Ministry Projects: the incubation & birth of yet another "organization"

With all that has come up opportunity wise this past month it is still a little hard to put ALL of the details down in one blog post on the subject of starting up a ministry organization.

Since we have International Hope & Heritage at the wheel of a 501(c)3 that is in overall alignment with our own ministry goals, values & calling, you might wonder why we would even bother?

These are some of our thoughts behind the idea...

God has laid on our hearts a specific mission statement & orphan care philosophy that relates to our work here in Haiti. At the same time, we have multiple ongoing projects in development and more anticipated.  Logistically having our own official "non-profit" organization that is working in partnership with IHH seems the best way for us to go for a variety of reasons.

It will allow us to host and maintain an independent ministry/organization website as a platform to explain our projects better and to share our vision of orphan care through the facets of prevention, stabilization & reunification.

Since our unique ministry is still in early development stages, we have a long way to grow. We'd like to go ahead & lay the groundwork for long term missions here although we do intend to keep or place everything possible in the hands of Haitian leadership.

Eventually we would like to be open to receiving grants from partner organizations, especially in the case of maternity care which is generations away from being self sustaining. In that case, we may be required to convert over the ministry organization itself, to it's own 501(c)3 to have access to those granting organizations that would require direct donation to the projects. 

Another reality is the fact that we may be required to create a Haitian foundation or non-profit at some point and it makes more sense for that to be our independent ministry vs IHH having to go through the steps and expense here.

Ultimately, we feel that over the long run, having a separate organizational entity will help keep us on our unique course and provide both accountability and a specific identity for the ministry as we grow.

As you see, this remains a percolating idea, but one that we are spending a lot of time & energy on at the moment. Please continue to lift us up in prayer as we seek God and round out the details of this foundational step for our work here even further over the next few weeks!