Ken’s Thoughts

 Help Haitians Help Haitians - Three weeks ago, an earthquake devastated homes, churches and lives in southwestern Haiti, especially in the cities of Les Ceyes and Jeremie. A few days later, I suggested ways all of us could help and how we should think longer term about development in Haiti.  (You can read that post HERE.) I have encouraging news […]
 How to Help Haiti - You probably heard: An earthquake hit Haiti on Saturday. At 7:29am a quake registering 7.2 shook the southern peninsula of the island nation. Five more aftershocks registering between 4.0 and 5.0 followed, devastating the cities of Jeremie and Les Cayes. Around 1.5 million Haitians have been affected by the earthquake. Over 1400 were killed. How […]
 A Walk and an Unexpected Gift! - I have to tell you about this! Esau and I got back to Michigan late last night after a week of meeting with potential PPI supporters in the Mid-South. A good week. During breakfast, Rena asked Esau if his family and friends in Haiti could use other items. He mentioned backpacks for families. After breakfast, […]
 We Hit the Ground . . . Driving - We landed in Detroit last Friday from Haiti and hit the ground . . . driving! Today Pastor Esau Paulema and I drove to Atlanta, Georgia. We talked about life, wedding anniversaries and all things PPI. We sang songs, napped a little (Esau), learned more Creole (me), and navigated I-75 traffic for 13 hours. We […]
We’re Back! - We crossed the Caribbean and landed in Fort Pierce, Florida, yesterday afternoon. Our U.S. team is back in the United States after two weeks in Haiti. We thought we may need to leave early because of the unrest in Cap Haitien after President Jovenel’s funeral there. Mourners set up roadblocks, burned cars and fired guns. […]
 What a Week in Haiti! - Today marks the end of our first of two weeks in Haiti – and what a week it’s been for our mission team! Here are some highlights (enjoy the pics below): We greeted and prayed with our partner pastors. Along with our Haitian team, we prepared all materials for the pastors training. Jerry shared the […]
Give Like a Child – and an Adult - God wants us to give like a child – and an adult. I had two reminders of that recently. One of our faithful supporters contacted me a couple weeks ago to ask if they could stop by our house. Their son wanted to give something to Partnership of Pastors. Later that afternoon their son quietly […]
For Such a Time - Trouble requires response. Need creates opportunity. That’s why we’re in Haiti right now doing what God has called us to do – encouraging, training and resourcing pastors. Most of you know that Haiti’s president, Jovenal Moise, was assassinated a week ago and many are concerned about unrest and violence here. Haiti closed its borders and […]
 Who, Why and What? - Lots of landscapers drive past our house in a day. I’ve never sat on our front porch and actually counted them, but it’s a lot. And it makes sense. Grass needs cutting, bushes need trimming. Landscapers get it done. I tend my own lawn. (I like doing it, and I need the exercise.) But if […]
 Haitian Pastors in Atlanta?! - Haitian pastors in Atlanta, Georgia?! Yes! As I write this, I’m part of training 42 Haitian church leaders at a Haitian Alliance Church in north Atlanta. Nearly 20,000 Haitians live in this area. My friend, Chuck Ballard, is leading this training and invited me to join him in encouraging and training Haitian pastors here. Chuck is […]