Northwest Haiti Christian Mission The Northwest Haiti Christian Mission was established in 1978 after a group of missionaries traveled there and witnessed the physical and psychological suffering of under-privileged Haitians . The mission’s headquarters is located in Frankfort , Kentucky . The mission is located in the city of Saint-Louis du Nord in Nord-Ouest , Haiti there are six churches on the mission property , the `` Tender Lambs Birthing Center '' , a surgical unit , a burns unit , a Physical therapy / Occupational therapy ( PT/OT ) center , a center for premature babies , six schools , an elderly feeding program , feeding the thousand program , and a nutritional program that provides food for malnourished children and nutritional training for their mothers . The campus also serves as a home to American work groups , which make many trips each year to Haiti . From there , they travel to various mission projects along the coast or in the mountains . The mission employs preachers and school teachers who live in Haiti . The mission also has an orphanage in Port-de-Paix , 8 miles ( 12.8km ) away from Saint-Louis du Nord . It was founded in 1979 because of a recent , and severe , drought , which killed many people and left many children without guardians . External link Northwest Haiti Christian Mission Categories : Christian missions | Religion in Haiti | Religion in Kentucky 