La Limye Ministries
La Limye Ministries
Location Arcahaie, Haiti
Contact :
Ellen Humerickhouse
U.S. Phone: 901-351-2420
Haiti Phone :
011-509-3722-8116
Mission
Statement: “I
am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light
and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of
sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.” Acts 26:17-18
Overview:
1. A 3,000 square foot area built for up
to 20 orphaned or abandoned girls of any age who are in need of a nurturing
home to learn and feel the love of Christ.
2. An adult community center focused
primarily on literacy classes, English courses, discipleship classes, and
biblical training. A ministry to educate, teach, and send out the people of
Haiti to fulfill the Great Commission and help them rise above the poverty they
are now in.
At present
La Limye (La Limye means “The Light” in Haitian Creole) partners with Loving
Orphans Global (www.lovingorphansglobal.org) a California not for profit based
ministry. Their design is to help missionaries get started, before they are
able to go out on their own.
We are soon
to begin the process of our 501c3 tax forms to make La Limye a stand-alone
legalized non-profit ministry in Haiti so we won’t have to accept funds through
another organization.
The land for La Limye was legally purchased in the fall of
2013 and construction began in January of 2014.
Construction
Completed:
· The 12 foot security wall is already
built topped with razor wire and a metal iron gate.
· The foundation of the home is
complete. The walls rebar is set, the first step of plumbing is set, and the
walls are up.
· The pit for the septic tank is dug
· The water well is in the process of
being dug
The total estimated cost of the completed building and
grounds is $80,000. With what has already been built and paid for we are in
need of raising about $50,000 more. Some examples of the construction that
needs to be done and estimated costs are as follows:
· Plumbing: $3,000
· Wiring: $2,000
· Completion of water well/pipes/set up
$3,500
· Solar panels for lights/fans: $15,000
· Generator for well pump: $2,500
· Cement and labor to smooth the
walls: $2,400
· Rebar and cement for the roof $9700
· Furnishings (toilets, sinks, propane
stove and refrigerator, kitchen table and chairs, 20 beds and dressers, pots
& pans, curtains, etc.: Estimated between $12,000 and $15,000
All of our construction workers are Haitian men from within
the village. There are 2 professionally trained “bosses” that went through
trade school in Port au Prince plus 8 workers. They make between 8-15 dollars a
day which is the normal rate in Haiti.
The labor costs are not included in the building estimates. The construction methods in Haiti are
primitive. There are no power tools so all work is done by hand. Wells are dug by shoveling dirt in a bucket
tied to a rope and hauling it up and dumping it, cement is mixed in a wheel
barrel with water that is carried from a stream ½ mile away, etc.
Ongoing Costs
Once we are up and running some other ongoing costs will be:
To run the generator for pumping the water from the well for
showers, toilets etc. is $5.00 per hour.
$4,000+ will be needed every month to run and maintain the
ministry. In that cost includes: food, limited electricity, soap, school supplies,
ministry supplies, bottled water, medicines, gas, staff, etc..
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