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A Lifechanging Gift of Land for a New Medical Clinic in El Batey
This new medical clinic project and the amazing gift of land began with a miraculous change in perspective that blessed the giver and the entire community. Kristin Hamner, FFP Dominican Republic National Director, is based out of El Batey and is dedicated to working to improve the quality of life in El Batey and throughout…
Kenya Mission Trip: The Joy of Serving
The Foundation for Peace (FFP) Kenya Mission Team recently returned from serving alongside Living Word Church (LWC) in Mathare North. It’s always a blessing to partner with this church community. From the moment you step off the bus on the first morning to the last service filled with joy, dancing, and praise, you can’t help…
Medical Mission Team Helps Those in Need
David McDonald has been attending FFP mission trips for more than 10 years and has led his own team of nurses since 2023. This partnership has led to some remarkable stories. Please see this article reprinted with permission from the ENA Connections newsletter.
Christian Mission Trip Prep Guide
Signing up for a Christian mission trip is a powerful way to serve others, spread the message of God’s love, and make a positive impact in communities around the world. We partner with churches to host mission trips that bring together individuals and groups to work on various projects that empower communities. If you’re preparing…
New Homes, Community Rebirth
In 2024 Foundation for Peace began a new initiative in El Batey. As always, our projects are community-led and the community voiced the need for safe housing for vulnerable families. The community committee evaluated residents’ homes and set the priorities. Our teams brought in the funds and helped work along-side community volunteers. Given that the…
Medical Mission in Mathare Slum
In the heart of Nairobi, Kenya, lies Mathare, one of the largest slums in Africa, where over 500,000 people live in densely packed homes. This vibrant community struggles with limited access to basic needs. Amidst these struggles, there is a beacon of hope: the Living Word Church (LWC), FFP’s partner for the annual FFP mission…
Give Children a Healthy Future | Support FFP Giving Tuesday
As Giving Tuesday approaches, the Foundation for Peace is stepping up its efforts to raise essential funds for a cause that can significantly impact the lives of children. This initiative is about health, development, and a brighter future for our children. Children are our future, yet many are growing up without access to basic nutritional…
Vitamins for Malnourished Children
While many aspects of life in the Dominican Republic are rich in culture and community, the health of its youngest members often suffers due to a lack of essential nutrients. In impoverished areas, access to nutritious food is limited. Families often rely on inexpensive staples that lack vital vitamins and minerals. As a result, children…
Adventure, Friends, and Love
Life tends to hold a few surprises for us. Some are good, others are….well not so much. It takes us on a grand adventure that over time pieces together a story. These adventures are not always random. Sometimes we choose them. This is how I found myself in a strange country with a strange language…
Provide a Child in Kenya with Education | Tumaini School
When Rev. Stephen and Rosemary Mbogo began pastoring the Living Word Church in 2005, they were deeply impacted by the children who roamed the streets with no access to education. Knowing firsthand that education is the key to self-sufficiency, they made a courageous decision to act. They used their own funds to build a small…
Building Homes & Education in the DR | FFP Church Mission Trip
Woodside Church embarked on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with a goal to make a tangible difference the lives of local communities. Partnering with local experts and community members, we focused our efforts on two significant projects that aimed not only to provide physical structures but also to foster growth and healing within…
Nourishing Hope and Hungry Children | Mathare Slum, Kenya
In the heart of Mathare North, one of Nairobi’s largest and most impoverished slums, hope is delivered in the form of a feeding program that is making a daily difference in the lives of 1,000 children by providing a hot nourishing meal. Mathare North is home to thousands of families living in extreme poverty, with…
Life Changing Impact: Healing and Inspiration | Kelvin and Kilfry
In Los Chiminos, Dominican Republic, two lives were forever changed by the compassionate efforts of Foundation for Peace (FFP). Kelvin faced a life-threatening situation after a horrific motorcycle accident, while his neighbor, Kilfry, confirmed his life’s calling through this tragedy. Their stories demonstrate the profound impact small acts of kindness and support can have on…
Lifechanging Impact: Empowering Guerdine’s Self-sufficiency
The world often overlooks those with reduced mobility, especially in places where there are insufficient opportunities for the general population. Foundation for Peace often bridges the gap to help empower individuals like Guerdine. With one leg and facing the challenges of a country with a 54% employment rate, Guerdine had struggled to support herself and…
Life Changing Impact: Melvin Regains Her Sight
In the heart of a slum in Nairobi, Melvin Adhiambo has faced immense challenges. Diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome, she has struggled with physical pain and vision loss for most of her life. Melvin excelled in school, but her lack of sight made her ineligible to continue. Her family moved from Uganda to Nairobi in hopes…
Support Giving Tuesday 2023: Help Fight Child Malnutrition in the Dominican Republic
This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join us in a heartwarming journey of transformation. The Foundation for Peace is committed to making a difference in the lives of malnourished children in the Dominican Republic, just like Nayeli. Her story is a testament to the incredible impact your support can have on those in need….
Transforming Lives Through Medical Mission Trips
When the topic of “medical mission trips” arises, it’s often associated with images of dedicated healthcare professionals working in challenging environments, delivering much-needed care to underserved populations. Foundation for Peace healthcare missions in places like the Dominican Republic and Kenya embody this vision and transcend it. Imagine stepping out of your comfort zone, and delving…
Building Bright Futures in Haiti: Celebrating Ganthier’s School Graduation
July 9th, 2023, was a very special day for the Province of Ganthier. In these difficult and bleak days in Haiti, 49 young men and women in the Community of Ganthier had been attending Complexe Educatif Men Nan Men, a professional school in Haiti built by Foundation for Peace in partnership with the community leaders…
Saving A Little Girl’s Life Against Impossible Odds.
May 25, 2022, had been a very long day. Kristin Hamner, DR National Director, was guiding colleagues from Dominican Public Health door-to-door through El Batey, DR to fight measles and malaria outbreaks. She facilitated the administration of vaccinations to quell a nearby outbreak of measles and helped them teach folks how to eliminate mosquito breeding…
A Mission Trip to Kenya and A Life Transformed.
Foundation for Peace (FFP) President, Dr. Ken Culver shares the story of a mission trip to Kenya where they spent a day visiting patients with HIV/AIDS in the Kayole-Soweto slum in Nairobi. Each year we go with volunteer caregivers, who visit ostracized, ill individuals to care for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. When we…
An FFP Mission Trip and God’s Timing Saved Michael’s Life.
On a mission trip to Nairobi, the Foundation for Peace (FFP) President, Dr. Ken Culver met Veronica and her son, Michael. As part of the partner church’s outreach program, volunteer caregivers helped people with HIV/AIDS and their families. Veronica and her family were one of those families. They live in Mathare Valley, a slum of…
Fear & Darkness Expelled: The Transformation of San Joaquin – Part 1
The sense of harmony in the air was undeniable. Peace and joy had settled over us like a blanket. We were a diverse group, from different corners of the world. From the countries of Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and the Dominican Republic, from the states of Alaska, Iowa, and Nebraska, God had drawn us here to…
Prayer Without Ceasing: The Transformation of San Joaquin – Part 2
One of the tremendous pastors whom we have had the pleasure of serving with is Alejandro Guzman. He is a young Dominican man (of Haitian decent) who felt called to serve in a Haitian batey called San Joaquin. He is a phenomenal pastor, singer, leader and he could have chosen to plant a church anywhere,…
How a medical mission trip saved Norman’s life.
I met Norman on a Foundation for Peace medical mission trip to a remote village in the Dominican Republic. A typical rambunctious seven-year-old, he was so curious and adventurous, always peeking into our consultation rooms to see what was happening. The following year when I returned to Norman’s village, something had changed in him….
One Woman’s Journey: A Birth Certificate Changed Her Life.
Tania grew up in an orphanage and she came without proper identification. Without it, she could not: graduate high school or go beyond get a steady job open a bank account have a cell phone plan get legally married There was little hope, help or a future. Worse yet, because she did not have her…
How A Piece of Paper Changed the Future for Tania and Her Family
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Jamie shares her experiences as a volunteer for FFP for more than a decade.
My name is Jamie Hughes, and I am a former Foundation for Peace intern who served in the Dominican Republic from 2010-2012. Since then, I have remained close to the important work that FFP does by returning on mission trips to the Dominican Republic and Haiti and finding ways I can continue to serve. I…
How Men Nan Men Professional School Changed A Life.
Foundation For Peace built and continues to support the Complex Educatif Men Nan Men (translated Hand in Hand) Professional School is located in Ganthier, Haiti. We are dedicated to education because we believe it is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Men Nan Men provides a number of educational programs – from languages…
Haiti Earthquake Recovery: Ongoing Needs in Les Cayes | FFP
On September 16, 2021; after a great evaluation of the security situation on the way here to the South, Josonn and I (Wesley) flew on a mission to Les Cayes with Gospel, the driver for Foundation For Peace. Our goal was to evaluate immediate needs thereafter that devastating Earthquake that hit and damaged about 3…
How the Gift of An Education Changed My Life
Foundation for Peace supports the Men Nan Men (translated Hand in Hand) professional school located in Ganthier, Haiti. It is our passionate belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Men Nan Men provides a number of educational programs – from languages to culinary school, tiling to computers. Graduates are equipped…