Faith Missions International

Mission - Faith Missions International exists to make an eternal difference in the lives of orphaned children in Haiti, by providing a safe place where their physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs are met through our staff, partners, and volunteers.

Vision  - Faith Missions International’s vision is to see an entire generation of orphaned Haitian children be empowered to secure a future of viability for themselves and their country.

Faith Missions International (FMI) is a Christian ministry established in Omaha, Neb., in 1998.  Recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, FMI began primarily focusing on the nation of Haiti, both in reaching people with the Gospel message and in meeting the needs of the poor. The ministry developed close relationships with Haitian nationals by leading short-term missions teams to the country in those first years.

In 2001 FMI expanded its missions outreach teams to include the countries of Trinidad, Taiwan, Sweden and Russia.

In 2002 FMI recognized a need in the Omaha metro area for a Christian newspaper and began publishing “The Heartland Gatekeeper.”  Now in its eighth year of publication, the Gatekeeper is provided free of charge. More than 10,000 copies of the paper were distributed monthly through nearly 300 churches, schools and businesses across the community. In 2011, the Gatekeeper moved to an online-only publication: www,heartlandgatekeeper.org

In June 2004 FMI purchased land in the northern city of Gonaives, Haiti, to build a permanent home for orphans in that city.  By September construction was underway. On Sept. 18, a devastating flood hit the city and all construction to that point was destroyed.

By November 2005, the home was finally complete, and within a few short months, 25 orphaned children finally had a home.

Late in 2007 a second story was added to the home and 20 more children joined the FMI “Gift of God Orphanage.”

On Sept. 1, 2008, another hurricane ravaged the city of Gonaives. Flood waters 11 feet deep trapped the children in the orphanage, leaving them stranded for 16 days with very little food or water.

FMI board of directors and the orphanage leaders determined it was no longer safe to rebuild on the old site in Gonaives, as any future hurricanes or heavy rains will no doubt flood the region again. The children were evacuated and moved to the capitol city of Port au Prince, where temporary housing was secured for them.

After just a little more than a year in temporary quarters, the children and staff in the orphanage suffered another catastrophe with the earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. Thankfully none of the children or staff were injured, but for the next 8 months, they lived in the sweltering heat of military tents.

With the help of short-term teams from the U.S. in the summer of 2010, construction began on a new home for the children. Within 3 months from the time ground was broken at our new site, a  new, safe facility was constructed. The children moved into their new home on September 3, 2010.

The need in Haiti is extreme. FMI is committed to prayerfully and purposefully meeting the needs of the Haitian children who call the “Gift of God Orphanage” home.

•  We believe in the Triune God, co-equal, co-substantial and co-eternal, as revealed in Scripture and creation (Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 1:20).

•  We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Son of Man, fully human and fully divine, the fullest and complete Revelation of God (John 1:1-3,14; Colossians 2:9).

•  We believe that the Holy Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is given by the inspiration of God and is His divine revelation inerrant and infallible as originally given, and sufficient as our only rule of faith (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).

•  We believe that human beings were created by God, having been made in His image, but we are fallen and sinful by nature, in need of salvation which is available by grace through faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8-10; Acts 4:12; John 14:6-7).

•  We believe the Church is the Body of Christ, indwelt, empowered and gifted by the Holy Spirit and commissioned to make disciples and to be messengers of God’s reconciliation through Jesus Christ (John 14:16-17; Ephesians 1:22-23; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20).

•  We believe in the future resurrection of the dead, the saved unto eternal life and the unsaved unto damnation (John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:11-15).

•  We believe in the literal return of Jesus Christ, our Lord, at a future time of God’s choosing to judge the risen dead and to establish His eternal kingdom in the New Heaven and New Earth (John 14:1-3; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 21:1-4).

•  FMI is inter, multi, non and trans-denominational. We are committed to the Body, the whole Body, and nothing but the Body. We are Christian. We are not religiously pluralistic. We are defined and described by Biblical evangelical Christian distinctives. 

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…”

The Faith Missions International “Gift of God Orphanage” is home to children from the northern city of Gonaives, Haiti. The orphanage was moved to Port au Prince following the 2008 flooding in Gonaives. Many of these children lost one or both of their parents to the floods following Hurricane Jeanne in 2004.

Running an orphanage and mission in Haiti is a challenging work. The needs are always there. Faith Missions International works to raise the support for the orphanage through individual donors like you.

Love, the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, three nutritious meals a day, an education, job skills training and a safe place to live and grow are all aspects of this ministry. These children have experienced great loss in their lives. Now they are a part of the family of GOD as they experience HIS great love for them, as well as that of the directors and staff of the orphanage.

Faith Missions International raises the full support to care for the ongoing needs of the children in the orphanage. Sponsors for the children are essential to reaching the monthly needs at the orphanage.

If you are ready to bless one of these children by becoming his/her sponsor, review the photos of the children below and above, select a child you would like to sponsor and click on his/her photo to learn more about sponsoring that child.

Full Sponsorship – $120 per month

Shared Sponsorship – $40 per month