Updates and Thoughts

Violence displaces people and also isolates people. In Haiti, nearly 1 million men and women have fled their homes in and around Port au Prince these past five years to find more secure places to live and work. Many church leaders have shared their stories of fear, loss and displacement, and we’ve seen the populations… Read more: First Time in South Haiti

God did an amazing thing the first day of Course 5 in Limbé. It had poured rain all night, so much so that it woke us up. Our team drove to the host church in a drizzle. We all thought fewer pastors would come. We had seen it before. When it rains like this in… Read more: Rainy Day Faith

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