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There is a Haitian Proverb that says “Men anpil, chay pa lou.”   It means “Many hands make the work light.”  I would be lost without this team.  I (and you) need them on so many levels.  We teach one another.  We serve one another.  We love one another.  We encourage one another.  We transform lives with one another.  We push the same plow.  God has blessed the RMI Family with a great national staff! We are working hard to raise up our team by empowering them to do the work.  We believe in them as true team members.  Our goal is to train them up and release them as fellow workers so that we can together reap the harvest.  These are my fellow world changers.  These are my fellow missionaries.  Here is where you come in…  You know them.  You love them.  You have served with them.  You know their

There is a Haitian Proverb that says “Men anpil, chay pa lou.”   It means “Many hands make the work light.”  I would be lost without this team.  I (and you) need them on so many levels.  We teach one another.  We serve one another.  We love one another.  We encourage one another.  We transform lives with one another.  We push the same plow.  God has blessed the RMI Family with a great national staff! We are working hard to raise up our team by empowering them to do the work.  We believe in them as true team members.  Our goal is to train them up and release them as fellow workers so that we can together reap the harvest.  These are my fellow world changers.  These are my fellow missionaries.  Here is where you come in…  You know them.  You love them.  You have served with them.  You know their

There is a Haitian Proverb that says “Men anpil, chay pa lou.”   It means “Many hands make the work light.”  I would be lost without this team.  I (and you) need them on so many levels.  We teach one another.  We serve one another.  We love one another.  We encourage one another.  We transform lives with one another.  We push the same plow.  God has blessed the RMI Family with a great national staff! We are working hard to raise up our team by empowering them to do the work.  We believe in them as true team members.  Our goal is to train them up and release them as fellow workers so that we can together reap the harvest.  These are my fellow world changers.  These are my fellow missionaries.  Here is where you come in…  You know them.  You love them.  You have served with them.  You know their

RMI held a retirement party for missionaries, Gary and Marilyn McLaughlin, on May 11, 2013 in Lehigh Acres, FL.  We were happy they were able to stop by on their way home from the field.  It was a sweet time of fellowship and special to hear their stories of some of their most memorable, touching and funny stories. Many people saw them off at the airport in Cayes, Haiti.  Here they are at Agape Flights in Venice, FL after that emotional send off. They faithfully served in Haiti for 9 years.  Gary was a team facilitator, worked with the Homes for Haiti building teams, helped out in maintaining our vehicles and facilities and so many, many more things.  Marilyn served in the Hope for Kidz sponsorship program.  When she started, there were about 800 kids sponsored.  Now there are almost 2,000!  We celebrated them with a yummy rib dinner at

RMI held a retirement party for missionaries, Gary and Marilyn McLaughlin, on May 11, 2013 in Lehigh Acres, FL.  We were happy they were able to stop by on their way home from the field.  It was a sweet time of fellowship and special to hear their stories of some of their most memorable, touching and funny stories. Many people saw them off at the airport in Cayes, Haiti.  Here they are at Agape Flights in Venice, FL after that emotional send off. They faithfully served in Haiti for 9 years.  Gary was a team facilitator, worked with the Homes for Haiti building teams, helped out in maintaining our vehicles and facilities and so many, many more things.  Marilyn served in the Hope for Kidz sponsorship program.  When she started, there were about 800 kids sponsored.  Now there are almost 2,000!  We celebrated them with a yummy rib dinner at

RMI held a retirement party for missionaries, Gary and Marilyn McLaughlin, on May 11, 2013 in Lehigh Acres, FL.  We were happy they were able to stop by on their way home from the field.  It was a sweet time of fellowship and special to hear their stories of some of their most memorable, touching and funny stories. Many people saw them off at the airport in Cayes, Haiti.  Here they are at Agape Flights in Venice, FL after that emotional send off. They faithfully served in Haiti for 9 years.  Gary was a team facilitator, worked with the Homes for Haiti building teams, helped out in maintaining our vehicles and facilities and so many, many more things.  Marilyn served in the Hope for Kidz sponsorship program.  When she started, there were about 800 kids sponsored.  Now there are almost 2,000!  We celebrated them with a yummy rib dinner at

We have spent much time over the last couple of years building up our team here in Haiti.  We have been organizing and training.  We have been empowering, embracing, and releasing them for ministry. These aren’t empty words. We don’t have gophers, or even employees, but fellow team mates. RMI can only accomplish great things for the Lord because of these 29 servants (this number of course does not include our missionary staff, that I am also grateful for).  Our capacity here in Haiti has grown exponentially.  We are now able to handle multiple endeavors every day.  Vehicle maintenance, deliveries, financial oversight, SCP and HFK accountability visits by monitors, project facilitation, bank runs, tons of administration, US church team visits, communications, hospitality logistics, all being done well and happening concurrently every day.  Why can we do this?  Only because of our trusted team. I believe in them. Yet, we want

We have spent much time over the last couple of years building up our team here in Haiti.  We have been organizing and training.  We have been empowering, embracing, and releasing them for ministry. These aren’t empty words. We don’t have gophers, or even employees, but fellow team mates. RMI can only accomplish great things for the Lord because of these 29 servants (this number of course does not include our missionary staff, that I am also grateful for).  Our capacity here in Haiti has grown exponentially.  We are now able to handle multiple endeavors every day.  Vehicle maintenance, deliveries, financial oversight, SCP and HFK accountability visits by monitors, project facilitation, bank runs, tons of administration, US church team visits, communications, hospitality logistics, all being done well and happening concurrently every day.  Why can we do this?  Only because of our trusted team. I believe in them. Yet, we want

In the popular children’s song and book, the song goes, “Mud, Mud, I love Mud, I’m absolutely positively wild about Mud.”  I’ve read this book too many times and therefore I’ve been known to sing this to myself (Please don’t tell anyone).  But, the teachers and kids at the Lievre school were tired of the mud.  The school was built, a roof was put on, but the first step out of the classroom was often into mud.  Not now! Petersburg Bible Church decided to change the reality of that school. Now, they have a very long and helpful sidewalk as they leave school.   You can see the water, but now they have a dry place to walk and get around the mud.

In the popular children’s song and book, the song goes, “Mud, Mud, I love Mud, I’m absolutely positively wild about Mud.”  I’ve read this book too many times and therefore I’ve been known to sing this to myself (Please don’t tell anyone).  But, the teachers and kids at the Lievre school were tired of the mud.  The school was built, a roof was put on, but the first step out of the classroom was often into mud.  Not now! Petersburg Bible Church decided to change the reality of that school. Now, they have a very long and helpful sidewalk as they leave school.   You can see the water, but now they have a dry place to walk and get around the mud.

In the popular children’s song and book, the song goes, “Mud, Mud, I love Mud, I’m absolutely positively wild about Mud.”  I’ve read this book too many times and therefore I’ve been known to sing this to myself (Please don’t tell anyone).  But, the teachers and kids at the Lievre school were tired of the mud.  The school was built, a roof was put on, but the first step out of the classroom was often into mud.  Not now! Petersburg Bible Church decided to change the reality of that school. Now, they have a very long and helpful sidewalk as they leave school.   You can see the water, but now they have a dry place to walk and get around the mud.

There’s a  song that says “every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. ” Ecclesiastes 3 tells us “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…”  However you put it, unless you’re reading a good book or watching a movie, “endings” are quite often hard. Especially when it means saying goodbye to beloved friends.  For almost nine years Gary and Marilyn McLaughlin have faithfully served with RMI on the field in Haiti;  Marilyn as the Hope for Kidz Coordinator and Gary as a team leader, project coordinator, and general Mr. fix-it.  When they retired from their stateside positions, instead of sitting around relaxing they came to Haiti to serve:  Marilyn always passionate in her work with the kids, and Gary always leading, always working, always serving.  But as with all good things, their time in Haiti is coming to an end.  May

There’s a  song that says “every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. ” Ecclesiastes 3 tells us “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…”  However you put it, unless you’re reading a good book or watching a movie, “endings” are quite often hard. Especially when it means saying goodbye to beloved friends.  For almost nine years Gary and Marilyn McLaughlin have faithfully served with RMI on the field in Haiti;  Marilyn as the Hope for Kidz Coordinator and Gary as a team leader, project coordinator, and general Mr. fix-it.  When they retired from their stateside positions, instead of sitting around relaxing they came to Haiti to serve:  Marilyn always passionate in her work with the kids, and Gary always leading, always working, always serving.  But as with all good things, their time in Haiti is coming to an end.  May