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More than a trite saying…”let’s pray” is a refrain that is heard often around RMI.  That’s because we have an unshakeable belief in the power of prayer.  We bathe most of what we do in prayer.  We pray together and individually in the US office for our ministry, for one another, for our missionaries and appointees, and for our supporters.  The Haiti field staff also prays together in their daily devotional meetings and are intentional in leading teams in prayer before they leave on their trip to their C3 partner churches, before work projects, medical clinics, youth, men, women, and children’s meetings, open air services and any other activity that the teams are undertaking.  There’s prayer at the end of their visit and prayer during the debriefing the last night before they leave.  Prayers before a team hits the road to go to their Sister Church. Prayers before starting a

We are pleased to invite you to share the Christmas Spirit with your Haitian brothers and sisters by sending gifts of love.  Here are some special opportunities: Gift List Soccer Balls – $35 each Goats – $120 each        Bicycles – $149 each        Single bed for widow/disabled – $199 each Classroom Writing Kit (*Chalk, pens, pencils) – $85 each Classroom Chalk Board – $140 each Teacher Desk & Chair – $270 Carton of Food – $30 each [see below for special pricing] Ordering is simple—you can order online by visiting our website: www.RMIBridge.org and click on the Christmas Gift box. You can also place your order by mail or telephone. Toll free 877-764-5439 or 239-368-8390. Thanksgiving Food Special Continues The Thanksgiving special pricing is still valid.  We are offering a holiday special of our Food for Health cases of nutritious food.  Each case contains 216 meals – enough to feed a

We are pleased to invite you to share the Christmas Spirit with your Haitian brothers and sisters by sending gifts of love.  Here are some special opportunities: Gift List Soccer Balls – $35 each Goats – $120 each        Bicycles – $149 each        Single bed for widow/disabled – $199 each Classroom Writing Kit (*Chalk, pens, pencils) – $85 each Classroom Chalk Board – $140 each Teacher Desk & Chair – $270 Carton of Food – $30 each [see below for special pricing] Ordering is simple—you can order online by visiting our website: www.RMIBridge.org and click on the Christmas Gift box. You can also place your order by mail or telephone. Toll free 877-764-5439 or 239-368-8390. Thanksgiving Food Special Continues The Thanksgiving special pricing is still valid.  We are offering a holiday special of our Food for Health cases of nutritious food.  Each case contains 216 meals – enough to feed a

When Asher Stillman went to Haiti with his church, Bethany Baptist Church, Myakka, FL, in 2017, he left with a burden to return to serve the Lord and help the RMI staff in any way he could.  He graduated from high school as a homeschooler and has already completed two years of college credits.  (He participated as a dual enrollment student while in HS.)  He comes from a large family of 10 and they are all very active in their church.  His parents encourage all of their kids to take some time after graduation and before moving on with life to serve the Lord in something like this internship.  He wanted to take some time to get away and be alone with God before having too much responsibility, making it hard to have this time to serve.  He is handy and loves to get his hands dirty as well as

When Asher Stillman went to Haiti with his church, Bethany Baptist Church, Myakka, FL, in 2017, he left with a burden to return to serve the Lord and help the RMI staff in any way he could.  He graduated from high school as a homeschooler and has already completed two years of college credits.  (He participated as a dual enrollment student while in HS.)  He comes from a large family of 10 and they are all very active in their church.  His parents encourage all of their kids to take some time after graduation and before moving on with life to serve the Lord in something like this internship.  He wanted to take some time to get away and be alone with God before having too much responsibility, making it hard to have this time to serve.  He is handy and loves to get his hands dirty as well as

The rush is on to decorate as early as possible for fall and Thanksgiving.  Pumpkin spiced creations have appeared as coffee, cookies, candles, air fresheners, and many other items.  Sometimes the push to get in the mood of the season actually ends up clouding the reason – a time of giving thanks.  So…what are you thankful for?  Family?  A job?  Friends?  Eternal life?  A comfortable home?  Food on the table? It’s the last one that gives us pause because so many people in Haiti do not have enough food to put on the table to feed their families.  That’s why, at this time of year, we are offering a holiday special of our Food for Health cases of nutritious food.  Each case contains 216 meals – enough to feed a family of 6 for a month! For 1-10 cases, the cost is $30 a case. For 11-50 cases, the cost

The rush is on to decorate as early as possible for fall and Thanksgiving.  Pumpkin spiced creations have appeared as coffee, cookies, candles, air fresheners, and many other items.  Sometimes the push to get in the mood of the season actually ends up clouding the reason – a time of giving thanks.  So…what are you thankful for?  Family?  A job?  Friends?  Eternal life?  A comfortable home?  Food on the table? It’s the last one that gives us pause because so many people in Haiti do not have enough food to put on the table to feed their families.  That’s why, at this time of year, we are offering a holiday special of our Food for Health cases of nutritious food.  Each case contains 216 meals – enough to feed a family of 6 for a month! For 1-10 cases, the cost is $30 a case. For 11-50 cases, the cost

“It is my privilege to present you this plaque celebrating 30 years of partnership together with…” but I am getting ahead of myself. This story started 30 years ago when a team of 10 men from Harper Church, Port Orchard, WA went to Haiti to visit their new Sister Church in Les Irois. My wife, Debbie, and I, RMI’s only field missionaries at the time, received them and were with them that week.  And what a week it was.  After a great week of ministry together we went to Port-au-Prince to put them on their plane to head back to the US on a Sunday morning. We got to the airport and the American Airlines personnel started to check us in and take our luggage at the counter.  They received a phone call and suddenly thrust all the tickets and passports back into my hands, threw the luggage back out

“It is my privilege to present you this plaque celebrating 30 years of partnership together with…” but I am getting ahead of myself. This story started 30 years ago when a team of 10 men from Harper Church, Port Orchard, WA went to Haiti to visit their new Sister Church in Les Irois. My wife, Debbie, and I, RMI’s only field missionaries at the time, received them and were with them that week.  And what a week it was.  After a great week of ministry together we went to Port-au-Prince to put them on their plane to head back to the US on a Sunday morning. We got to the airport and the American Airlines personnel started to check us in and take our luggage at the counter.  They received a phone call and suddenly thrust all the tickets and passports back into my hands, threw the luggage back out

Church Leaders in Haiti are hungry – hungry for training and tools to do their jobs.  Especially those involved in children’s ministry.  These folks are all volunteers.  They are Christian leaders with a heart for ministering to the children of their church.  But often they don’t have specific training in that area.  They do their best and God uses their ministry in kids’ lives, but they are hungry for training that would better equip them. Recently Calvary Bible Fellowship of Sinking Spring, PA, addressed that need when they came to visit their C3 partner church in Vieux Bourg.  They held a two day children’s ministry training seminar at the Zanglais Ministry Center for 25 children’s ministry workers from their C3 church as well as all three of the satellite churches in that district. On the third day they held a children’s event at a local church where they put into

Church Leaders in Haiti are hungry – hungry for training and tools to do their jobs.  Especially those involved in children’s ministry.  These folks are all volunteers.  They are Christian leaders with a heart for ministering to the children of their church.  But often they don’t have specific training in that area.  They do their best and God uses their ministry in kids’ lives, but they are hungry for training that would better equip them. Recently Calvary Bible Fellowship of Sinking Spring, PA, addressed that need when they came to visit their C3 partner church in Vieux Bourg.  They held a two day children’s ministry training seminar at the Zanglais Ministry Center for 25 children’s ministry workers from their C3 church as well as all three of the satellite churches in that district. On the third day they held a children’s event at a local church where they put into

Marie Mirline Batistin was born in 1989. Her mother had two children, one boy and one girl. Marie lost two precious things in life soon after her birth: her father, who died when she was two months old, and her mother when she was two years old. God, in his mercy, touched the heart of her grandparents to take care of her. Marie Mirline became a member of a Christian family of seven children, four boys and three girls, including Marie. Marie took the last name after her grandfather (Batistin), who adopted her after her mother and father passed away. They did that to show how much that they loved her and cared about her. They fed her, dressed her, and treated her the same way they treated their own children. When the time came for Marie to go to school, they sent her. They were very surprised to see

Marie Mirline Batistin was born in 1989. Her mother had two children, one boy and one girl. Marie lost two precious things in life soon after her birth: her father, who died when she was two months old, and her mother when she was two years old. God, in his mercy, touched the heart of her grandparents to take care of her. Marie Mirline became a member of a Christian family of seven children, four boys and three girls, including Marie. Marie took the last name after her grandfather (Batistin), who adopted her after her mother and father passed away. They did that to show how much that they loved her and cared about her. They fed her, dressed her, and treated her the same way they treated their own children. When the time came for Marie to go to school, they sent her. They were very surprised to see