INTRODUCTION

Grace and Peace Missionary Fellowship was founded in 1985 when Bill Rumple began taking short-term missions trips to Haiti. Bill traveled back and forth to Haiti from 1985 until 1996. In 1998, the Rumple family went to the Dominican Republic (The DR shares the Island of Hispaniola with Haiti) to see what the needs were. In July of 1999, the Rumples were called into full-time missionary work to the Dominican Republic and began preparations to move to the mission field. On January 27, 2000, Bill moved his family to a community called Barahona in the Dominican Republic to develop a Ministry Center.

PRESENT PROGRAMS AND GOALS

CHILDREN’S EDUCATION PROGRAM: Presently the first two rooms of the schoolhouse are complete. In this facility, there are 50 children enrolled. They come every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and we are teaching them proper hygiene, the Word of God along with nurturing them in positive social behavior. In 2008, a Ministry Center/Church in Batey Altagracia (Haitian Village) opened to duplicate this program with 90 children enrolled there.

WATER PROJECT: In the past 11 years, we delivered around 9 million gallons of water. Presently, we deliver water whenever needed as the Dominican Government finished a large aqueduct project and now provides water to the poor.

MEDICAL CLINIC PROJECT: G&P conducts free medical clinics treating as many as 500 people in one given area. We also have a Pediatric Diabetes Program, Prenatal Program and are developing Pulmonologist Awareness Programs in the local churches. American doctors and dentists volunteer for short-term missions trips to help treat the people in special clinics for one to two weeks at a time.

WIDOW MINISTRY: We take care of 62 widows. Each widow is supported at $40 per month which provides food each day, medical care and clothing.

EVANGELISM: We evangelize by passing out tracts, preaching at different churches within our community and also by holding street meetings. We opened our first church in Batey Altagracia, a Haitian Village located here in the DR in April of 2008.

FARMING PROJECT: Purchase of a 34-acre farm was started in March of 2004 and was complete in October of 2004. Then in February of 2005, we purchased an additional 11 acres. This farm will provide food for the Children’s Education Program, Widow Program, special Medical Clinic situations and for Pastors.

THE BUILDING PROJECT: We encourage teams to come and help with several on-going building projects, i.e., churches, cisterns, etc.

THE VISION OF GRACE AND PEACE

To host medical and dental teams who will donate 1-2 weeks of their time to conduct specialized clinics in Barahona and surrounding areas. To have special programs set up in area churches that will reach the children with diabetes, the pregnant mothers as well as asthmatics.

We provide one meal of protein per day, three days a week in our present Children’s Bible/Feeding Program along with teaching them the Word of God before each meal. We would like to have this program duplicated in 2 other villages besides the present location at the Ministry Center and our church in Batey Altagracia.

To grow what food is necessary for our children’s program, widow program and for special circumstances in the medical clinic on the farm we own. This farm will allow us to be more self-sufficient.

In the Widow Program, we would like to help at least 100 widows. Presently there are 62 widows supported at $40 per month.

To continue holding regular Evangelistic Campaigns to minister the Word of God. Presently we hold small street meetings in various locations. From these meetings, many churches will be planted. We also nurture and disciple as many of those who make commitments for the Lord, as possible.

Grace and Peace finished construction of their 1st Ministry Center where church services are held as well as educational classes and special medical clinics. Our goal is to build as many ministry centers/churches as needed accordingly.

Our vision also includes housing as many short-term mission teams, missionary interns, doctors, dentists and their families as possible. A trip to any mission field positively impacts the life of each mission member.