OUR MISSION

Restore Ministries International was born out of a 2 week short term missions trip in response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. After driving busloads of relief supplies from his local church in Tennessee, Greg decided to spend a couple of weeks in the heart of the disaster zone of Hurricane Katrina attempting to save local church buildings from further damage after the storm. As other groups of volunteers from churches around the country began to plan their trips, it became obvious that someone needed to help organize those groups in order for them be effective in their relief work in this unprecedented disaster zone. RMI was born during the next 12 months while facilitating that work. A massive relief center grew from scratch on the property of Calvary Baptist Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. Millions of dollars of clothing and food were distributed from donations around the country. RMI helped to direct thousands of volunteers, gutted hundreds of homes, rebuilt Calvary Baptist Church, and saw hundreds come to Christ during their response to Katrina. Since then, RMI has responded to disasters across the globe including Hurricane Matthew in Haiti (2016), West Virginia Flood (2016), Haitian Earthquake (2010), Hurricane Ike in Texas (2009), Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana (2009), Hurricane Wilma in Florida (2006), Hurricane Wilma in Bahamas (2006), Hurricane Rita in Texas (2006).

In addition to the disaster relief responses, RMI has built relationships with missionaries, national pastors, orphanages, schools, volunteers and relief organizations across the globe. RMI has also taken part in church building, restoration, and improvements across the U.S. while not in disaster zones. After reconnecting with some of the young men who had helped during the 2010 Haitian earthquake response, it was discovered that they had been sent out as missionaries to serve Haitian refugees in the Dominican Republic. After visiting these ministries, it became clear that the next chapter of RMI’s service and support to the Church involved supporting this group of pastors' ministry development, leading to the creation of Project New Jerusalem.