Pastor Renel was born in the mountainous region of Montagne La Voûte, a community comprised mostly of subsistence farmers. Though he and his eight siblings were born into a Christian home, it was not until he saw the darkness of idol worship and practices of voudou that he fully understood the harm in following the ways of the world. On January 25, 1996, Renel turned from those ways and committed his life to the Lord, furthering that commitment by being baptized later the same year. 

In Christ, Renel found a purpose, meaning, and sense of life he had never before experienced. With this new passion, God began leading him to serve in the church and to attend seminars put on by church leaders in Haiti’s capital of Port-Au-Prince. God used this to create a spiritual hunger that ultimately led to Renel moving to Jacmel, where he served at Harvest under Pastor Abraham for four years while also earning his Bible degree.

While in Jacmel, the Lord revealed His presence by providing for Renel and his wife Rose in the midst of poverty and by opening the door for him to move back to his hometown as a Pastor. With the guidance and blessing of Pastor Abraham, he was ordained and sent out on August 11, 2012, and has continued to serve faithfully at Harvest Montagne La Voûte.