Our Journey

Gama and Angela met in 2001 (while Angela was on a mission trip to Haiti).   Gama grew up in Haiti and had experience working in missions with his uncle and spiritual father, Rev. Lexidan Edme of Mission of Hope International.  Early on, Gama developed a heart to help other Haitian children, like himself.  So you can see God’s plan at work even before the two met.  Angela knew at a young age that God was calling her to be a full time missionary. Gama and Angela's relationship grew and in March of 2006, they married in Haiti where they first fell in love.

The couple resided in Athol, Massachusetts for 5 years.  During that time Gama worked  stateside saving money to send home to his beloved Haitian family.  He became very restless while living in the states.  It wasn’t long before he heard the desperate cries of the Haitian people calling him home.  Gama remembered his promise to the Lord, to sow his life as a seed into Haiti. He knew it was time to return, so he along with his wife Angela and their son Nathan returned to Haiti in 2011. Together they are devoted to the cause of Christ in helping the Haitian people.  The Parayson family now reside in the beautiful mountains of Haiti with their two children Nathan and Nyah.

Tree of Hope Haiti became established as a non-profit organization in the year 2013. We call the years 2013 - 2015  “from heart to start”  We needed to have a home base - a place to work from - so Gama set about to create a place where ministry happens and God is glorified aka the "TOHH Guesthouse". Since May 2015, housing missionaries and ministry began.

From the beginning, we always said TOHH had 3 main projects (Water - which supplies clean water to our Haitian community, House Building - providing homes for families in need of shelter, and Child Sponsorship - allowing access to education that otherwise would not be equally available.) These 3 projects have remained and continue to grow. In fact, as we were faithful with what God gave us, God expanded our vision of how to help more people through community outreach. We hosted events at our guesthouse and as these outreaches grew, we needed a bigger space and the Pavilion area was built in 2018. Pictured below:

 

We clearly see now, Tree of Hope Haiti has 4 main branches of ministry. Water (giving to the entire community), House Building (giving to specific families in need), Child Sponsorship (giving to individual children's education)  and Community Outreach (using the TOHH Pavilion area for spiritual growth and development). We believe this is just the beginning! Thank you for joining us in God's calling to the Haitian people.