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Children at EBAC Christian Academy and Orphanage in Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Est. 1977 • Cap-Haitien, Haiti

An orphanage in Haiti needs your help.

The crisis forced Alice and Kathy home after 48 years. The children are still there.

48

Years

95

Children

Countless

Lives Changed

Children at the EBAC orphanage

The Story of EBAC

In 1977, two young American missionaries from Dunbar, Pennsylvania, Alice Wise and Kathy Gouker, arrived in Cap-Haitien alongside Haitian pastor Cebien Alexis. Together with Pastor Cebien Alexis, they built EBAC, the Evangelical Baptist Army of Christ Christian Academy and Orphanage. Pastor Cebien laid the foundation. Alice and Kathy gave 48 years of their lives running the school and caring for the children. The crisis in Haiti forced them to return to the U.S., but 95 children are still there, and the mission continues.

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The Heart of EBAC

Alice Wise & Kathy Gouker

Alice and Kathy met as teenagers at Dunbar Baptist Church in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Both graduated from Bob Jones University with a calling to serve. They arrived in Haiti in January 1978 to find 27 children waiting and only a few mud huts on the property. Neither has children of their own. The children of EBAC became their family.

For 48 years, “Miss Alice” and “Miss Kathy” were mothers to hundreds of children. They taught, they served, they loved. Haiti’s crisis eventually forced them home, but they are still fighting for the children from the U.S.

Alice Wise and Kathy Gouker, missionaries and co-founders of EBAC

“We don’t have to think that we have to solve all the problems of Haiti. We just have to do what we can do.”

Kathy Gouker

“It has always been our dream that the orphans would become missionaries wherever the Lord puts them.”

Alice Wise

Life Inside EBAC

Inside the gates, girls in clean dresses braid each other’s hair. Boys play soccer and laugh. Children study English, math, Bible, and history through the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum. Your gift keeps this world turning.

Food

Three meals a day for every child

Housing

A safe home they can always count on

Education

English, math, Bible, history, and computers

Clothing

Shoes, uniforms, and everyday wear

“In the United States, I feel like kids grow up too fast, but in Haiti you can see a girl who’s 12 years old still playing with a doll. Boys playing with marbles at 12, 13 years old. Kids are kids, and they have fun being kids.”

Kathy Gouker

Haiti Is In Crisis. EBAC Is Still Standing.

Haiti is experiencing what the WFP calls the most underfunded crisis in the world. Food is scarce and very expensive. Gangs have forced thousands from their homes. As Alice and Kathy wrote in their most recent prayer letter: “Our friends put their lives in their own hands every time they leave the yard to go buy food.” The gangs have not yet reached Morne-Rouge, but no one is untouched by the crisis.

5.9M

Haitians facing acute hunger

Source: UN OCHA

40%+

Food inflation rate

Source: WFP

1.4M+

People displaced by violence

Source: UN OCHA

242%

Cumulative 5-year inflation

Source: World Bank

Pastor Cebien Alexis, founder of EBAC

The Founder

Pastor Cebien Alexis

At age 27, Cebien Alexis used his last $12 to rent a building and plant a church with 11 new believers. He calls his medical clinic waiting room “the preaching room” because he preaches the gospel to every patient before treating them, starting at 4:00 a.m. every morning. When Haiti offered him the position of ambassador to Germany, he turned it down: “Why should I serve man when I can serve the King of kings?”

His daughter Alexis and her husband Mike founded Olive Cove, Inc. in 2016 to formalize U.S.-based support for the EBAC ministry. Everything Alice and Kathy do at the orphanage and school is built on the foundation Pastor Cebien laid.

Proof It Works

Orphans Who Became Leaders

EBAC graduates who founded IDADEE

Six graduates of EBAC stayed in Haiti and built IDADEE, their own community development organization. A hospital. Schools. A farm. 200+ jobs. The education Alice and Kathy gave them became the foundation for everything they built.

Dr. Wislyn Avenard

EBAC Graduate → Physician

Medical Director of CHIDA Hospital. 9,614 patients in year one.

Remy Fils-Aime

EBAC Graduate → Visionary Leader

Founded IDADEE, now employing 200+ people across Haiti.

Pastor Jean Claude

EBAC Graduate → Church Planter

Pastors two churches and runs New Vision Children’s Home.

“The general idea of a lot of people who become successful in Haiti was to get educated and get out. And this group of individuals decided the only way they were going to make things better was to stay.”

Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher

Help Alice and Kathy Keep the Doors Open.

Choose a monthly giving level and help Alice and Kathy keep the doors open for 95 children.

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$25

per month

Supporter

The most common giving level. Contributes directly to meals, school supplies, and the daily costs of keeping EBAC open.

$50

per month

Partner

Helps cover classroom materials, clothing, and basic medical needs. The essentials that keep the school and orphanage functioning.

$100

per month

Builder

Contributes toward teacher salaries at the on-site ACE school. Five teachers depend on outside support to keep showing up every day.

Give Monthly

Via Olive Cove, Inc. · 501(c)(3) · Tax-deductible

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Is my donation tax-deductible?

Yes. All donations are processed through Olive Cove, Inc., a verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 81-3259700). You will receive a tax receipt from Olive Cove.

Where does the money go?

Your gift goes directly to EBAC for food, school supplies, teacher salaries, and daily care for 95 children in Morne Rouge, Haiti.

Can I give a one-time gift instead of monthly?

Yes. While monthly giving provides the most sustainable support, one-time gifts are welcome through the same Olive Cove giving page.

Our Fiscal Sponsor

A Ministry of Olive Cove, Inc.

Hugs for Haiti is a fundraising initiative of Olive Cove, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Pastor Cebien’s daughter Alexis and her husband Mike. Every donation is tax-deductible and 100% of designated funds go to EBAC.

EIN

81-3259700

Status

501(c)(3)

Transparency

Candid Gold Seal

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Location

Morne Rouge, Cap-Haitien, Haiti

EBAC sits on the outskirts of Cap-Haitien in northern Haiti, 20 minutes from the city center. Mission teams arrive by charter flight from Fort Pierce, Florida.

Region

Nord Department

Founded

1977

Campus

School, clinic, dormitories

Nearby

IDADEE, CHIDA Hospital

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Alice and Kathy gave their lives. You can give monthly.

Every dollar keeps the doors open for 95 children.