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Encouraging, training and resourcing church leaders
We had just completed Course 3 in Pignon, Haiti, when two pastors (pictured with our team below) came to the door of our lodging. We welcomed them in, offered them a seat and began to talk. Both pastors had completed a PPI course in Hinche the previous week and were so excited about the training.… Keep Reading
Like a lighthouse in Great Lakes fog, Acts cuts through modern Christianity with vibrant, practical truth. I’m thinking about two truths from this New Testament book this morning as I wait to board the plane for central Haiti. In Acts 10, Peter (a Jewish Christian) tells Cornelius (a Gentile soldier) and his family, “You yourselves… Keep Reading
Rena and I especially enjoy the holidays on odd years. “Odd years” as in odd-numbered years. In these years, all our kids, grandkids, spouses and sometimes their friends make their way to Michigan for our biannual MacGillivray Family Christmas. (See pic below of Christmas 2025. Our growing part of Clan MacGillivray is on the left.)… Keep Reading
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Partnership of Pastors International (PPI) is a nonprofit organization actively engaged in encouraging, training and resourcing church leaders in … Read More »

Esau Paulema, Co-Founder and Haiti Liaison We consider Pastor Esau the founder of Thompson Bible pastoral training in Haiti. In 2010, he asked us … Read More »
Esau Paulema, Co-Founder and Haiti Liaison We consider Pastor Esau the founder of Thompson Bible pastoral training in Haiti. In 2010, he asked us to return to Haiti to train pastors. Since then Esau has prayed and worked tirelessly to make every conference happen. He is a humble, … Read More
“In so many ways the Lord has prepared me all my life for this season of Kingdom work . . .” Read More »
Partnership of Pastors International, a nonprofit organization to dedicated to encouraging, equipping, and resourcing pastors and churches in developing countries.