Our Partners
Since 2010, Jason and Amanda Stoltzfus, along with their family, have been faithfully serving in Haiti. Over the years, they’ve developed deep, lasting relationships with the local people—particularly in the region where they live near Aquin on the western peninsula—earning tremendous trust and influence within their community. In the face of overwhelming need, Jason and Amanda have adopted a focused and sustainable approach. Recognizing they cannot meet every need, they’ve chosen to invest their time, talents, and resources into individuals who are committed to helping themselves and their communities, rather than those simply seeking a handout. This empowerment-focused approach has cultivated mutual respect and sparked long-term growth across the areas they serve.
Currently, their work is concentrated on two key communities; their local community and Bwa Pikan (a remote area in the mountains). All fundraising efforts are being directed toward these two communities, with funds allocated as needed to support the next steps in each community’s development. Through local leadership and a clear commitment to empowerment, these communities are being equipped to thrive long-term—one relationship and one step at a time.
Local Community
A critical component for personal growth in Haiti is providing a sense of purpose. The depravity and hopelessness of society left uninhibited creates generational cycles of brokenness. Through the Haiti Project, the Stoltzfus family is intentionally creating opportunities for people to engage in daily disciplines to break these cycles and move forward with hope and purpose. As people engage and relationships are formed, they discover who is committed and ready for next steps of growth through empowerment and deeper discipleship. Local leaders growing and thriving allows transformation to multiply! Their current approach includes the methods below.
Fitness/Gym
They have a daily fitness program with 20-30 young leaders engaging on a daily basis. This creates a great atmosphere to establish disciplines, test commitment, and identify who is ready for their next step of empowerment. This was born out of utilizing an outdoor basketball court space and has grown into constructing a building dedicated for the gym. They see this continuing to serve as a great first step to engage with people moving forward
Local Business
Local business is a great tool to empower people in their next step of growth. Although we would view the economic situation in Haiti as unfavorable, there are still many opportunities in local business to break cycles of poverty and brokenness. They currently operate (2) businesses and occasionally provide small loans to locals to start their own business. These all provide an opportunity for mentorship, brings stability for families, and generates resources to help create a more self-sustained approach for the remaining work of the Haiti Project. They are currently operating a fishing business that employs several local leaders, they fish in the open waters off the coast and sell the product in the local community. They started a building supply business (cement, rebar, etc.) in late 2024 along with two partners that has already grown well beyond their original expectations, they have been investing in these partners for a number of years and this has been a great opportunity for them to take their next step.
Homes
There are many people in dire situations in the local community. As the Stoltzfus family develops deeper relationships, they are able to discover which situations are opportunities to empower people instead of being detrimental to their spiritual growth. Having a secure home is often the first step, as a result, they partner with them to construct a simple yet very nice home which allows them establish a healthy and safe environment to move forward. The homes are typically for widows or others that have shown good character but simply haven’t had the opportunity to take their first step out of their current situation. The pace is determined by the depth of relationship so they typically construct 2-4 homes per year. The average cost is 5-6k per home.
Vision for Growth
Serving their community in practical ways and investing in leaders is incredibly rewarding and important. Yet, with the overall spiritual environment of the nation, they are sensing a need for more focused approach to spiritual growth. They plan on beginning a regular meeting with their core group of leaders for mentoring and discipleship. They also plan on opening a prayer room later in 2025 to provide a consecrated space to host the presence of the Lord, intercede, and see spiritual transformation in their region. They are excited to engage in this wholehearted pursuit of spiritual transformation paired with practical empowerment!
Bwa Pikan Community
Roofing Project: A Foundation of Compassion
In 2016, Hurricane Matthew devastated much of Haiti’s Tiburon Peninsula. While aid reached many areas, the remote mountain villages—accessible only by an intense 7–10 hour footpath—were largely forgotten. Homes were destroyed, thatch roofs were lost, and children fell ill and even died from exposure to the elements. When Jason heard about the dire situation in Bwa Pikan, he hiked in to witness it for himself. What he saw moved him deeply, and from that moment, the Roofing Project was born. The approach was simple yet powerful: local villagers rebuilt wooden frames for their homes, while dedicated teams—many from Pennsylvania—hiked in with tools and supplies to install metal roofs. What made this effort remarkable was the unity: local leaders took extreme ownership, organizing their communities to carry materials on foot and support the teams on-site. Over the course of the project, 565 homes were covered, bringing safety, dignity, and hope to hundreds. But beyond the roofs, something even more significant happened—deep relationships were formed and local leaders were empowered. This laid the groundwork for sustainable impact through the next initiative: the Microfinance Project.
Microfinance
With trust established and a spirit of collaboration in place, the next phase focused on economic empowerment. The people of Bwa Pikan are incredibly hardworking—most rely on agriculture, both for sustenance and income. Yet a recurring challenge remains: limited access to capital to grow their herds or invest in their small plots, combined with unreliable markets for selling their goods. The microfinance approach aims to break that cycle by providing small-scale funding for villagers to purchase livestock and expand their agricultural efforts, while also working to ensure they receive fair market value for their products. Led by Jason and a trusted local leader, Lagoute, the initiative is intentionally paced, expanding as they discern the community’s readiness and capacity. It’s a beautiful example of how relationship-driven development can fuel long-term sustainability.
Discipleship
Amid all the physical rebuilding and economic development, the spiritual hunger of the community has remained evident. A local church continues to serve Bwa Pikan faithfully and has invited further discipleship and leadership development. Now, as momentum continues to build, the next phase will involve sending short-term teams to support the church and its leaders. These teams will focus on discipleship, biblical training, and equipping leaders for long-term spiritual growth. Timing for these trips will depend on Haiti’s social climate, but the vision remains clear: to empower local believers to grow in their faith and become catalysts for transformation in their own community.
Opportunity
We are inviting you to invest in the Haiti Project and the people of these communities.
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