What’s happening in 2022? A lot! As the Lord provides, we plan to:
- Train around 900 church leaders in Haiti in 7-8 training conferences
- Award more than 400 Thompson Bibles to pastors who complete PPI Course 1
- Provide at least:
- 1800 Creole Bibles
- 600 resource books such as God-Pleasing Worship
- 1000s of gospel tracts
- Other good ministry resources
- Continue mentoring Haitian ministry teams in PPI vision and strategy
- Take part in Dallas Theological Seminary’s missions conference (March)
- Finalize and print course workbooks for Course 3
- Present the work of PPI to potential partner churches and individuals
- Meet with leaders and members of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) to discuss recognition/accreditation of PPI course (November)
- Improve my Creole!
- Be open to other opportunities in line with PPI’s mission
Through the faithful support of ministry partners like you, we are expanding our training in Haiti and praying and planning to introduce PPI training in our next country. Thank you!
WHAT’S NEXT?
September 7, 2022 (Weds, 6:00-9:00pm) – PPI Cookout and Update with Pastor Esau
Join us at Pastor Ken and Rena’s house (465 Mayflower Drive, Saginaw) for a PPI Cookout and Update with Haitian pastor, Esau Paulema. We’ll start at 6:00pm, begin eating around 6:15pm, and hear from Pastor Ken and Pastor Esau at 7:15pm. We’ll provide meat, drinks and condiments. Bring a dish to pass, if you can, and please be sure to RSVP HERE. The pool will be open for kids and adults – weather permitting!
Between Training Conferences
Between training conferences, we’ll revise Course 2 and go to work on Courses 3 and 4. We’ll also continue to reach out to churches and individuals to present PPI and invite them to partner financially with us. During these months, Ken will also continue focusing on learning Creole.
November 12-19, 2022 – ICETE Consultation
ICETE stands for the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education. ICETE is the governing/accrediting organization for evangelical Bible colleges, seminaries and non-formal ministry training programs (like PPI) around the world. PPI joined ICETE in November 2021, and Ken has met in-person and online with a number of ICETE leaders since then to discuss quality assurance and recognition of PPI courses. ICETE’s conference in November focuses on quality assurance standards for non-formal theological education – perfect for ensuring the effectiveness of our training!
December 16-29, 2022 – Pastors Training in Northeast Haiti
As the Lord provides funding, we will return to northeast Haiti in December to offer three PPI courses. We will lead Course 3 – Leading Jesus’ Church – Mission and Strategy for 224 church leaders in two cities, and we will offer 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
February 10-23/24, 2023 – Pastors Training in Gonaives and Listre, Haiti
We plan to 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 Listre. We traveled to Gonaives in March 2022 to offer Course 1 there and found church leaders eager to learn and hard-working in the course. We believe God will give us much lasting fruit in this city!
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WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED THIS YEAR?
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.