is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit humanitarian organization, rescuing street orphans & helping the outcast people of port-de-paix, Haiti with the purpose of making Jesus known. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit humanitarian organization, serving the poor and outcast people of Haiti with the purpose of making Jesus known. Our Mercyland Orphanage focuses primarily on rescuing orphaned and neglected children from the streets and empowering families to thrive. Our founder Ebenson Verdule spent more than 4 years of his life on the streets of Port-de-Paix, Haiti. "Misery and a lack of the necessities for life were the factors that drove me to the streets", said Verdule. "Sometimes, I went weeks without food, but God had a plan for my life, and He kept me from starving to death. I would have to say that my experiences do show me why God had me going through all of the dark times – simply, He had a plan. For a long time I tried to forget my past; the pain I endured, and struggles that no child should ever experience. After many years, God has candled a fire in my heart, a fire of compassion, of devotion and of mercy to those children living on the streets." "This vision to go to Haiti really started in 2010. My wife and I got married in 2008, and we had been trying to have children ever since then, but could not. After my wife’s second miscarriage, we prayed asking God why He didn’t bless us with children. God answered us both with the same vision, He said, 'You have more children than you could count, why do you ask me for children?'"
"I was so confused and more so my wife. I had told her a few years before about my childhood experiences. About a week or so after the answer from God - she remembered them. She said that Haiti had so many children that needed help, and maybe that’s where God was calling us to. From there we prayed and asked God to confirm, and He did. He even showed us when we should move there permanently. We made a vow to God that we would go to Haiti and raise the children that He would bring to us in the ways that would glorify His name. We would raise them as diligent servants with Godly character, integrity, wisdom, and the fear of the Lord. We hoped that they would change the country and shine bright for God as lights with the highest radiance, loving each other in a unified environment with peace that passes understanding. About 5 months after making that commitment, my wife was pregnant again. I came to realize that God was testing us to see if we would obey His voice and go to the harvest to save souls. From that realization we started taking steps to set up a functional organization and called it "Mercyland" Orphanage, Inc. meaning, 'God had mercy on me in this land.'" (Verdule) Name was changed in 2021 to "Mercyland Christian Mission, Inc. because it turns out God had bigger plans than what we thought. We now run an orphanage (Mercyland Orphanage), school (Mercyland Christian Academy), and a community center where the gospel is shared. Our ministry is located near Port-de-Paix, Haiti; one of the most isolated regions in Haiti.
