Happy New Year, friends! We’re asking God to make 2023 our most fruitful year yet in encouraging, training and resourcing church leaders. And to get started right, we’re headed back to Haiti in a few weeks.
WHAT’S NEXT?
February 9-23, 2023 – Pastors Training in L’Estère and Gonaïves, Haiti
We will return to the west coast of Haiti in February to offer three courses in two cities – Gonaives (the chief city of the Artibonite Department) and L’Estère. We traveled to Gonaives last February to offer Course 1 there and found church leaders eager to learn and hard-working. We believe God will give us much lasting fruit in this city for His glory. Our Haitian Ministry Team will lead all aspects of Course 1 with my encouragement and coaching. I’m excited about this step in mentoring national trainers in Haiti! Please pray for them.
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March 31-April 10, 2023 – Pastors Training in Northern Haiti
Like us, most Haitians have a “spring break” between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday (Easter). We plan to make the most of that opportunity by offering our courses in two cities in northern Haiti, possibly Port au Paix and an adjacent town. Pastors there have implored us to come to their city, and we have good contacts in this strategic area on the north coast of the country.
Our goal is to make PPI training accessible to as many front-line church leaders when and where possible. Since most Haitian families live on less than $3 USD per day, it’s financially difficult for them to take time away from work. Most church leaders in Haiti (and around the world!) lead churches for little to no pay and have a “tent-making” job to support their families. That’s why we keep our course fees as low as possible and offer training during nationwide vacation times.
December 15-24, 2023 – Pastors Training in Ouanaminthe
We will return to Ouanaminthe to offer Course 1 and Course 4 during Christmas vacation. We will also participate in the graduation of the first class from the Institut de Theologie Evangelique la Providence d’Haiti (ITEPHA). Pastor Jasmin Joseph, one of PPI’s key leaders in Haiti, launched this Bible College three years ago as an outgrowth of PPI training in the Northeast Department of Haiti.
As the Lord provides, we would love to offer more courses in Haiti and at least one other developing nation this year!
Building PPI’s Support Base
Between training conferences, we will give particular focus to inviting more people and churches to support PPI in prayer and giving. This is necessary to fund our many opportunities to train church leaders as well as the substantial increase in costs these past two years.
Along with that focus, we will revise Course 3, finish and print Course 4, and start on Course 5. Ken also will continue learning Creole. Please pray for these efforts!
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2022?
Feb 20-March 4, 2022 – Pastors Training in Cap Haitien and Gonaives, HAITI
The Lord gave us the opportunity to train 223 church leaders in two cities – Cap Haitien and Gonaives. These two conferences may have been our best yet! We awarded 223 Thompson Bibles to each church leader who completed Course 1, gave 500 Creole Bibles and thousands of gospel tracts to these leaders for their churches. Read a summary of this trip HERE.
March 7-10, 2022 – Participate in World Evangelization Conference at Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas
The seminary asked me to participate in its World Evangelism Conference on March 7-10. I traveled to Dallas immediately after our pastors conferences in Haiti and really enjoyed the time with students and other mission leaders. This opportunity gave wider exposure to our work as well as provided opportunities to encourage and influence future church leaders in Jesus’ mission around the world. Check out info and watch videos of WEC week HERE.
July 8-21, 2022 – Pastors Training in Ouanaminthe and Cap Haitien, Haiti
In the Lord’s strength, we returned to Haiti this summer to offer three courses in two cities in northeast Haiti. This allows us to train around 300 church leaders. In Course 1, we trained the incoming class of the new Bible college in Ouanaminthe, directed by Pastor Jasmin. We also continued to mentor our Haitian ministry team in leading PPI courses. CLICK HERE to help provide Bibles and other ministry resources for church leaders in Haiti.
September 7, 2022 (Weds, 6:00-9:00pm) – PPI Cookout and Update with Pastor Esau
A number of PPI friends and supporters gathered at Pastor Ken and Rena’s house for a PPI Cookout and Update with Haitian pastor, Esau Paulema. It was a beautiful summer night. We had burgers and chicken off the grill with all the potluck fixings. After dinner, Pastor Ken and Pastor Esau gave an update on PPI happenings and future plans. Watch a summary of that update HERE.
October 16 and 23, 2022 (Sundays, 5:00-7:00pm) – Intro to the Thompson Bible workshops
We did something new this fall. With the encouragement of PPI friends, we offered two Intro to the Thompson Bible workshops at two area churches. The Thompson Chain Reference Bible is the foundational ”tool” we use in all of our pastors training. It’s a good Bible study tool for American Christians, too! Workshop attenders enjoyed and benefitted from getting into the Bible for themselves using the Thompson Bible. Learn more about the workshop HERE. If you’re interesting in hosting a workshop, contact Ken HERE.
December 16-29, 2022 – Pastors Training in Northeast Haiti
The Lord opened the door for us to return to northeast Haiti in December to offer three PPI courses. We offered Course 3 – Leading Jesus’ Church – Mission and Strategy for 224 church leaders in two cities. We also offered Course 1 in one city. Pastors are very exited about these courses! Hear a Haitian pastor talk about our training. GIVE HERE to provide Bibles and training