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Make Christmas Special for a Haitian family     There’s a day to give Thanks.  Then 3 days of shopping starting with Black Friday.  Cyber Monday is another day of shopping.  Last but most definitely not the least is Giving Tuesday.  That’s TODAY!  A day dedicated to giving back.  Here is your opportunity to give back – to make Christmas special for a Haitian family! Christmas is a special family time beginning with Christ being born into His earthly family.  For US families Christmas is a busy time with concerts and parties to attend, special church services, and of course giving gifts to our friends and loved ones.  Most Haitian families love the Christmas story and season but do not have the capacity to give gifts as most of us here in the US do.  You can make a difference for a Haitian family this year by giving very practical

Make Christmas Special for a Haitian family     There’s a day to give Thanks.  Then 3 days of shopping starting with Black Friday.  Cyber Monday is another day of shopping.  Last but most definitely not the least is Giving Tuesday.  That’s TODAY!  A day dedicated to giving back.  Here is your opportunity to give back – to make Christmas special for a Haitian family! Christmas is a special family time beginning with Christ being born into His earthly family.  For US families Christmas is a busy time with concerts and parties to attend, special church services, and of course giving gifts to our friends and loved ones.  Most Haitian families love the Christmas story and season but do not have the capacity to give gifts as most of us here in the US do.  You can make a difference for a Haitian family this year by giving very practical

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How much do you think this man could teach you? You might be surprised. I wrote last week about the concepts that our American Church teams should be teaching while they are here in Haiti.  We need to be thinking about Discipleship, not only doing physical projects.  The physical projects are a big part of what I think God wants us to be doing, but let’s not allow those projects to displace the Gospel work of making disciples. Today, I want to emphasize that it goes both ways.  Not only do Americans need to be investing in Haitians, but we want to facilitate a learning process where Americans are learning from Haitians too.  We have found that this happens naturally by simply being present with one another, but now we want to double down on our efforts to accelerate reciprocal learning. Listen up Americans, we need help!  I believe the American

How much do you think this man could teach you? You might be surprised. I wrote last week about the concepts that our American Church teams should be teaching while they are here in Haiti.  We need to be thinking about Discipleship, not only doing physical projects.  The physical projects are a big part of what I think God wants us to be doing, but let’s not allow those projects to displace the Gospel work of making disciples. Today, I want to emphasize that it goes both ways.  Not only do Americans need to be investing in Haitians, but we want to facilitate a learning process where Americans are learning from Haitians too.  We have found that this happens naturally by simply being present with one another, but now we want to double down on our efforts to accelerate reciprocal learning. Listen up Americans, we need help!  I believe the American

How much do you think this man could teach you? You might be surprised. I wrote last week about the concepts that our American Church teams should be teaching while they are here in Haiti.  We need to be thinking about Discipleship, not only doing physical projects.  The physical projects are a big part of what I think God wants us to be doing, but let’s not allow those projects to displace the Gospel work of making disciples. Today, I want to emphasize that it goes both ways.  Not only do Americans need to be investing in Haitians, but we want to facilitate a learning process where Americans are learning from Haitians too.  We have found that this happens naturally by simply being present with one another, but now we want to double down on our efforts to accelerate reciprocal learning. Listen up Americans, we need help!  I believe the American

I had the great privilege of hosting a first time team from the church where I grew up, Beacon Evangelical Free Church, from Galloway, NJ. Not only was it the church where I grew up, but my Aunt and Uncle were on the team! We had 17 people respond to the Gospel wanting to follow Jesus, we built school benches, we handed out food for the hungry, we played lots of soccer, we encouraged the men/women/youth/kids in special gatherings for each, we worshiped, we received way more than we gave, we even danced! The week could not have been better. The following comments represent a great reminder of why we do what we do… all the administration…. all the sweat and long hours… all the sacrifice, tears and hardship… all the traveling… all the prep and logistics… It’s because we are having an impact… To give you an idea of how

I had the great privilege of hosting a first time team from the church where I grew up, Beacon Evangelical Free Church, from Galloway, NJ. Not only was it the church where I grew up, but my Aunt and Uncle were on the team! We had 17 people respond to the Gospel wanting to follow Jesus, we built school benches, we handed out food for the hungry, we played lots of soccer, we encouraged the men/women/youth/kids in special gatherings for each, we worshiped, we received way more than we gave, we even danced! The week could not have been better. The following comments represent a great reminder of why we do what we do… all the administration…. all the sweat and long hours… all the sacrifice, tears and hardship… all the traveling… all the prep and logistics… It’s because we are having an impact… To give you an idea of how

I had the great privilege of hosting a first time team from the church where I grew up, Beacon Evangelical Free Church, from Galloway, NJ. Not only was it the church where I grew up, but my Aunt and Uncle were on the team! We had 17 people respond to the Gospel wanting to follow Jesus, we built school benches, we handed out food for the hungry, we played lots of soccer, we encouraged the men/women/youth/kids in special gatherings for each, we worshiped, we received way more than we gave, we even danced! The week could not have been better. The following comments represent a great reminder of why we do what we do… all the administration…. all the sweat and long hours… all the sacrifice, tears and hardship… all the traveling… all the prep and logistics… It’s because we are having an impact… To give you an idea of how

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching…”2 Timothy 3:16-17 Yes.  I answer an emphatic YES!  But, I think there is more…  Please read on… Together we focus on 5 Impact Points… Evangelism, Discipleship, Education, Social Compassion and Community Development.  The Gospel requires this.  This is why we exist. I have had some unique experiences recently that have really caused me to deeply reflect upon the needs of the church here in Haiti.  Out of respect for the Haitian church and people, I won’t share the details.  Please understand, I fully understand that there are grave and troubling problems in the US church as well.  In fact, RMI considers both lands when we consider what we hope to accomplish in our push to “transform lives in Christ”. Let me be clear, our teams come and do a lot.  As an example… together we feed the hungry, we

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching…”2 Timothy 3:16-17 Yes.  I answer an emphatic YES!  But, I think there is more…  Please read on… Together we focus on 5 Impact Points… Evangelism, Discipleship, Education, Social Compassion and Community Development.  The Gospel requires this.  This is why we exist. I have had some unique experiences recently that have really caused me to deeply reflect upon the needs of the church here in Haiti.  Out of respect for the Haitian church and people, I won’t share the details.  Please understand, I fully understand that there are grave and troubling problems in the US church as well.  In fact, RMI considers both lands when we consider what we hope to accomplish in our push to “transform lives in Christ”. Let me be clear, our teams come and do a lot.  As an example… together we feed the hungry, we