Connect 2 Ministries

Christianity is very inefficient. American culture wants things to run smoothly, asking questions like, How do I maximize my impact with the least amount of effort? The Christian faith is exactly the opposite. Jesus calls for our maximum effort, not the minimum, and living faithfully involves being willing to die, to sacrifice, to give up my life for someone else. It's inefficient and slow, both of which are counterintuitive to the American mindset. Living on mission in the US requires undoing some of our cultural bias. In order to be efficient, we build mega churches, host large-scale conferences, and spread [...]

Our primary mission field is Haiti, but in our “Missions Beyond Haiti” series, we’re examining how the logistics of ministry shift based on cultural context. In this post, I want to share some thoughts from my ministry experience in Europe, a continent with deep Christian roots now grappling with secularism. In both Haiti and Europe, the fundamental need is for people to encounter Jesus. Whether the context is Haiti's spiritual syncretism—blending Christianity with Voudou—or Europe's post-Christian apathy, people everywhere are searching for hope, forgiveness, and purpose. We've witnessed this in Haiti through community evangelism that addresses both spiritual and physical [...]

In Haiti, children are increasingly becoming casualties of gang warfare. Child slavery is legal in the country, and child exploitation and trafficking still exist because of it. But the rising numbers of war children are a result of even broader social realities. Gangs have taken control of Port-au-Prince, and for months they have been forcibly recruiting vulnerable youth from the streets, turning them into instruments of war amid surging violence. UNICEF reports a 200% increase [1] in child recruitment in 2025 alone, with the UN estimating that 30–50% of gang members are now children.[2] These war children, often orphaned [...]

One of the challenges you often encounter when ministering in a different culture is the language barrier. We’ve talked about this in the past regarding our children. Some of our kids speak English, but most of them speak Creole, which raises a practical question: how do you communicate the gospel when it’s hard to communicate? I spent some time thinking about this during my missions work in various parts of Asia—Korea, Japan, Thailand, Siberia, Kazakhstan, all places where English is not the predominant language. The logistics of discipleship are a real consideration in these contexts. For example, honor is a [...]

Many of you will remember Rene Steevenson, one of the boys from our Regency Children’s Home. He came to us via BPM in 2018 after he had run away from an abusive situation. Steevenson was initially a rebellious student, but we saw a total transformation in his life after Jesus radically saved him. You can read his story here. On a recent team trip, we had the privilege of seeing Steevenson’s transformation in action. One of his strongest traits has always been his leadership capacity. He has a gift for inspiring others to join him in whatever he’s doing, and [...]

Protein is the most expensive grocery item in Haiti. In third-world countries, poverty means that expensive necessities like this are hard to come by, and that lack creates a public health crisis. Our goal over the last few years has been to address food instability by providing churches and families with accessible sources of protein through partnerships like the one we have with MANA Nutrition. MANA Nutrition provides Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) to address malnutrition in third-world countries. Since the beginning of 2025, protein deficiency has become an increasing concern in Haiti—both in general, and for our ministry specifically. Our [...]

At Connect 2 Ministries, we celebrate stories of churches stepping up to make a tangible difference in the lives of children in need. We had an opportunity to give thanks for one such example this month, as one of our US church partners recently sponsored a Christmas donation program for the church in Haiti. Grace Missionary Church of Milford, Nebraska, organized a special drive to support our children as they settle into their new home. Their AWANA program took the lead in this effort. On December 3, the church hosted a packing event where sixty-eight kids joined in filling Christmas [...]

Over the last year, we've seen God move in powerful ways. He's moved minds and hearts to provide for and protect our people, and He's brought us safely through two physical moves as well—leading us to the new ministry property our kids call home. This Giving Tuesday, we're raising funds to equip our new property to become a trade school. Animal husbandry, welding, carpentry, and sewing are a few of the skills that set young adults up for success in Haitian society, and we want to do everything we can to prepare our kids well for the next stage of [...]

Over the past couple years, we have been blessed to partner with our founder, Greg Barshaw, in publishing his book, Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ. An overview of what it means to cultivate a life of missions, this book offers practical examples and insightful questions that are relevant for believers of any age. We are excited to share two new ministry resources related to Greg’s book—an audio version of the book and a 14-day devotional companion based on Scriptures mentioned in the text. Here’s a look at what you can expect from each… Audiobook [...]

This month, we are excited to share two new ministry resources related to Greg’s book, Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ—an audio version of the book and a 14-day devotional companion based on Scriptures mentioned in the text. Audiobook—download Go, Engage, Invest as an MP3 file, or as an M4A file to upload to your personal Apple Books library (simply follow these upload instructions after downloading). Devotional—receive our 14-day devotional series (on prayer) to your inbox when you sign up for blog updates. Register below! Sign Up We hope these resources will be [...]