The Purpose and Missions
What is the purpose of this relief sale?
Purpose:
Our purpose is a cooperative effort of many churches and individuals to procure funds for qualifying missions — enabling them to share God’s love in Haiti.
Vision:
Our vision is to see Haitians use even limited resources in sustainable agriculture and other self-help programs; providing water wells and clinics. Assisting in education, distributing Christian literature, coordinating teaching ministries and providing disaster relief. Our ultimate goal is for them to know the Lord Jesus Christ. All this as we “consider the cause of the poor and needy”.
100% of sale proceeds go to Haiti Missions
Multi-State Effort
Other states also support the Haiti Missions:
Ohio Haiti Benefit Auction – September 1 & 2, 2023
Mount Hope Auction
8076 SR 241, Millersburg, OH 44654 Website View map
Illinois Haiti Benefit Auction – October 27 & 28, 2023
Otto Center, 2058 CR 1800 E., Arthur, IL 61911
Website View map
Florida Haiti Benefit Auction – January 12 & 13, 2024
Sarasota County Fairgrounds
3000 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34237 Website View Map
Kentucky Haiti Benefit Auction – May 17 & 18, 2024
Christian County Cooperative Extension Center
2850 Pembroke Road, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Website View Map
All proceeds from the sale will benefit the following missions in Haiti:
- Blue Ridge International
- Haiti Relief & Missions
- International Fellowship Haven
- Mennonite Gospel Missions
- SonLight Missions
- Christian Witness Missions
- Christian Aid Ministries
- International Faith Missions
- LIFE Literature
- Gospel to Haiti
- Open Hands
- Haiti Christian Union Mission
- Light on the Mountain
- Share Haiti
- Palm Grove Missions
- New Horizons
- Redeemed Ministries
- Shephard’s Heart
Indiana Haiti Benefit Auction – May 24 & 25, 2024
Shipshewanna Antique Auction Building
345 N. Van Buren Street, Shipshewanna, IN 46565 Website View map
New York Haiti Benefit Auction – June 16 & 17, 2023
Finger Lakes Produce Auction
3691 NY-14A, Penn Yan, NY 14572 Website View map
Pennsylvania Haiti Benefit Auction – July 14 & 15, 2023
338 N. Ronks Road, Bird-In-Hand, PA 17505 View map
- Haiti is about the size of the state of Maryland.
- Approx. 11 million people live on the island.
- Haiti is located 750 miles southeast of Florida.
- Religion: Syncretic, 55% Catholic, 30% Protestant. Haitian Vodue is unofficial but also widely practiced.
- Haiti has 7 doctors per 100,000 people.
- 7.3% die before they reach 5 years old.
- The average life span is 63.5 years.
- Literacy: 60% over the age of 15.
- The top 4% of Haitians have 66% of the wealth.
- Average Income: 59% with $2.41 per day. 24% with $1.23 per day.
- There are approx. 900 people per sq. mile. U.S. has 70 people per sq. mile.
- One well with a hand pump often furnishes 500 people with water.
- Climate: Tropical. 90% of population is extremely vulnerable to natural hazards such as earthquakes and hurricanes.