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"...and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8

Welcome to International Allied Missions (IAM). IAM is a 501c3 non-profit service ministry dedicated to helping established ministers in third world countries. We are Currently working in Haiti, where we help support 7 churches, 3 schools, and 2 children's homes.

As you make your way through our site you will find many opportunities to serve as well as information about current projects and upcoming mission trips. Through these ministries, our volunteers provide medical care, educational opportunities and other services. But most importantly, they show the love of Christ.

We encourage you to contact us with any questions you may have and above all pray and consider becoming a part of this ministry.

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2010 Medical Trip Photos Uploaded

Pictures from our February, 2010 trip to Haiti are on the Photo Gallery page.

A Very Special Mission Trip

Letter from the President

I just returned from a medical mission trip to Haiti accompanied by 25 other people. There were 6 doctors, a nurse practitioner, 7 nurses, a dental assistant, an eye glass technician, and a much-needed support team. We had planned our regular medical trip to Haiti long before the earthquake hit and after serving there for more than 21 years we were not going to let it keep us from following through with our plan. It was obvious that the Haitian people needed us more than ever.

In October of 2009, we sent all the medications and supplies that we would need for our clinic down to Haiti. Soon after the earthquake, however, we received a call from the director of the ministry in Haiti asking for permission to take those supplies to the many injured and sick people there. This led to the difficult task of recollecting medication and supplies with only two weeks before the trip. Thankfully, we had many people and groups wanting to help, so we were able to complete this task and have supplies to spare.

We also ran into the problem of transportation due to the lack of commercial flights allowed into Port-au-Prince. American Airlines pushed back the date that they would resume flights into the airport several times and although we had tickets, it became clear that they were worthless. We began looking for other ways to get into Haiti while wondering if we should recognize the setbacks as a sign that we should postpone the trip.

But the faces of suffering people would not leave our minds. These faces were not random, they belonged to people we have seen year after year and who are much like a second family to many of us. So we pushed on. Then seemingly out of the blue came a possible solution to our transportation dilemma. United Airlines was flying non-profit organizations into Haiti at no cost. Those of us who are a little more suspicious than others began researching the possibility that this might be a scam, but over the next several days the plan actually worked out to be a huge blessing. Not only would they take us for free, but they would take our cargo for free as well, allowing us to take 1750 pounds of much-needed supplies for the clinic. This, as most of you know, would have been impossible on a commercial flight.

It seemed everything was going to work out and we began to breathe a little easier. Then, two days before half of our group was scheduled to leave for Haiti, we received a phone call from United Airlines informing us that our flights were the last United flights going to Haiti and that they would not be able to come back to transport us home. This was the closest that I came to just throwing up my hands and canceling the trip. Instead we pressed on, believing that if our heavenly Father could get us into Haiti, He cold certainly get us back home.

We finally arrived in Haiti in two groups on the 30th and 31st of January, weary and tired after flying to Chicago and sleeping in the airport so we could board the plane at 3:30 in the morning. It was wonderful to see our Haitian director, Jean Alix Paul, who brought two vans and a tap tap to transport us and our things up the mountain to the place we would call home for a week. We traveled through Port-au-Prince on the way to Guibert and faced the reality of the devastation caused by the earthquake only three weeks earlier. There are really no words to describe what we saw except to say that CNN captured only a small portion of the overall destruction.

The clinic in Guibert started on Monday morning and went through Wednesday night. We saw more than 1800 people, performed numerous surgeries, set fractures, pulled teeth, handed out glasses, treated wounds and loved on a lot of hurting people. Wednesday night we threw a birthday party for the boys in the children's home. We danced, played games, ate cake, drank pop and opened gifts, and then we dragged ourselves back to our beds exhausted but thankful that we had a bed to go back to.

On Thursday we traveled down to Carrefour, the epicenter of the earthquake, to hold a one day clinic. We examined another 300 people that day, setting fractures and cleaning wounds which happened during the earthquake. We listened to story after story of people who lost family members and homes, and it was there that we realized the magnitude of the change that had taken place on this small island of Haiti. Things will never be the same for the Haitian people. I pray the change will be a good one, but I fear the process will be a very painful one.

That afternoon and for the following two days, we traveled in groups to the airport with the hopes of getting home. Some flew into the Dominican Republic to purchase a flight back to the USA ahead of the eastern blizzard. Others went home on cargo planes returning to the states. Being the president, I commissioned my own Air Force plane and along with eight others landed in Charleston, SC on Saturday afternoon. Eight hours later I was safely at home in my bed. As I rested my head on my pillow I thought about all the Haitians sleeping under makeshift tents or on hard concrete surfaces that night.

The rebuilding of Haiti will take many years and many resources. While the money our federal government has promised will help to sustain the people on a daily basis, the rebuilding will have to come from individuals who have a love and passion for the country and its people. Rebuilding Haiti will take a long-term commitment, a commitment that with your help, IAM is willing to make.

God bless,

Debbie Yoho

Learn more about our Medical Mission Trips HERE.

Rebuilding Haiti

Aid seems to be pouring into Haiti faster than anyone expected. What will be done with the millions of dollars flowing into the country seems to be a question without solid answers at this point. We hope that it will be used to help the Haitian population in every possible way, but we know the history of government corruption there and feel that we must protect ourselves and our donors from it.

Due to this, we have started our own fund called Rebuilding Haiti. We will not push the merits of this fund over any others; we will simply say that every penny we receive will go directly to rebuilding this country that we love.

A plan has been put into place for the money raised. We will make needed repairs to the school and cisterns in Guibert and build at least 30 homes in the mountains of Kenskoff for families that have lost everything. These homes will be 30' x 10', will have two rooms, a tin roof, and a water collection system for rain water run-off. They will be built in a way that will make it possible for the family to add on when finances allow. Each home will cost approximately $5,000.00 and will be built by the families who need them. IAM will begin sending building materials to Haiti as soon as ports open and finances allow. We will also be taking building teams into Haiti throughout the year to help with the building process. When this goal has been met, we will work with other ministry organizations to help with their rebuilding needs.

Donations to this effort can be made online or by check to IAM. Please designate your donation to "Rebuilding Haiti."

Learn more about Rebuilding Haiti HERE.

Starfish Goal Met!

But don't stop saving your quarters

We've raised enough money to feed the students in Monthiere for the entire 2009-2010 school year! We know that God can feed his children without our help, but He asks us to care for His sheep and we thank you for listening to that call.

We are starting to raise money now for the 2010-2011 school year, which starts in September, so please keep your donations coming in. The cost of one lunch is 50 cents or you can feed one student lunch for the year for $110. That's only $10 a month!

Learn more about the Starfish Program HERE.