The next big adventure...

In 2010 I made my first trip to Haiti. A group from my hospital was going to assist in the relief efforts following the earthquake. I had been on a few medical mission trips in the past, and this seemed like a great opportunity to use my skills to serve the people of Haiti. I had no idea how that decision would go on to change my life.

Over the next several years, I made ten more trips to Haiti, spending the majority of my time volunteering at a hospital in Port Au Prince. God continued to grow my heart for Haiti and I was falling more and more in love with the country and its people. At the end of 2012, I decided to spend a few months in Haiti, to help me decide if moving there full time might be in my future. The experience was incredible but I came back to the States with the realization that, although I loved the organization I was working with, it wasn’t the right fit for me to make a full time commitment to. So I just continued to pray, “God if you want me to go to Haiti, lead me to the right place.”

In July I was in Haiti volunteering for a week at the hospital in Port Au Prince. Through a roundabout series of events, I ended up having the opportunity to visit Children of the Promise (COTP), an orphanage in Cap Haitien, for a couple days. I immediately felt at home and, call me crazy, but by the end of the weekend I knew that on some level I would play a role in COTP's future. I saw how COTP was striving to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the kids and families in their care, and it was something I wanted to be a part of. After a month of prayer, I emailed the directors of COTP and we began discussing what it would look like for me to join their team. As it turns out, they were actually praying at the same time that a nurse practitioner would consider joining their team.

In November, I made my second trip to COTP. At the end of my time there, it became abundantly clear, this was where God was leading me. My skill set as a nurse practitioner is a perfect fit for COTP’s need for a medical manager. I’ll be overseeing the medical care of the kids in the orphanage, helping to train Haitian medical staff, and assisting with many of COTP’s other programs including their prenatal program and formula program. Looking back, I can’t help but see how all my experiences in Haiti over the past five years have lead me to this place and helped to equip me for this role.

God has called me to serve in Haiti and I couldn’t be more excited to follow His lead and to join the team at COTP. Prayerfully, I’ll be moving to Cap Haitien by March 2015. This next season of life is sure to be a crazy one, and I humbly ask for your support as I embark on this new endeavor. 

Above is a list of expenses I will incur during my first year. As medical manager, my goal is to fundraise, not only for my own expenses, but also for the medical budget of the programs I’ll be overseeing at Children of the Promise. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter of $30, $50, $100, or whatever amount is comfortable. I would love to have a team of at least 25 monthly supporters before I leave for Haiti. The sooner I reach my goal, the sooner I can get on the ground in Haiti and start caring for the children there. Please help me to reach my goal by March 2015.


Monthly pledges and one time donations can be made online at www.childrenofthepromise.org. Please type in “Courtney Irwin” in the designation box. If you prefer, you can also mail a check to Children of the Promise at PO Box 123, Prinsburg, MN 56281. 

I would love your help!

• Pray, Pray, Pray

• Individuals to become monthly supporters

• Churches and Businesses to partner with me

• Donations to help fund specific needs

Thank you for your prayers and financial support! I look forward to keeping you updated on my work in Haiti.