community.

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Why Church Partnership?

Most children living in orphanages have at least one living parent. Working together, we help keep families together, strengthen them, and help them toward independence.

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