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From my perspective, the music that is made as our partnerships come together, that we get to enjoy, and that ultimately reaches the ears and heart of God is, and must be, a sweet sweet sound.  A symphony.  Scripture calls it a fragrance.  I pray that it truly honors Him. We believe that the Church is God’s chosen instrument to bring all people of all nations to worship Him.  We value the Church as God’s chosen agent of gospel transformation.  This affects everything that we do.  It motivates us to engage with the Church.  We work in the Church, through the Church, with the Church, on the Church, around the Church.  We work to call people into the church, and we are constantly pushing people out of the church to do the work of the Church.   Ok, you probably get the point, we love the Church. Recently, this was manifested

“Discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.” Andy Stanley, Next Generation Leader To be honest, the above is hard for me.  I like to be in control, and handing over responsibilities to others is uncomfortable.  I have long lived according to…  “If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself”.  I have come to realize that for me, in my role, that attitude is a tool of Satan.  I am trying everyday to force myself to let go, and empower others to do what only they can do. It is self defeating for me to try and do everything.  I’ve tried.  It doesn’t work. I must focus on my zone, and let us others do everything else.  Together, we will accomplish abundantly more. I love the RMI Haitian Staff.  I believe in them.  They are able to do immeasurably more.  The sad but common

“Discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.” Andy Stanley, Next Generation Leader To be honest, the above is hard for me.  I like to be in control, and handing over responsibilities to others is uncomfortable.  I have long lived according to…  “If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself”.  I have come to realize that for me, in my role, that attitude is a tool of Satan.  I am trying everyday to force myself to let go, and empower others to do what only they can do. It is self defeating for me to try and do everything.  I’ve tried.  It doesn’t work. I must focus on my zone, and let us others do everything else.  Together, we will accomplish abundantly more. I love the RMI Haitian Staff.  I believe in them.  They are able to do immeasurably more.  The sad but common

“Discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.” Andy Stanley, Next Generation Leader To be honest, the above is hard for me.  I like to be in control, and handing over responsibilities to others is uncomfortable.  I have long lived according to…  “If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself”.  I have come to realize that for me, in my role, that attitude is a tool of Satan.  I am trying everyday to force myself to let go, and empower others to do what only they can do. It is self defeating for me to try and do everything.  I’ve tried.  It doesn’t work. I must focus on my zone, and let us others do everything else.  Together, we will accomplish abundantly more. I love the RMI Haitian Staff.  I believe in them.  They are able to do immeasurably more.  The sad but common

What is it like to be getting ready for a trip to see family?  Creative Arts Pastor Chris Graves of NewChurch Georgetown, Georgetown, TX recently posted a blog sharing how he and his team have developed such deep relationships with their Sister Church, that they truly feel that they are family.  And they are anxiously anticipating their upcoming mid-October visit to Abricot.    And Then There Were 8… I am 23 days away from my 2nd trip to Abricot, Haiti.  I have more anticipation and excitement than I did one year ago.  In a way, I find that odd.  I would think that your “first time” would have provided me those emotions. The reason, I think, is because it is not just an exploratory trip for me.  I have been there.  I have developed relationships.  I have looked into the eyes of the people of Abricot.  I have seen them

What is it like to be getting ready for a trip to see family?  Creative Arts Pastor Chris Graves of NewChurch Georgetown, Georgetown, TX recently posted a blog sharing how he and his team have developed such deep relationships with their Sister Church, that they truly feel that they are family.  And they are anxiously anticipating their upcoming mid-October visit to Abricot.    And Then There Were 8… I am 23 days away from my 2nd trip to Abricot, Haiti.  I have more anticipation and excitement than I did one year ago.  In a way, I find that odd.  I would think that your “first time” would have provided me those emotions. The reason, I think, is because it is not just an exploratory trip for me.  I have been there.  I have developed relationships.  I have looked into the eyes of the people of Abricot.  I have seen them

What is it like to be getting ready for a trip to see family?  Creative Arts Pastor Chris Graves of NewChurch Georgetown, Georgetown, TX recently posted a blog sharing how he and his team have developed such deep relationships with their Sister Church, that they truly feel that they are family.  And they are anxiously anticipating their upcoming mid-October visit to Abricot.    And Then There Were 8… I am 23 days away from my 2nd trip to Abricot, Haiti.  I have more anticipation and excitement than I did one year ago.  In a way, I find that odd.  I would think that your “first time” would have provided me those emotions. The reason, I think, is because it is not just an exploratory trip for me.  I have been there.  I have developed relationships.  I have looked into the eyes of the people of Abricot.  I have seen them

For the September Summit Church Team, change was the theme of the week.  They were supposed to fly into Port au Prince Thursday night, stay the night and take the bus to Cayes on Friday.  Due to a mechanical error, they were late for a connecting flight from Miami to Port au Prince and missed the flight.  The airline had no flights out of Miami that day or the next, so they transferred their flight to the Ft Lauderdale airport for Friday.  They would now be overnighting in Florida.  Due to the late arrival of their flight, they would then stay Friday night in Port and head towards Cayes on Saturday morning.  As of Thursday night the new plan was that RMI team would meet the team at the Retreat Center in Zanglais, because its closer to Cote de Fer, we’d eat lunch and then head to Cote de Fer. 

For the September Summit Church Team, change was the theme of the week.  They were supposed to fly into Port au Prince Thursday night, stay the night and take the bus to Cayes on Friday.  Due to a mechanical error, they were late for a connecting flight from Miami to Port au Prince and missed the flight.  The airline had no flights out of Miami that day or the next, so they transferred their flight to the Ft Lauderdale airport for Friday.  They would now be overnighting in Florida.  Due to the late arrival of their flight, they would then stay Friday night in Port and head towards Cayes on Saturday morning.  As of Thursday night the new plan was that RMI team would meet the team at the Retreat Center in Zanglais, because its closer to Cote de Fer, we’d eat lunch and then head to Cote de Fer. 

For the September Summit Church Team, change was the theme of the week.  They were supposed to fly into Port au Prince Thursday night, stay the night and take the bus to Cayes on Friday.  Due to a mechanical error, they were late for a connecting flight from Miami to Port au Prince and missed the flight.  The airline had no flights out of Miami that day or the next, so they transferred their flight to the Ft Lauderdale airport for Friday.  They would now be overnighting in Florida.  Due to the late arrival of their flight, they would then stay Friday night in Port and head towards Cayes on Saturday morning.  As of Thursday night the new plan was that RMI team would meet the team at the Retreat Center in Zanglais, because its closer to Cote de Fer, we’d eat lunch and then head to Cote de Fer. 

God has answered our prayers and is growing the RMI family.  We are excited to introduce Lee and Tina Nunemaker to you as our newest missionary appointees.  Twenty one years ago Lee met RMI president, Dan Shoemaker, while he was in Haiti on a 2 week ministry trip.  The discussions that he had with Dan stayed with him through his Bible college years, as he got married, became a youth pastor and then as an associate pastor.  When his church wanted to send a group to Haiti, he reached out to the one person he knew had extensive experience in Haiti: Dan.  Lee and Tina had a great time in Haiti with their team in the summer of 2010.  They already had a heart for missions and when they got home God began to move in their hearts and they came to feel that He was calling them to serve

God has answered our prayers and is growing the RMI family.  We are excited to introduce Lee and Tina Nunemaker to you as our newest missionary appointees.  Twenty one years ago Lee met RMI president, Dan Shoemaker, while he was in Haiti on a 2 week ministry trip.  The discussions that he had with Dan stayed with him through his Bible college years, as he got married, became a youth pastor and then as an associate pastor.  When his church wanted to send a group to Haiti, he reached out to the one person he knew had extensive experience in Haiti: Dan.  Lee and Tina had a great time in Haiti with their team in the summer of 2010.  They already had a heart for missions and when they got home God began to move in their hearts and they came to feel that He was calling them to serve

God has answered our prayers and is growing the RMI family.  We are excited to introduce Lee and Tina Nunemaker to you as our newest missionary appointees.  Twenty one years ago Lee met RMI president, Dan Shoemaker, while he was in Haiti on a 2 week ministry trip.  The discussions that he had with Dan stayed with him through his Bible college years, as he got married, became a youth pastor and then as an associate pastor.  When his church wanted to send a group to Haiti, he reached out to the one person he knew had extensive experience in Haiti: Dan.  Lee and Tina had a great time in Haiti with their team in the summer of 2010.  They already had a heart for missions and when they got home God began to move in their hearts and they came to feel that He was calling them to serve