Emmanuel means and is

"God with us" 

THIS ISN'T A STORY about PEOPLE, IT'S A STORY about GOD....

In 2013, several members of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Cross Plains, TN tagged along on two different mission trips with another church who sponsored an orphanage in Jeremie, Haiti. While there, they all met another group of orphaned and abandoned children who lived in an deserted nightclub in downtown Jeremie, cared for by a pastor and his wife. The children were in dire poverty, but were sweet and well behaved. In July 2013, while a team was there, the IBESR of Haiti (Children's Services), gave the group 30 days to leave the premises.  When the team asked where the children would go, the answers were heartbreaking....

• on the streets

• to the witch doctors

• most likely they would become "restaveks," one of the many, many child slaves in Haiti

The team members asked their host, Pastor Dony St. Germain of ESMI, what they could do.

His answer: "pray." 

The team did just that. The other church could not take on any more children, and the only answer seemed to be to raise the funds to build an new orphanage on land that had been given to Pastor Honore by UNICEF years before. But from where would these funds come? The team prayed, returned to the United States and two days later, from Robertson County, Tennessee, the full $50,000 was given to build the children a home. The only stipulation from the donor was that it be anonymous and that all glory would go to God. 

The very next Sunday, the people of Mt. Carmel committed to sponsor all 50 children. The orphanage was finished in late 2013, and in February 2014, Mt. Carmel sent their first JUST GO Haiti team to Jeremie. The story of Emmanuel has continued to be a story of God providing for His children in miraculous ways, and always for His glory.

the goal at the beginning was simply to provide a home for 50 children who needed one. nobody could have even dreamed of...

• Fifteen church plants that reach many people who would otherwise never hear the gospel

• a school with over 600 children providing desperately needed education and a warm meal every day

• a Medical Clinic to treat people in Haiti who have nowhere to turn for their medical needs

• two Transition Homes for the children as they age out of the Lundi and Emmanuel children’s homes

• Papa Noel bringing joy and the story of Jesus to thousands upon thousands of eager children

• over 25 homes for widows and families living in terrible conditions

• a ministry to refugees displaced by the violence in Port au Prince

• hope for those affected by devastating hurricanes and earthquakes

• a widow village with 20 homes where orphaned children will be adopted into forever families

• Tennessee farmers and Haitian agriculture students sharing their knowledge and lives

• a relationship with our Haitian family that brings more joy than anyone could ever imagine

The whole earth is full of His glory. Isaiah 6:3