Monthly Archives: April 2022

A Different Perspective

For some reason there was a lot of traffic on the drive to Onaville one morning. No one really knew what was causing the delay, but the slow drive allowed me to observe the people on the side of the road. Every time I take this drive, I am amazed at the difference in our cultures. The buildings are run down and the roads need repair, but the lifestyles of individual people are even more striking. As we turned down one street, we noticed three young women standing together with their infant babies on the side [...]

2023-04-06T19:46:42-07:00April 29th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , |
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He Works in the Details

One of the ways we serve our community in Haiti is by distributing food and supplies. If you’ve been around Connect 2 for long, you know that for a number of years Children’s Hunger Fund has provided Food-Pak boxes that we distribute to churches in Haiti. The primary purpose is to help the needy in the church, but these provisions also give us an opportunity to reach our communities with the gospel message as we share tangible resources. These distributions look a little different now than they have in the past. The last two years [...]

2023-04-06T19:47:53-07:00April 22nd, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , , , |
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The God We Serve

One of the things I do consistently with each team that comes to Haiti is lead devotionals. It’s always a great opportunity to focus our minds on Christ at the beginning or end of a day, and it’s uniquely encouraging to spend time praising God with one another. On a recent trip, we focused on some of God’s attributes from a few different passages of Scripture. Ephesians 4:4–6: God Is One “There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one [...]

2023-04-06T19:48:53-07:00April 15th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: |
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A Heart for the Nations

I went with a team from the US one day to visit the children at the Regency Home. Dr. Jarvis, one of our faithful volunteers, brought them a jump rope, and the games began. It was hot, and many were inside, but they trickled out to see us. It was fun watching Alan, a member of the team who speaks French, converse with some of the kids, especially the older ones. The children learn French, English, and Spanish in school, but will be most fluent in French and Creole as there are many in their country [...]

2023-04-06T19:50:02-07:00April 8th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , , , , |
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Cultures Collide

One thing I am constantly learning is that Haitian culture is very relational. A sense of space or sequence is not the main thing, and that became evident on a recent flight to Haiti. Americans tend to board a plane in the order in which they are asked to board—Haitians board all at once, which takes much longer as those sitting in the front and bump into those heading toward the back. Once I got seated, I was fascinated by observing this process. As I watched, I noticed the Haitians had brought lots of carry-on luggage [...]

2023-04-06T19:51:21-07:00April 1st, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , |
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