Burkina Faso

As our work in Haiti continues, a natural overflow of that ministry became apparent to church leadership as doors were opened in Burkina Faso, a french-speaking nation in West Africa. Burkina Faso is a country of close to 20 million, with the majority of the population being Muslim (53%). It is also one of the most financially impoverished countries in the world.

We have chosen to partner with Global Hope Network International and adopt a village (“KB”) in Burkina Faso. The long-term goal is to see gospel transformation as we build a partnership with this village based on mutual trust and shared respect. We will work with KB in five key areas: water, food, wellness, education, and income. While these physical improvements are happening, we are also working with a local pastor and church planter who is sharing Christ with the villagers as he and his wife live and work among them. The vision can then spread to surrounding West Africa villages as KB becomes a training hub for Transformational Community Development.

PRAY
Consider being a prayer partner for a Haiti or Burkina Faso team. Receive regular prayer updates and commit to praying for teams that go to these countries.

GIVE
As a church, we have committed annual funding for Transformational Community Development in the village of KB. We are also helping to find another sustainable water source and establishing a goat loan program.

Hershey Free Church is part of a Haiti consortium, comprised of Haitian Leaders, American churches, and ReachGlobal (the missions arm of the Evangelical Free Church of America). The consortium’s vision is to see an indigenous, disciple-making and multiplying church within walking distance of every Haitian.

Ongoing relationships provide an incredible catalyst for ministry. Hershey Free has been involved in ministry in Haiti since 2012. Our primary partnership relationship has been with STEP Seminary in Port-au-Prince, whose vision is to prepare leaders who will transform Haitian society. Additionally, we’ve continued to work with ReachGlobal through GlobalFingerprints Child Sponsorship in Haiti. We’ve also continued our involvement in the Haiti Consortium to help equip and mobilize leaders in the Haitian church.

In 2019, we have a number of Global Ministry Team Haiti trips planned. There will be medical teams, construction teams, children’s ministry teams, and family teams. Do you feel a calling to be part of our ongoing relationship in Haiti?

Key Contacts

Global Ministry Teams are groups of people from Hershey Free Church sent to serve alongside our partners and long-term missionaries to accomplish meaningful gospel ministry, deepen relationships with partners and see lasting spiritual growth in team members’ lives.

To apply print and fill out the following paperwork:
GMT Application
GMT Friend Reference
GMT Pastor Reference

2019 Global Ministry Teams

GlobalFingerprints Medical Team
February (exact dates TBD)

This medical team will work with ReachGlobal (the mission branch of the Evangelical Free Church of America). GlobalFingerprints is ReachGlobal’s child sponsorship program. Children who participate in GlobalFingerprints receive medical check-ups twice a year. In addition to focusing on GlobalFingerprints, this team will experience ministry work in a rural community of Gressier.

STEP Construction Team
February 16-23

This team will assist STEP Seminary in construction projects. Teams such as this encourage the people in Haiti but also provide opportunities for team members from Hershey Free Church to be stretched as they experience living with Jesus and loving like Jesus in a tangible way. Haitians will be shown God’s love while having the gospel presented.

STEP Soccer Camp
March 3-9

This team will serve with STEP staff, holding soccer camp for children and youth as a way to build relationships and share the gospel. Team members from Hershey Free Church will experience living with Jesus and loving like Jesus in a tangible way while helping STEP staff and students develop relationships in the surrounding community.

Village Ministry Team
May 25-June 1

This team will venture with Wawa (President of STEP Seminary) and STEP students from Port-au-Prince to a rural village to engage in ministry. The team will serve alongside STEP students and the local pastor in community outreach with activities such as prayer walks, visitation, and children’s ministry.

STEP Medical & Construction Teams
June 22-29                  

This team is combination of both a medical team and a construction team. The medical team will work alongside Haitians to serve through medical services and in a mobile clinic. Medical care is an outreach service that STEP provides to the surrounding community. Community relations and health are improved as the gospel is shared in word and in deed. The construction team will assist STEP Seminary students in construction projects in order to build relationships in the community and present the gospel through word and deed.

GlobalFingerprints Medical Team
October (exact dates TBD)

This medical team will work with ReachGlobal (the mission branch of the Evangelical Free Church of America). GlobalFingerprints is ReachGlobal’s child sponsorship program. Children who participate in GlobalFingerprints receive medical check-ups twice a year. In addition to focusing on GlobalFingerprints, this team will experience ministry work in a rural community of Gressier.

To apply for any of these teams, print and fill out the following paperwork:
GMT Application
GMT Friend Reference
GMT Pastor Reference

Frequently Asked Questions