We are asking God to make 2023 our most fruitful year yet in encouraging, training and resourcing church leaders. And to get started right, we headed back to Haiti in early February.
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.
WHAT’S NEXT?
August 13, 2023 (Sunday 10am) – Present PPI at New Life Christian Fellowship – Saginaw, MI
Pastor Isaiah and Ken will speak at New Life on Sunday morning, August 13. We’ll also have a display table for PPI in the lobby that morning. The worship service begins at 10am. We would love to see you there if you can make it!
August 13, 2023 (Sunday pm) – PPI Summer BBQ
Enjoy good food on a summer afternoon and learn more about PPI’s part in encouraging and training church leaders in Haiti and other developing nations. This is NOT a fund-raising event. For more details, go to https://ppiministries.org/sas-and-bbq/. We hope to see you there!
August 17-31, 2023 – East Coast Update/Development
For two weeks in August, Ken and Pastor Isaiah will travel the U.S. East Coast to update PPI supporters. We also will connect with a number of potential supporters. So far, we have meetings scheduled in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. We’ll drive a fuel-efficient car and, for the most part, will lodge with PPI friends and supporters. If you would like to help with the expenses of this trip, click this link – https://ppiministries.org/asp-payment-box/?product_id=5906.
December 15-24, 2023 – Pastors Training in Ouanaminthe
We will return to Ouanaminthe in December to offer Course 1 and Course 4. We also will 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.
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR IN 2023?
February 9-23, 2023 – Pastors Training in L’Estère and Gonaïves, Haiti
Bible colleges are closed in Haiti. Security and the economy continue to deteriorate. This is the time we need to encourage, train and resource church leaders in Haiti. The Lord opened the way (literally!) for us to train 300 pastors in the west coast cities of Gonaives (the chief city of the Artibonite Department) and L’Estère. They were so thankful and eager to learn. Please pray for them!
March 31-April 10, 2023 – Pastors Training in Cap Haitien and Limbé
We had planned to train church leaders in two new areas on the north coast of Haiti in April – Port de Paix and La Tortue – but the Lord had other plans for us. Shortly after returning home in February, I received a letter from Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF). MAF has decided to suspends all flights in Haiti from April 1 through January 2024 because of increasing threats and violence suffered by their staff. MAF operates out of Port au Prince. After prayer and conversation with our team, we decided to offer Course 1 again in Cap Haitian (pastors there are asking for it!) and in the new city of Limbé. Limbé is a crossroads town an hour west of Cap Haitien that has been on the PPI radar for some time. We had full courses in both cities, with 222 church leaders completing Course 1 and earning a Thompson Bible. Lord willing, we will be able to travel to Port de Paix and La Tortue in 2024.
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 Courses 1 and 3, finish and print Course 4, and start on Course 5. Ken also will continue improving his 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 Esaie
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