Larry Judy- President  
Marv DeVisser- Vice President
Lowell Yoder- Treasurer
Sue Logeman- Secretary

What is FOHO?

FOHO is a non-profit organization working under the guidelines of Volunteers In Service Abroad (VISA) and the Department of World Missions of the Free Methodist Church (FMWM).

What does FOHO do?

FOHO has...

• built 55+ churches, 90 schools and many canteens and parsonages
• built schools across Haiti partnering with World Vision and local pastors
• built a guest house, self-help store and retainer walls
• aided in the funding and repair of flood, hurricane and earthquake damage
• assisted with well-drilling as well as educational, dental and medical projects
• dispensed many solar ovens and trained Haitians in the use of these ovens
  
• purchased trucks, cement mixers, generators, scaffolding and many other necessary tools to aid in building Haiti
  
• befriended the people of Haiti in Christ's name

How does FOHO operate?

Haiti Missionaries Rev. Rick and Cookie Ireland and Jack Munos, along with a committee of pastors and mission personnel, determine a project list each year and submit this list first to the Department of World Missions and then to FOHO.  FOHO has a Board of Directors that serves in making decisions and taking care of the general business of the group. FOHO has an annual meeting every summer for the giving of reports, raising funds and giving out projects to churches, groups, or individuals.

FOHO is unique in that there is no overhead charge in the operation. Offices and trustees serve without pay. They do not get reimbursed for expenses or mileage. FOHO is one of the few organizations where 100% of the income goes directly into the field.

Annual dues for all FOHO members are $40 per individual or $50 per family a year. Membership is not required to participate in FOHO work projects.

Who is FOHO?

FOHO is mostly Free Methodist laypeople and clergy, however there are members and supporters of other denominations.

Work teams come together in a variety of ways. Some are compiled from a single church, others from an entire conference, and occasionally from churches across the United States.

What if I can't lay block, hammer nails, or even go to Haiti?

Groups have gone and contributed in many ways such as painting churches and schools, assisting with electrical and plumbing work, making and installing cabinets, repairing service vehicles and equipment, etc. Some people have purchased land that others went and built a church on. Some have assisted financially to help others to go. Still others have sent money with teams to hire needy Haiti workers to take their place.