The LSM Story
Loving Shepherd Ministries provides vulnerable kids with a unique continuum of care from childhood through adulthood, facilitating spiritual and mental recovery while providing tools to help them grow into self-sufficient leaders, holistically equipped to transform their cultures for Christ. Thanks to our donors and advocates, LSM has experienced tremendous growth and witnessed many powerful testimonies of lives and communities transformed!
Our History
2002
LSM is founded to help families adopt internationally
2003 – 2004
Adoption Resources expands to include domestic and foster care resources
2005
Marion Street office allows space for expansion
2006 – 2007
First Home of Hope is built in Kpoux, Haiti
2008
Torbeck, Fondfrede, Welsh 1 and Chantal 1 Homes of Hope open
2008
Agricultural Park land is bought and initial development begins
2009
Bambou 1, Boval and Cavaillon 1 Homes of Hope open
2009
We begin serving vulnerable mothers and children in Ethiopia
2010
We launch church awareness and partnership initiatives in the U.S.
2010
Welsh 2 Home of Hope opens
2010
We provide sustainable jobs and vocational training for single mothers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2011
Bambou 2 and Cavaillon 2 Homes of Hope open
2012 – 2014
In partnership with Zach Bertsch, we build the Redemption Campus in Haiti, which includes a church and a school
2012
We open Chantal 2, as well as four new Redemption Homes: Ezekiel, Abba, Moriah, and Zion
2013
Child Development programs begin in Haiti
2014
Two new Redemption Homes open: Daniel and Esther
2015
We launch our Business Development initiatives in Haiti
2015
Welsh School serves a few of our Homes of Hope, as well as the local community
2015
Family Preservation program in Ethiopia provides training and tools to help single moms get off the streets and care for their children
2016
In Haiti, we begin construction on the LSM Technical Institute
2016
Family Preservation in Ethiopia enables LSM serve a broader range of at-risk single moms and their kids
2017
Egg Sales Business begins operation at the new LSM Ag Park
2017
Precast Concrete Production opens in Haiti
2017
Aggregate and Block Plant commences operation at the new LSM Industrial Park
2018
Redemption West Campus construction begins
2018
Haiti Education Wing opens in Main Street office, providing Americans with an opportunity to learn about Haitian culture and our operations
2018
Main Street location allows for office and warehouse expansion
2018
LSM’s Gospel Project provides Americans with a chance to directly assist the ministry and giving our children a chance to bless their communities
2018
Program launches to provide an improved framework of stewardship and academic motivation for our students in Haiti
2018
Electrical and Solar Business launched to power our Homes of Hope and offices, as well as for local contract work
2018
New LSM Psychologist and Social Worker oversee the launch of our Trauma Recovery curriculum to help kids who have been abused recover mentally and achieve their full potential
2018
Doug Isch becomes LSM’s new President
2018
Business Office construction begins in Haiti
2019
New Events Center at our U.S. office launches to bless our community with education about global opportunities
2019
LSM Tech opens to provide a residential campus for students attending college while also offering technical skills training and a source of supplemental income to students
2019
Merger with BrickHouse, a U.S. foster care ministry
2020
Haiti Construction launches as a business to outside customers.
2020
Concrete block and aggregate sales at our Industrial Site hit record-breaking profitability benchmarks as our local reputation!
2020
Town House launches as a structured foster home for hard-to-place foster girls
2021
Establish the Redemption West Campus, providing six additional Homes of Hope for vulnerable children in Haiti.
2022
Marking our twentieth anniversary, LSM celebrates two decades of serving the last, least, lost and lonely in Haiti, Ethiopia and the United States. We thank the partners and team members who have come alongside us in this work. And we thank God, through whom all becomes possible!
2022
A new business, BrickHouse Pups, ethically and lovingly raises puppies, then gives one hundred percent of its profits – after providing care and food for the puppies – to helping area foster + adoptive parents and children through LSM BrickHouse!
275
formerly vulnerable children in 24 Homes of Hope grown into country changers for Christ.
Haiti
590
at-risk families empowered through education, job skills training, discipleship, and more
Ethiopia
7,300
adoptions navigated, saving prospective adoption families incalculable time and money
USA
