what we do

Life Groups

The core of our project is a Life Center. Our mission is to empower Haitian families to break the cycle of poverty through opportunity and education. It's all about building relationships and fully investing in their lives. Five families form one Life Group. Placing the families into small groups provides them with accountability, community, and support. Life Groups meet several times a week to share a meal, fellowship, study the Bible, basic education, life skill courses, and healthcare seminars. It's not about having many different programs. It's about ONE program that impacts every area of their lives.

We at times provide child care for Life Group families. This ensures a good meal for the children and a chance for them to develop social skills, good behavior, and learn the Bible. It also allows mothers to build their business and provides a safe place for their children while they work.

The ultimate purpose is to empower our families to break the cycle of poverty. We believe micro-financing has proven to be the most effective way to do this. After certain requirements are met through the Life Center program, the families then have the opportunity to apply for a micro-loan.

Street Kids

Aside from the family groups, the Life Center will also minister to street kids. A child on the street does not have the ability to choose the direction in which their life will go. Instead, they are forced by circumstance and lack of opportunity. Street kids are often forced into a life of child slavery; Haitians refer to these kids as "restavecs" (unpaid household servants). It is estimated that there are at least 225,000 Haitian children currently working as restavecs in Haiti.

The Life Center will reach out to street kids, giving them a chance at a better life, preventing them from falling through the cracks. It will function as a sports program, yet the purpose of it is far beyond sports. The kids join us at the Life Center several times a week to share meals, play sports and games, and learn Bible lessons. Eventually, the older kids may have the opportunity for a micro-loan themselves. This gives them the chance to take hold of their lives and choose the direction they will go.

Our Vision

We believe the foundation of ministry must be love. We start by simply building relationships and showing God's unconditional love to people that have never seen it before. Then, we teach basic education and life skills through biblical principles. The heart of Leve Project is believers coming together as one, serving and supporting one another as the church did in Acts 2:42-47.