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A few months back, the young adults at Crossroad studied the habits of a disciple of Christ.  When they begin planning for the trip to Tiburon, Haiti and for the Youth Conference that would take place, they decided on the same theme; Habits (Abitid in Creole).   Monday morning before the team could even finish breakfast youth were already lining up outside the church!  Excitement was in the air.  The team put last minute details in place and opened the doors to the waiting youth; and in they flooded!  Upon registering each attendee was presented a bible.  Over the two days, close to 300 bibles were given out!  Participants came mostly from the area, including youth from the local Church of God.  When given their bible, they were given the choice of a French or Creole Bible and through out the conference, anytime a scripture was read, volunteers were asked to

Like the boy throwing starfish back into the ocean, we know we can’t help all of Haiti, but we can make a difference in a specific church and community.  However, to be effective, there has to be a plan set forth – a strategy.  RMI’s Starfish Strategy is that strategic, long range plan. The Starfish Strategy provides a structure for long term planning and evaluation.  In it’s entirety it is a comprehensive strategy to make maximum impact on a church and community.  This  strategy comes in 3 parts. Part 1 –  The Process Connect – Connect with your Sister Church and the community it is in.Assess – Together with RMI, the Haitian church’s needs are assessed through the grid of five Strategic Impact Points.Equip – Together with RMI, your church or team is equipped with all that is needed for the assessed project or ministry.Implement – Together with your Sister Church,

Like the boy throwing starfish back into the ocean, we know we can’t help all of Haiti, but we can make a difference in a specific church and community.  However, to be effective, there has to be a plan set forth – a strategy.  RMI’s Starfish Strategy is that strategic, long range plan. The Starfish Strategy provides a structure for long term planning and evaluation.  In it’s entirety it is a comprehensive strategy to make maximum impact on a church and community.  This  strategy comes in 3 parts. Part 1 –  The Process Connect – Connect with your Sister Church and the community it is in.Assess – Together with RMI, the Haitian church’s needs are assessed through the grid of five Strategic Impact Points.Equip – Together with RMI, your church or team is equipped with all that is needed for the assessed project or ministry.Implement – Together with your Sister Church,

Like the boy throwing starfish back into the ocean, we know we can’t help all of Haiti, but we can make a difference in a specific church and community.  However, to be effective, there has to be a plan set forth – a strategy.  RMI’s Starfish Strategy is that strategic, long range plan. The Starfish Strategy provides a structure for long term planning and evaluation.  In it’s entirety it is a comprehensive strategy to make maximum impact on a church and community.  This  strategy comes in 3 parts. Part 1 –  The Process Connect – Connect with your Sister Church and the community it is in.Assess – Together with RMI, the Haitian church’s needs are assessed through the grid of five Strategic Impact Points.Equip – Together with RMI, your church or team is equipped with all that is needed for the assessed project or ministry.Implement – Together with your Sister Church,

Connected Church to Church PartnershipsRMI is Connecting Churches Cross-culturally The Sister Church Program has a new name!  Another sign of growth and a result of the re-branding process is the changing of the Sister Church Program name to C3 Partnerships.  The name change will enable us to better connect with today’s church leaders.  It also aptly describes what our anchor program does: it connects church to church partnerships.  We enable churches from different cultures to connect with one another in a long-term strategic partnership.  A church becomes a “C3 partner” with a Sister Church in Haiti.  Once a church becomes a C3 Partner, then we begin to refer to their relationship using our normal “Sister Church” terminology.  It’ll take some conscious re-training of our minds to make this change, especially for all of you who have been with RMI for a while. Believe it or not, this is the first

Connected Church to Church PartnershipsRMI is Connecting Churches Cross-culturally The Sister Church Program has a new name!  Another sign of growth and a result of the re-branding process is the changing of the Sister Church Program name to C3 Partnerships.  The name change will enable us to better connect with today’s church leaders.  It also aptly describes what our anchor program does: it connects church to church partnerships.  We enable churches from different cultures to connect with one another in a long-term strategic partnership.  A church becomes a “C3 partner” with a Sister Church in Haiti.  Once a church becomes a C3 Partner, then we begin to refer to their relationship using our normal “Sister Church” terminology.  It’ll take some conscious re-training of our minds to make this change, especially for all of you who have been with RMI for a while. Believe it or not, this is the first

Connected Church to Church PartnershipsRMI is Connecting Churches Cross-culturally The Sister Church Program has a new name!  Another sign of growth and a result of the re-branding process is the changing of the Sister Church Program name to C3 Partnerships.  The name change will enable us to better connect with today’s church leaders.  It also aptly describes what our anchor program does: it connects church to church partnerships.  We enable churches from different cultures to connect with one another in a long-term strategic partnership.  A church becomes a “C3 partner” with a Sister Church in Haiti.  Once a church becomes a C3 Partner, then we begin to refer to their relationship using our normal “Sister Church” terminology.  It’ll take some conscious re-training of our minds to make this change, especially for all of you who have been with RMI for a while. Believe it or not, this is the first

Last weekend we held the annual Ladies’ Missionary Retreat at RMI’s Retreat Center in Zanglais, Haiti.  This is the third year that Amy and I have organized this event, and RMI has been planning/sponsoring it for many, many years.  This is a weekend the missionary ladies look forward to every year, and it seems the excitement has grown each year since I have been here.  This year we had 40 missionary ladies in attendance: a record number for Amy and me! Our theme was “Learning to Listen: An Invitation to Sacred Stillness.”  Our speakers, Pauline McLemore, MS, EdS and Jama White, PsyD, came from the Chattanooga, TN area.  The theme verse was Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God.”  Throughout the weekend we were challenged to cease striving and be still before God, were given tools to aid us in listening to God during our quiet times,

Last weekend we held the annual Ladies’ Missionary Retreat at RMI’s Retreat Center in Zanglais, Haiti.  This is the third year that Amy and I have organized this event, and RMI has been planning/sponsoring it for many, many years.  This is a weekend the missionary ladies look forward to every year, and it seems the excitement has grown each year since I have been here.  This year we had 40 missionary ladies in attendance: a record number for Amy and me! Our theme was “Learning to Listen: An Invitation to Sacred Stillness.”  Our speakers, Pauline McLemore, MS, EdS and Jama White, PsyD, came from the Chattanooga, TN area.  The theme verse was Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God.”  Throughout the weekend we were challenged to cease striving and be still before God, were given tools to aid us in listening to God during our quiet times,

Last weekend we held the annual Ladies’ Missionary Retreat at RMI’s Retreat Center in Zanglais, Haiti.  This is the third year that Amy and I have organized this event, and RMI has been planning/sponsoring it for many, many years.  This is a weekend the missionary ladies look forward to every year, and it seems the excitement has grown each year since I have been here.  This year we had 40 missionary ladies in attendance: a record number for Amy and me! Our theme was “Learning to Listen: An Invitation to Sacred Stillness.”  Our speakers, Pauline McLemore, MS, EdS and Jama White, PsyD, came from the Chattanooga, TN area.  The theme verse was Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God.”  Throughout the weekend we were challenged to cease striving and be still before God, were given tools to aid us in listening to God during our quiet times,

RMI is now 25 years old! A lot has happened in those 25 years. Ups…downs…growth…God’s hand of affirmation. Times have changed and it is time for our “brand” to reflect it. For the past year we have undergone a “vision clarification and re-branding” process. This has helped us think through who we are, how can we effectively state it in today’s vernacular as well as show it via logos, etc. It has been an exciting and affirming process as we move into RMI 2.0. It is important to note that we are not changing who we are – just how we look and how we are communicating! We have quite a bit of information to share with you, so we are going to be posting them in parts. Other changes you’ll see just in our look, colors, etc. And some changes will happen gradually. We love our new Logo! RMI

RMI is now 25 years old! A lot has happened in those 25 years. Ups…downs…growth…God’s hand of affirmation. Times have changed and it is time for our “brand” to reflect it. For the past year we have undergone a “vision clarification and re-branding” process. This has helped us think through who we are, how can we effectively state it in today’s vernacular as well as show it via logos, etc. It has been an exciting and affirming process as we move into RMI 2.0. It is important to note that we are not changing who we are – just how we look and how we are communicating! We have quite a bit of information to share with you, so we are going to be posting them in parts. Other changes you’ll see just in our look, colors, etc. And some changes will happen gradually. We love our new Logo! RMI

RMI is now 25 years old! A lot has happened in those 25 years. Ups…downs…growth…God’s hand of affirmation. Times have changed and it is time for our “brand” to reflect it. For the past year we have undergone a “vision clarification and re-branding” process. This has helped us think through who we are, how can we effectively state it in today’s vernacular as well as show it via logos, etc. It has been an exciting and affirming process as we move into RMI 2.0. It is important to note that we are not changing who we are – just how we look and how we are communicating! We have quite a bit of information to share with you, so we are going to be posting them in parts. Other changes you’ll see just in our look, colors, etc. And some changes will happen gradually. We love our new Logo! RMI