Who we are
Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town, once said, "There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in." For more than 20 years, that's where you'll find us: upstream.
Meet our team
What we do
Our mission is to bring together everyone willing to invest in Haiti's future — and to build it, through ownership, entrepreneurship, affordable housing, modern infrastructure, safe planned communities, and access to capital.
Today, we're changing the narrative and proving what's possible at Côte Brillante
Tomorrow, we aim to scale that vision into Haiti SAR
Motivated by the love of Jesus, we're building the future of Haiti today — on earth as it is in heaven.
The last line comes from The Lord's Prayer from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:10), to emphasize that God's reign, values, justice, and purposes would increasingly take shape here on earth — not forced upon anyone, but in love — just as they are perfectly carried out in heaven.
Learn more about our mission, vision & values and our faith statement
Where we started
The genesis of Xcelerant goes back to 1998, when a group of students from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, working with CAM International and Samaritan’s Purse, was among the first responders to the town of Morolica, Honduras, in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch.
Residents clung to trees as the Choluteca River flooded the town. When the rains stopped, Morolica was buried beneath mud. The group from Moody helped residents build the very first building, a church, to serve as a storage warehouse during the reconstruction of Nueva Morolica relocated on higher ground.
Relationships from the Moody group over 25-years ago, still provide encouragement, guidance, oversight and financial backing for Xcelerant today.
Since then, we've been busy. See our portfolio