How we got our name

As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down, picking up something and gently throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?"

The young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing starfish in the ocean."
The curious wise man countered, “Why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?" "The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
Full of frustration, the wise man answered, "But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!"

The young man listened politely, then bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it out past the breaking waves, turned back to the wise man and said, "It made a difference for that one."
--- Paraphrased From: The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley.

About Us

Starfish Kids desires to evangelize, mentor, and lead 7,000 students to the Lord before the end of grade six.

Starfish Kids is a child-focussed ministry of the OMS-Haiti field. One Mission Society provides evangelism, church planting, national leadership training, and strategic partnerships in more than 45 nations. OMS-Haiti and Starfish Kids are working to equip a new generation of youth for leadership in their families, churches, and communities.

“A nation can best be won by its own sons and daughters.”--- Charles Cowman

Starfish Kids Maintains a Balance of Responsibility:

Parents

• pay a small fee towards tuition
• donate time and labor to help the school in areas such as construction, yard clean up, meal preparation, teaching assistance,...

Churches

• pastors lead weekly Bible classes and Saturday "Kids Clubs"

Teachers

• are trained to be mentors and evangelists in their classrooms
• attend academic training sessions

Students

• must maintain a good grade average
• are required to attend Sunday school and church

STARFISH KIDS

• provides shoes, books, tuition, and a breakfast feeding program for all the students in the school
• maintains a high level of accountability through regular school visits and financial tracking
• sends three newsletters per year

SPONSORS

• pray for their student’s education, physical, and spiritual health and send sponsorship fees as God supplies The future of the church, and Haiti as a whole, depends upon our investment in this new generation of youth.

Starfish Kids works directly with our OMS-Emmaus Fellowship of Churches. We have more than 50 churches and 40 schools. Each school has grades kindergarten through grade six. Please help us connect 7,000 children with sponsors as soon as possible by sharing $25 per month.

Special Projects
Christmas Bags - $10
Project #404930 (click to provide)
Starfish Kids has partnered with a children’s ministry called Christmas Bags for Haiti. They are a group of people that prepare gift bags for needy children. They are able to do mass purchasing and packing which allows the gift of $10 to go a long way. Each bag is packed full of school supplies, creative learning materials, candies, soap, toothpaste, a toothbrush, and a substantial toy. These bags will be flown into Haiti in December ready for distribution before the holidays. Shipping costs are already in the $10 cost!

Build a Bench - $80
Project #404470 (click to provide)
Help us build benches for our overcrowded schools. Each sturdy bench is 8-feet long and has a raised desk top with storage underneath. These benches are used 5 days a week for the children in school and for all the church services. Each bench is built in Haiti for only $80.

Haiti-School Food Depots
Project #0407200
FULLY FUNDED! THANK YOU!
One Mission Society has partnered with a Haitian government organization that provides hot meals to school children. Many of our schools are still waiting to get into the program but don’t have the required secure food storage room for the rice, beans and oil. OMS has access to the food, the means of delivery, cooking materials, volunteer cooks and hungry children, but we don’t have storage rooms. It will cost $2,000 USD to build each 10' x 10' x 10' room with a secure door. Any gifts for this important cause can be sent to OMS USA, attention project #0407200 or to OMS Canada, project “Haiti-School Food Depots.”

Donate, Support, and Sponsor

• Support of Starfish Kids can take place in in several ways:
• You can choose your special student by visiting the Children page.
• If you've already chosen your child and want to make additional donations, follow the link below.
• You can also make a one time contribution that will provide back packs for a student or provide a school bench for a classroom. You can read more about these on the Projects page.
• You can send one time gifts for use for special circumstances. Please click the donate link below.
• You can also pray for this ministry.

Links

OMS ministers in the Republic of Haiti through the following ministries:

• Radio 4VEH – The Evangelical Voice of Haiti. Check out the 4VEH website.
• One Mission Society website.

Would you or your friends be interested in supporting OMS ministries in Haiti? OMS specializes in forming, equipping and sending short term teams into Haiti for ministry support. Your team could:

• Build benches for the Emmaus Church Schools
• Perform maintenance at Bethesda Medical Clinic, Emmaus Bible College, Radio 4VEH, or the OMS missionary compound.
• Help build a church sanctuary/school.

For more information, visit Men for Missions.

Contact Us

Correspondence addresses:

Donations

  Starfish Kids Project 403550
  One Mission Society
  PO Box 1648
  Monument, CO 80132

Phone Numbers

US: 317.881.6751  Fax: 317.888.5275
Canada: 800.784.7077

Statistics

• Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
• 80% of the population lives below the poverty line.
• 90% of adults are unemployed.
• Life expectancy is 51 years.
• 80% of Haitians are functionally illiterate.
• 50% the population openly practicing voodoo.
• 42% of the population under the age of 15.