Ministry Highlights

C2M Through the Years

Our ministry has taken many shapes and forms over the years. From our early relief efforts after the 2010 earthquake, to the ministry that’s grown up around rescuing restavek children, we can confidently say that God has done more than we could ever have imagined. We’ve talked before about our first five years in Haiti, but today, we asked our founder, Greg Barshaw, to share about what the Lord has done in Connect 2 Ministries from its beginning till now. To learn more about building hope with Connect 2 Ministries, visit Projects.

2025-01-06T21:45:53-08:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , , , , |

Missions Beyond Haiti: Africa

Regardless of where we find ourselves ministering in the world, there are a couple of principles that stay the same. We’ve talked about this in detail in our Four Pillars of Ministry post, giving a list of priorities that keep our ministry in Haiti on track. These goals revolve around enabling the church to meet needs in local communities so that in the process, we can be about Jesus. We’ve seen this focus bear fruit in many places around the globe, in a variety of cultures and social contexts. Greg has shared in the past about a conversation he [...]

2025-01-06T21:46:47-08:00January 10th, 2025|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , |

Missions Beyond Haiti

Short-term missions trips can be life changing. The first time you go and experience ministry in a different culture, you learn and grow in ways you might not have expected. But the influence of going on a missions trip extends far beyond a single experience. When we venture into different cultures—whether it’s a rural village in Africa, an urban center in Asia, or even our local communities in the US—we encounter a broader understanding of what it truly means to make disciples of Jesus. While Haiti is our mission field at C2M, the scope of missions work around the world [...]

2024-12-30T11:50:53-08:00January 3rd, 2025|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , |

Go, Engage, Invest: Making Missions Our Reality

Making missions our reality is the goal of every Christian. As we strive to know and follow Christ better, seeking to love the Lord with all our hearts, we also look for ways to share the gospel with others—loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. The two things go hand in hand. In this video, Greg Barshaw gives us some practical thoughts on cultivating a life of missions from his new book, Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ. For information about Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ, subscribe to [...]

2025-01-14T09:33:21-08:00December 13th, 2024|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , , |

Giving Tuesday 2024

Over the last few years, we have seen Haiti’s infrastructure in crisis (read more here and here). Governmental instability and social unrest have affected every area of life, and access to food is one of the most critical. We’ve thought long and hard about how to address this issue, and we’ve found both a solution and an opportunity. This Giving Tuesday, we’re raising funds to cover our people’s in-country nutritional costs as well as the food shipments we send from the US. Over the past year, we have had to adapt to uncertainty regarding food sourcing, and we anticipate needing [...]

2024-12-02T07:54:10-08:00December 3rd, 2024|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , , |

Go, Engage, Invest: Why We Go

In missions, understanding why we go is one of the most important things we can do. To serve well in any context, we need a clear motivation and guiding principles to help keep our focus. All of that starts with a vision for the need of the lost—something we can only understand because we were once lost ourselves but have now been found. We go in compassion for those who do not yet know Christ. For information about Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ, subscribe to our email list below! [...]

2024-12-16T22:26:07-08:00November 29th, 2024|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , , |

Go, Engage, Invest: What Is Missions?

As Christians, the question "What is missions?" drives much of what we do in ministry. What are we called to do? Who do we reach? And what is God’s plan for us in the world? We know that in Matthew 28:19–20, we are called to share the gospel of Jesus with the lost—but what does that look like practically? These are all questions Greg Barshaw addresses in his new book, Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ. For information about Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ, subscribe to our email [...]

2024-11-23T10:19:22-08:00November 22nd, 2024|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , , |

New Book from Greg Barshaw

We are excited to announce the upcoming release of a new book from our founder, Greg Barshaw: Go, Engage, Invest: Touching Lives with the Hope of Christ. Drawing from his extensive experience in both international and local church ministries, Greg’s heart in this book is to equip Christians to serve others well, in whatever opportunities that come across their paths. This book is more than a call to action; it provides practical insights and strategies for individuals and groups seeking to make a meaningful impact through church-centric ministry. The message of the book is clear: by engaging with [...]

2024-11-23T10:20:18-08:00November 15th, 2024|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , , |

Walk for Restaveks Recap (October 2024)

Connect 2 Ministries is dedicated to rescuing restavek children in Haiti, who are victims of child slavery, abuse, and neglect. With approximately 300,000 restaveks in Haiti, Connect 2 Ministries aims to provide these vulnerable children with safe and loving homes where they can heal, grow, and most importantly, hear the gospel. Ultimately, our goal is to see young lives transformed through the love of Jesus. We provide a safe and loving environment where these children can experience true freedom as they come to know the message of salvation through Jesus Christ. To that end, it was an encouragement to see [...]

2024-10-24T17:15:44-07:00October 18th, 2024|Categories: Ministry Highlights|Tags: , , |

Updates from Haiti, Part 2

As the Multinational Security Force (MSS) has been at work in Haiti, we have encountered more and more reasons to pray. The MSS mission has made some progress, yet significant challenges remain regarding humanitarian relief. The UN has reported increased concerns regarding street children in Haiti, noting a rise in recruitment efforts by gangs.1 Child protection measures are a critical component of human rights safeguarding, and our prayer is that God would use the UN security mission to bring stability in the country for the protection of restavek children. Pastor Poyis and our children are safe and cared for, but [...]

2024-10-10T16:36:13-07:00October 11th, 2024|Categories: Ministry Highlights, Uncategorized|Tags: , , |
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