Spring Cleaning for Others

I don’t get it! Every spring Rena and I dedicate ourselves to decluttering. We claw through our closets and cull what we don’t want anymore. Then we feature all this flotsam in our annual MacGillivray family yard sale or donate it to a local thrift store. So how is that every spring we have more stuff to sell and donate? Can you relate?

This year what if we spring clean FOR OTHERS? Here are three ways you can do that for our friends in Haiti this spring:

1. Part with your prom dresses. Couples in Haiti often wait to get married because they lack nice clothes for the wedding and money to buy food for guests. Haitian pastors have a creative solution to this problem. They organize weddings for several couples at a time and help them with the cost of wedding clothes and food. Brilliant!

We can help couples celebrate their wedding with joy. You may have a little used prom dress (or two) or maybe a wedding dress that you could donate. All sizes needed. Pastor Isaiah and his wife, Celina, have a good plan for coordinating this effort in northeastern Haiti. On our end, either drop off or ship your prom or wedding dress to PPI, and we’ll get it to Haiti in short order. 

2. Donate your drum kick to a Haitian church. This one’s a little more specialized. If you or your church recently upgraded your drum kick, consider donating your good used kick to a Haitian church.

Again, drop it off to us and ship it. Our address is Partnership of Pastors International, 465 Mayflower Drive, Saginaw, MI 48638. Also, we’ll give you a “gift in kind” receipt for all items donated.

3. Turn over your couch cushions for a Bible college roof. Pastor Jasmin, one of our key team members, launched a Bible college in northeast Haiti about five years ago. The Evangelical Theological Institute of Haiti (ITEPHA) is the only college of its kind in northeastern Haiti, and it’s doing well!

Jasmin purchased land three years ago and is building what will serve as a church, elementary school and Bible college. Earlier this year, the Haitian government told Jasmin that he needs to finish the building in 2025 to retain the recognized status of the college. After some negotiation, the government agreed that completing the roof would satisfy their requirements for this year. Take a video tour of the future Bible college building HERE.

Can you help Pastor Jasmin put a roof on the Bible college? Consider contributing the proceeds of your yard sale or Marketplace transactions. Or you could just make a special donation to PPI and note that it’s for the “Bible College roof.” DONATE HERE

Let us know if you have questions HERE.

Giving to our brothers and sisters in Haiti can give us purpose and joy. Happy spring cleaning!