02/04/2026
New Mercy Ministry Update January 2026
Over twenty-five years ago Pastor Theirry Belade felt God calling him to a remote mountain top called Toro. It was a two-hour walk up the mountain. What he found there were people hungry for the Lord and so he committed to climbing that mountain each week to share God’s word.
About the same time Rick Langstaff felt God calling him to Haiti. He asked around if anyone had been there but no one had connections. Eventually, someone had heard of a young man named Belade in Les Cayes that was looking for some help.
Rick boarded a plane to Haiti, traveled to Les Cayes, to meet Belade at the bottom of Toro Mountain. First trip up was on a mule that New Mercy Ministries was able to purchase for them.
Since than many people have travelled with Rick up to Toro, on foot, on the back of a donkey, a motorcycle and eventually a truck on a very bumpy road. Early on we helped build a cistern, which saved the daily four hour walk for water. Eventually a church was built, rooms for orphans, a guest house and a school. Supplies all being carried up the mountain before the road was built. Then in 2016, Hurricane Matthew reduced the buildings on Toro to a pile of rubble and twisted rebar. Scrap pieces of lumber and tin were used to prop up a tarp roof to at least protect the congregation from the sun. The tarp also caught rain water that was put into the cistern that had thankfully remained intact.
Over the last number of years, they have been working hard to farm and earn income to rebuild and now the construction has started!
The large truck that New Mercy Ministries purchased for transporting their produce to market has been a great asset in moving building materials.
Due to the instability in Port Au Prince flights into Haiti have not been an option the last five years. However, with direct flights into Les Cayes now available Rick will be doing a mission trip in February 2026.
This will include time and ministry on Toro. PTL ! Please keep him in your prayers.
We hope that you are encouraged by this news and understand how grateful Belade and his people are for your support. We pray that 2026 is a year full of the Lord’s grace and blessings on you and your family. Thank you for playing your part in bringing hope to the people of Haiti.
