In February 2010, RHFH was able to finalize the purchase a large piece of land within the community of Cazale. It is located approximately 1 mile from the current site of RHFH’s clinic and rescue center. As long as RHFH has functioned, the clinic and rescue center have operated in rented facilities that simply are not an adequate size to accommodate the patient load we serve each day.
We look forward to using this newly acquired land to expand and improve our service to the underserved in our area. We intend to build a larger clinic and rescue center, that can handle a higher patient population. Also, there is desire to expand and open a small inpatient hospital as well. This new property will have a storage depot that can handle numerous needed supplies. We also have plans to build staff houses as well as a guest house to accommodate work teams and long term volunteers.
RHFH and many supporters have prayed for years that God would move in a direction that would allow us to begin building a permanent home in Cazale, and it appears God has responded to the petitions of His people by allowing us to acquire the land.
In the summer of 2010, a team of engineers/ designers/ architects from an organization called EMI (Engineering Ministries International) traveled to Haiti to survey the property and plan the first phase of construction on the new property. We are grateful for their hard work and look forward to seeing this project move forward.
Due to the Cholera outbreak in Haiti, our first building project was a 50 bed Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) center located on the new property. Construction was completed by MSAADA and it was opened in March 2013.
In 2019 and 2020 , there were three dry wells dug to try to find water. Currently, we are looking into rain water harvesting and pumping water from a water source a few miles away to store in reservoirs to use as needed. There have been two roads built on the property and several erosion control measures implemented.
Phase one construction will include water source and storage, workshop/storage depo made with repurposed semi containers, 2 staff houses, securing the perimeter, and landscaping for erosion control. With faith and God’s help, this will begin in 2021.
We are excited about what God has in store for the future and how He intends to weave resources together to cause this vision to come to fruition. Our hope is to use these facilities and land for the glory of God to improve health, strengthen families, and spread the Gospel. We hope you will consider partnering with us.
Here is a video of the land soon after RHFH purchased it.