"We must heal, we must feed, we must educate and we must teach people ways to help themselves to a better life before they can hear the message of salvation."
Sister Mary Sawyer Goodwin, Founder, Friends for Missions, Inc.
Friends for Missions, Inc., a Christ-centered organization established in 1968 to help alleviate some of the suffering in the Republic of Haiti. The inspiration to organize the mission came from Dorothy W. Exume, a Church of God in Christ missionary who has dedicated much of her life to ministry in Haiti and who assisted in paving the way for future missionaries.
Over the years, Friends for Missions, Inc. has been devoted to meeting educational, nutritional, medical and spiritual needs of Haitians. It has been able to create life-changing programs in one of the poorest nations in the world. The United Nations has coined the phrase, “a fifth world country”, to describe the country of Haiti.
Executive Director
In 2002. the Lord called Sis. Mary's daughter, M. Ellen Goodwin Freeling, to take up the mantle of Friends for Missions, Inc. She worked side by side with her mother for many years and knows the inner workings of the organization. Sister Ellen, now serves as the Executive Director of Friends for Missions, Inc. She is the mother of two adult sons, Christian and Lynel and the proud grandmother of one, Amari Christian. Her husband, Kevin Freeling, works side by side with her. She travels to Haiti at least every 2 years and sends contributions from supporters to Haiti on a quarterly basis. In addition, she communicates with the staff regularly via phone and email.
Joslin Dartruche
Mona St. Philippe
