Don and Karen Davis first traveled to Haiti in 1980 as part of an adult work team, and in the process of spending time there, "lost our hearts to the people of Haiti".  They moved their family of 7 to Haiti in 1983.  Each of their 5 children are now married and living in the United States.  One son returned and served for a term in Haiti, and most of the others have returned on work teams, or for visits.  Don and Karen now have 13 grandchildren.

In their years in Haiti, the Davis' ministry has changed constantly.  One segment of their early work that is missed is the Baby Ministry.  In a ten year span there were ten infants who were taken in, cared for, and eventually sent on to the family God chose for them.  Each child has a unique story.  Rachel was one child they cared for, from newborn to 18 months.  Now 13, she lives with her adoptive parents in Pennsylvania, where she is an honor student at a Christian school.

Recently, over the last 3 years, Don has been led to a ministry of providing food, water, and building materials to many of the poor people in the outer areas around Cap Haitien.

Don is now trying to help a woman in the village of Ba Limbe.  A widow caring for her 6 children, plus 2 of her sister's children, her husband died while she was expecting their last child.  Her home is merely a shell with a thatch roof, located on a rough dirt road.  Don is hoping to complete 4 walls, add a cement floor, and replace the thatch roof with metal.  He is awaiting funding, a total of $450 for materials and labor.

Don and Karen use several large storage containers, located on their property, to warehouse and allocate supplies to those people most in need.  They also use the living room of their missions dorm for additional temporary storage.  Recently, to prevent moisture from damaging supplies inside the containers, volunteers helped them prepare concrete footers and raise the storage containers off the ground.

An important part of their current ministry involves housing work teams in the 20-bed missions dorm located adjacent to their home.  The dorm has a large central living/dining/kitchen area, with 2 outer bedrooms.  Each bedroom can sleep 10 and has its own large bathroom.  Work teams, often brought in by MFI's Stan Curtis, use the facility as a base camp for 1-3 weeks as they serve in missions in the Cap Haitien area.

Karen has also taught typing and basic computer skills to about 30 young adult Haitians over the past 2-3 years. She will soon be doing a puppet ministry in the local churches and orphanages.

Don and Karen Davis have now spent the past 22 years serving the Lord in Haiti.  Each year has been unique in the work they have done.  To learn more about them and their ministry, friends and supporters are encouraged to visit their website, www.davisinhaiti.blogspot.com.