​In 1962, Pastor Ernst Cassy founded the Good Shepherd Orphanage in Haiti. At age 29 he was full of passion and energy to serve Jesus Christ through ministering to the poor and to orphans. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in theology from God’s Bible College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pastor Cassy returned to his native country. His decision to return to Haiti was an obedient response to the Lord’s call on his life. At this time, God revealed to Pastor Cassy one of the most pervasive problems in Haiti: the hopelessness of its people and the lack of Christian Haitians who could build a strong foundation for the country’s society. With this inspiration, Pastor Cassy set out to work with the most hopeless of people, the abandoned children of Haiti. This humble beginning was a solid foundation for a ministry that would become one of the most fruitful evangelical works in Haiti to be founded by a Haitian. 

The Good Shepherd Orphanage and Schools Foundation now consists of the orphanage, 4 schools, and a community feeding program.  On a typical school day TGSO feeds more than four hundred staff and children in several locations.  It is for this reason that The Duparc Farm Project was developed to produce much of the fruits, vegetables and meat required for this important mission.