St. Luke's Missions

Each month, the Missions team highlights a different Missions partner. In January we held a Blood Drive (with 27 units collected), and for February our Missions partner is Ebenezer Glenn Orphanage (aka EGO) in Haiti.


A little recent history about Haiti: In 2018, a political, social and economic crisis was created in response to rising fuel costs when Venezuela ceased shipments of oil to Haiti. It is a crisis that has grown and continues today. In 2021 their president was assassinated and eventually a federation of gangs took control of the country.  Commercial airports have shut down, all but one hospital have closed and foreign citizens were evacuated from the country. Since then, the citizens of Haiti have suffered with outbreaks of cholera, acute hunger and growing threats to their lives from gang violence and lack of medical facilities, medications and health care professionals. The current transitional government was scheduled to expire on February 7, 2026, but the Transitional Presidential Council voted to remove the Prime Minister on January 23, and elections are expected to be postponed until August. The situation is troubled and ever-changing.


St. Luke’s has been supporting Ebenezer Glenn Orphanage since 2017. In the past, we have “sold” building blocks to help fund new dormitories at the orphanage or to help pay expenses and staff wages. In 2025 we raised almost $2400 for EGO.  


In Haiti, education is not free. All families must pay to have their children educated. In 2018 there were a total of 73 children attending the Ebenezer Glenn school (56 kids from the orphanage and 17 from the surrounding community), in June 2019 there were 372 children enrolled in the school, and today they have over 600 kids enrolled – most of whom are children from surrounding communities. 


The good news is that Ebenezer Glenn is mostly self-sufficient. They have both traditional and hydroponic gardens, raise their own animals and crops for food, raise Talapia in a pool, make their own shampoo, soap and sundries (crafts which they teach to the children), and run on solar power, including a solar cook stove.

In addition to the 4 on-site managing staff, they have 89 employees that help run and maintain the campus and school. 


EGO has managed to secure needed supplies through Missionary Flights International. Due to the high cost of shipping and customs fees for these items, they ask for continued financial support. The funds we raise this February may be used for shipping costs, but they may also be used to pay staff salaries or buy supplies.


So, instead of building blocks, this year we will sell paper airplanes to symbolize EGO’s need for supplies and shipping expenses. We will hang the airplanes from the ceiling of the Narthex or you can take your airplane home with you. We will also have an airplane flying contest – details about which will follow at a later date.


Thank you for your continued support of Ebenezer Glenn Orphanage and the endeavors of St. Luke’s Missions team.

Blessings,
Bev Brosam
Missions Representative