Yearly Archives: 2021

Laying a Foundation, Part 6

Laying a Foundation, Part 6 Friday Afternoon After breakfast (and seeing Chuck off to the airport—see Part 5 of this series for the story), some of the team went to finish work on the church while the rest of us focused on tying up loose ends at the Children’s Home. Our work with the kids went quickly, and we were saying goodbye after only a couple of hours. We went back to the compound, where we found the guys building a wardrobe cabinet and working on solar panels. We hung out with them [...]

2023-04-07T08:39:00-07:00August 6th, 2021|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , |
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2021 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - July 30, 2021 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons resonates with the heart of Connect 2 Ministries. Each year on July 30, we join the global movement to end human trafficking as an extension of our ongoing ministry during the year. More than 120 children rescued from trafficking now call our Regency and Mercy Children’s Homes their home, living in an environment where they are loved, educated, and given a hope-filled future. They even refer to Pastor Frandy Poyis, our partner in ministry, as their [...]

2023-06-12T10:07:39-07:00July 30th, 2021|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Pierre Jean David

“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” —Joshua 1:8–10 Pastor Pierre Jean David Pastor Pierre Jean David knew about Jesus from a [...]

2023-04-07T08:41:06-07:00July 23rd, 2021|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , |
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Laying a Foundation, Part 5

Laying a Foundation, Part 5 Thursday I spent the morning with a group of pastors, and we sang, prayed, and then spent some time discussing Psalm 23. One of the younger pastors posed a question about how God, who is a shepherd, could allow some in the world to suffer while others do not. You can imagine what this sparked in the room. I was able to briefly walk through Scripture and explain how God is sovereign, showing that the Bible points to Jesus as the perfect example of suffering, giving us a model [...]

2023-04-07T08:41:40-07:00July 16th, 2021|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: |
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Laying a Foundation, Part 4

Laying a Foundation, Part 4 Tuesday We arrived at the church early and were greeted immediately by more of the church members, ready to help with whatever was needed. All of the posts were in the ground, and the main objective of the day was to build the forty-foot center beam (along with cutting and placing all of the side beams). This would take all day. I was very impressed by our men; they were eager to work and to get things done. While the building continued at full force, Poyis [...]

2023-04-07T08:42:04-07:00July 9th, 2021|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , , |
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Laying a Foundation, Part 3

Laying a Foundation, Part 3 Monday The team was up early and ready to get going. We ate a nice breakfast, spent some quality time together as a group, and started loading the van so that we could be on the road first thing—and then, the van wouldn’t start. Over the span of about half an hour, I watched the Haitian world and the American world collide. The Americans were antsy to start the day, and the Haitians were rolling with the circumstances. When Poyis arrived, he stopped a moment, put his [...]

2023-04-07T08:42:32-07:00July 2nd, 2021|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Charles Michelet

“For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.” —Psalm 27:10 Pastor Charles Michelet Some of you may know Pastor Charles Michelet, one of the Haitian pastors we have the honor of doing ministry with. Pastor Michelet came to Onaville with his family in 2012, and the very next year, he organized a small group to study God’s Word. That small group began to grow and became a church not long after, as Pastor Michelet began to study at a Bible school. Last fall, we sent a team [...]

2023-04-07T08:42:54-07:00June 25th, 2021|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , |
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Laying a Foundation, Part 2

Laying a Foundation, Part 2 Sunday, continued It’s not often that we get a rainstorm during the day, but we continued our Sunday in a pleasant tropical shower. I led some of the team on a tour of the Vocational Training Center, which is still in the works. Getting the lay of the land really communicates the ministry’s vision: the facility includes centers for sewing, woodworking, automotive repair, tiling, computer access, and culinary arts (with an amazing kitchen), all designed to equip our students for future life and work. I look forward [...]

2023-04-07T08:43:24-07:00June 18th, 2021|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , |
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Laying a Foundation, Part 1

Laying a Foundation, Part 1 Last November Late last year, one of our teams had the opportunity to work alongside Pastor Poyis and his staff to build a church and continue building relationships with the kids in our Children’s Homes. Seeing God’s work through this ministry is a blessing, and I hope these stories are as encouraging to you as they are to me! Saturday On the flight to Port-au-Prince, many of the Haitians around us started talking loudly back and forth to each other. We couldn't make sense of [...]

2023-04-07T08:43:43-07:00June 11th, 2021|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , |
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Praying Persistently

Praying Persistently During my visit to Haiti in September with a small volunteer team, I wasn’t expecting Poyis to ask me to preach on Sunday. So when he did, I thought he was joking. He wasn’t. Our philosophy at Connect 2 is to NOT have Americans preach because we want Haitians to see their own preachers bring God’s Word. I checked with Greg and both of us agreed that it would be good for me to be visible in front of the church, so they will know who I am.  Fortunately, you learn [...]

2023-04-07T08:44:24-07:00April 30th, 2021|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , |
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