Updates and Thoughts

Passionate, pointed, boisterous, sometimes loud – these words characterize our discussions in Course 3, our first of two courses on church leadership. We led this course in two cities in central Haiti earlier this month, and 186 church leaders diligently studied and passionately discussed! In Course 3, titled Leading Jesus’ Church – Mission and Strategy,… Read more: No Regrets

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.… Read more: A Kasava Thank-You

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… Read more: Truth in Acts

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.)… Read more: Progress and Preparation

I noticed the difference my first night back in Haiti. When darkness fell that evening and the streets grew quiet, I heard people singing. That’s not unusual in Haiti – a woman singing as she hangs laundry in her back yard, children singing as they walk home from school, and especially Christians. That’s what I… Read more: Can They Hear Us Sing?