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To a man I have learned much from. To a man who loves the Haitian people. To a man who loves to serve… Happy Birthday Gary. Here is Gary, right where he loves to be… with the Haitian people… Let’s be honest, he does like to sit around and do nothing(if you know Gary, you will know that this couldn’t be further from the truth)…

You read that right, 10,000! Each year the national church association, MEBSH, that RMI partners with holds its annual convention for its members. As many as possibly can make it crowd into the the little village of Simon (a suburb of Cayes) where the mission center and MEBSH’s headquarters is located. The Simon church (which seats only 4,000) takes on the challenge to erect palm tree board benches, thatched roof shade coverings, tarps, tents and whatever else needs to be done to host the Convention. The church is painted, fans, lights and speakers are repaired or new ones installed, decorations are hung and the yard is cleaned. [Below benches are being built beside the main building.] Special speakers are invited, choirs in MEBSH churches practice and meetings are planned well in advance. Starting Wednesday evening, the sessions go all day Thursday, Friday, Saturday until Sunday mid-day. 5 a.m. prayer meetings,

You read that right, 10,000! Each year the national church association, MEBSH, that RMI partners with holds its annual convention for its members. As many as possibly can make it crowd into the the little village of Simon (a suburb of Cayes) where the mission center and MEBSH’s headquarters is located. The Simon church (which seats only 4,000) takes on the challenge to erect palm tree board benches, thatched roof shade coverings, tarps, tents and whatever else needs to be done to host the Convention. The church is painted, fans, lights and speakers are repaired or new ones installed, decorations are hung and the yard is cleaned. [Below benches are being built beside the main building.] Special speakers are invited, choirs in MEBSH churches practice and meetings are planned well in advance. Starting Wednesday evening, the sessions go all day Thursday, Friday, Saturday until Sunday mid-day. 5 a.m. prayer meetings,

You read that right, 10,000! Each year the national church association, MEBSH, that RMI partners with holds its annual convention for its members. As many as possibly can make it crowd into the the little village of Simon (a suburb of Cayes) where the mission center and MEBSH’s headquarters is located. The Simon church (which seats only 4,000) takes on the challenge to erect palm tree board benches, thatched roof shade coverings, tarps, tents and whatever else needs to be done to host the Convention. The church is painted, fans, lights and speakers are repaired or new ones installed, decorations are hung and the yard is cleaned. [Below benches are being built beside the main building.] Special speakers are invited, choirs in MEBSH churches practice and meetings are planned well in advance. Starting Wednesday evening, the sessions go all day Thursday, Friday, Saturday until Sunday mid-day. 5 a.m. prayer meetings,

Today 50+ pastors from Les Irois, Dame Marie, Tiburon, Chambellan, Baraderes and many other Sister Churches as well as pastors from outside of MEBSH attended a seminar at the Mission Center in Cayes to learn about Awana International’s initiative for Haiti using their new international model. They are starting in southern Haiti with RMI as their key in-country partner. Awana hopes to have 50 clubs by the end of the year. Pastors are excited to get something like this into their churches as an effective way to disciple and minister to the children in their congregations. Besides hit or miss VBS and traditional Sunday School classes, they’ve had no other tools in their hands for children. Think of what this means to these pastors! And think of what it will mean to hundreds of children! RMI Prez, Dan Shoemaker, Awana International Executive Director, Brian Rhodes (pictured below) and 3 others

Today 50+ pastors from Les Irois, Dame Marie, Tiburon, Chambellan, Baraderes and many other Sister Churches as well as pastors from outside of MEBSH attended a seminar at the Mission Center in Cayes to learn about Awana International’s initiative for Haiti using their new international model. They are starting in southern Haiti with RMI as their key in-country partner. Awana hopes to have 50 clubs by the end of the year. Pastors are excited to get something like this into their churches as an effective way to disciple and minister to the children in their congregations. Besides hit or miss VBS and traditional Sunday School classes, they’ve had no other tools in their hands for children. Think of what this means to these pastors! And think of what it will mean to hundreds of children! RMI Prez, Dan Shoemaker, Awana International Executive Director, Brian Rhodes (pictured below) and 3 others

Today 50+ pastors from Les Irois, Dame Marie, Tiburon, Chambellan, Baraderes and many other Sister Churches as well as pastors from outside of MEBSH attended a seminar at the Mission Center in Cayes to learn about Awana International’s initiative for Haiti using their new international model. They are starting in southern Haiti with RMI as their key in-country partner. Awana hopes to have 50 clubs by the end of the year. Pastors are excited to get something like this into their churches as an effective way to disciple and minister to the children in their congregations. Besides hit or miss VBS and traditional Sunday School classes, they’ve had no other tools in their hands for children. Think of what this means to these pastors! And think of what it will mean to hundreds of children! RMI Prez, Dan Shoemaker, Awana International Executive Director, Brian Rhodes (pictured below) and 3 others

“Where language limits, hugs and smiles take over.” This is my favorite quote from an evaluation sent in by a team member who recently went to Haiti for the first time. I love it! Love transcends culture. Relationships are built despite the differences and language barriers. That is what RMI is all about. It is a part of our DNA. RMI’s evaluation form is now online and easier than ever to complete. We want to get better at what we do, but need your feedback to help us know where we need to tweak things or make changes for the better. And of course we want to hear what the trip meant to you! If you have been on a team, we would love to hear from you. You’ll find the evaluation HERE.

“Where language limits, hugs and smiles take over.” This is my favorite quote from an evaluation sent in by a team member who recently went to Haiti for the first time. I love it! Love transcends culture. Relationships are built despite the differences and language barriers. That is what RMI is all about. It is a part of our DNA. RMI’s evaluation form is now online and easier than ever to complete. We want to get better at what we do, but need your feedback to help us know where we need to tweak things or make changes for the better. And of course we want to hear what the trip meant to you! If you have been on a team, we would love to hear from you. You’ll find the evaluation HERE.

“Where language limits, hugs and smiles take over.” This is my favorite quote from an evaluation sent in by a team member who recently went to Haiti for the first time. I love it! Love transcends culture. Relationships are built despite the differences and language barriers. That is what RMI is all about. It is a part of our DNA. RMI’s evaluation form is now online and easier than ever to complete. We want to get better at what we do, but need your feedback to help us know where we need to tweak things or make changes for the better. And of course we want to hear what the trip meant to you! If you have been on a team, we would love to hear from you. You’ll find the evaluation HERE.

1st Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church of Gastonia, NC went to Haiti last month for their first visit to their Sister Church in Sous Baptiste. They had 4 unique ideas that we thought you might find helpful: 1. Poster – they developed this glossy, 12” X 18” poster that they posted around the church buildings and in each Sunday School classroom in the weeks prior to their trip. They raised money for 120 Bibles, 120 songbooks, 45 boxes of food aid, 450 Bible storybooks and even had enough money to support 3 kids in school! I’d say that it was pretty effective! 2. Group prayer card – Not only were the name of the team members on it, but the back listed specific prayer requests. Each team member were given a stack of the cards to share with their friends, co-workers and family. Cool idea to keep the team members going,

1st Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church of Gastonia, NC went to Haiti last month for their first visit to their Sister Church in Sous Baptiste. They had 4 unique ideas that we thought you might find helpful: 1. Poster – they developed this glossy, 12” X 18” poster that they posted around the church buildings and in each Sunday School classroom in the weeks prior to their trip. They raised money for 120 Bibles, 120 songbooks, 45 boxes of food aid, 450 Bible storybooks and even had enough money to support 3 kids in school! I’d say that it was pretty effective! 2. Group prayer card – Not only were the name of the team members on it, but the back listed specific prayer requests. Each team member were given a stack of the cards to share with their friends, co-workers and family. Cool idea to keep the team members going,

1st Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church of Gastonia, NC went to Haiti last month for their first visit to their Sister Church in Sous Baptiste. They had 4 unique ideas that we thought you might find helpful: 1. Poster – they developed this glossy, 12” X 18” poster that they posted around the church buildings and in each Sunday School classroom in the weeks prior to their trip. They raised money for 120 Bibles, 120 songbooks, 45 boxes of food aid, 450 Bible storybooks and even had enough money to support 3 kids in school! I’d say that it was pretty effective! 2. Group prayer card – Not only were the name of the team members on it, but the back listed specific prayer requests. Each team member were given a stack of the cards to share with their friends, co-workers and family. Cool idea to keep the team members going,