Our Background
Hal & Chris have been married for 32 years and have raised six children. Hal is a licensed pastor, and has worked in youth ministry as well as the business community. He is currently teaching at Morning Star Christian Academy in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to help financially support the work at H.I.S. Home. Chris spent 10 years as a Paramedic in Emergency Medicine and is a Licensed Social Worker with an emphasis in child welfare. Chris oversees the daily activities at H.I.S. Home, using her experience in mothering and medicine to nurture the children. H.I.S. Home For Children began working in the northern area of Haiti in 1999 ministering to the physical, emotional, spiritual, medical, and educational needs of 60 children at Bethesda Orphanage. In 2003, the focus of the ministry was redirected to the needs of children in Port-Au-Prince.