Future of Dallas Plemmons Ministries
Lunch at The School of the Good Shepherd
Our main focus is the area which is with the most need, Haiti. Our school in Saut d'Eau, The School of the Good Shepherd, has 172 children enrolled from kindergarten to the 6th grade for the 2018/2019 school year. Not only are we educating their minds, we are also introducing them to Christ by incorporating Bible study into the curriculum. We serve the students lunch which in some cases is the only meal that child will eat that day. We do all of this free of charge so we are able to reach the poorest of the poor.
Since reopening the school, the attendance at our church as tripled and they are outgrowing the current building. We will need to start construction to expand within the two years. Pastor Roosevelt has been the pastor at the church in Saut d' eau for over 35 years and oversees the school there along with his daughter Rose and son Jacob. Jacob is currently in seminary and will take over the church when Pastor Roosevelt retires.
Our main focus is the area which is with the most need, Haiti. Our school in Saut d'Eau, The School of the Good Shepherd, has 172 children enrolled from kindergarten to the 6th grade for the 2018/2019 school year. Not only are we educating their minds, we are also introducing them to Christ by incorporating Bible study into the curriculum. We serve the students lunch which in some cases is the only meal that child will eat that day. We do all of this free of charge so we are able to reach the poorest of the poor.
Since reopening the school, the attendance at our church as tripled and they are outgrowing the current building. We will need to start construction to expand within the two years. Pastor Roosevelt has been the pastor at the church in Saut d' eau for over 35 years and oversees the school there along with his daughter Rose and son Jacob. Jacob is currently in seminary and will take over the church when Pastor Roosevelt retires.
Pastor and Madame Roosevelt |
Michael Hermilus Associate Director of Missions |
Future Projects
- Construct a medical clinic to provide basic health care to Saut d'Eau and the surrounding areas
- Add an addition to the church
- Build a guest house for mission and medical groups
- Construct the upper school which will be for grades 7 through 12
- 4-wheel drive diesel engine vehicle
Through education, jobs and the future medical clinic, Dallas Plemmons Ministries is making a difference in the lives of Haitians.
Haitian Statistics
*80% of Haitians live on $2 US per day and 54% of those live in extreme poverty, less than $1 US per day.
*Over half of children under 5 are malnourished.
*Over 7% of children die at birth.
*For every 100,000 births, 523 women died in Haiti, compared to eight maternal deaths for every 100,000 births in Europe.
*80 out of 1,000 Haitian children never see their first birthday.
*37% do not have access to clean drinking water.
*83% do not have adequate sanitation facilities.
*Over 60% lack basic health care.
*50% of primary school age children are not enrolled in school.
* 1/3 of girls over six never go to school.
* Approximately 30% of children attending primary school will not make it to the third grade; 60% will abandon school before sixth grade.
* 37.9% of the population is unable to read or write, as compared to only 2% illitercy in the Latin Americas.
* 80% proclaim to be Roman Catholic, 16% Protestant (10% Baptist, 4% Pentecostal, 1% Adventist & 1% other), 1% proclaim nothing and 3% other.
Note: Roughly half of the population practices Voodoo.
*Over half of children under 5 are malnourished.
*Over 7% of children die at birth.
*For every 100,000 births, 523 women died in Haiti, compared to eight maternal deaths for every 100,000 births in Europe.
*80 out of 1,000 Haitian children never see their first birthday.
*37% do not have access to clean drinking water.
*83% do not have adequate sanitation facilities.
*Over 60% lack basic health care.
*50% of primary school age children are not enrolled in school.
* 1/3 of girls over six never go to school.
* Approximately 30% of children attending primary school will not make it to the third grade; 60% will abandon school before sixth grade.
* 37.9% of the population is unable to read or write, as compared to only 2% illitercy in the Latin Americas.
* 80% proclaim to be Roman Catholic, 16% Protestant (10% Baptist, 4% Pentecostal, 1% Adventist & 1% other), 1% proclaim nothing and 3% other.
Note: Roughly half of the population practices Voodoo.
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Dallas Plemmons Ministries, Inc.
P. O. Box 2213 Virginia Beach, VA 23450 USA Telephone: 757-486-0001
Email: dpministries2010@gmail.com
P. O. Box 2213 Virginia Beach, VA 23450 USA Telephone: 757-486-0001
Email: dpministries2010@gmail.com