Testimonies

Staff Testimony—Greg Barshaw

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” —Isaiah 12:2 I came to Christ very young. I was always taught to react to my sin in a negative way and to realize the only way I could experience freedom from guilt was to turn to Christ for salvation. It was a very simple gospel, and it really got hold of my heart. I was five when I walked the aisle, and I can't measure my life a whole [...]

2023-04-06T15:41:52-07:00January 20th, 2023|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , |
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Ministry Partner Interview: Kimberly Vasquez

Kimberly Vasquez has served with Connect 2 Ministries for more than eight years, and she, along with her church (StoneBridge Community Church, Simi Valley), have faithfully helped and supported our Sheepfold Children’s Home over the years. We asked Kimberly to share today about her experience partnering with C2M. I first became aware of Connect 2 Ministries through my work with the Global Missions team at StoneBridge Community Church in Simi Valley. One of the team members is a friend and long-time neighbor of Greg Barshaw, and our whole team met Greg for the first time [...]

2023-04-06T16:37:13-07:00September 16th, 2022|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , |
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Pastor Testimony—Frandy Poyis

“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” —Philippians 4:13 Pastor Frandy Poyis Pastor Frandy Poyis was born in Haiti to a family who practiced Catholicism and Voodoo. He lost his father when he was very young but gave his life to his Heavenly Father when he was twelve years old. After finishing high school, Poyis entered Bible school with the goal to enter full-time ministry. While in school, Poyis worked as dean at Delmas Christian School and also used his gifts of shepherding and teaching at the church. [...]

2023-04-06T19:42:47-07:00May 27th, 2022|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Elberis Joseph

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” —Romans 8:31 Pastor Elberis Joseph Pastor Elberis Joseph was a young man when God took hold of His life. He had been living for himself previously, but from the moment he was saved, he had a powerful desire to serve the Lord and honor Him with his life. He began attending a church near where he lived, and continued faithfully in ministry there for many years. He served as a Sunday school teacher before deciding to leave [...]

2023-04-06T19:54:22-07:00March 11th, 2022|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Louissiant Delice

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” —John 3:16 Pastor Louissiant Delice Pastor Louissiant Delice was raised in a Christian home, and he has been thankful for the legacy of a believing family his whole life. His parents taught him to love the Word of God, and from a young age, he has desired to serve God first above everything else. Pastor Delice was blessed to attend a Bible-teaching church, and as a young man, the leadership [...]

2023-04-06T19:59:48-07:00February 11th, 2022|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Marc Jean Louis Maitre

“I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.” —1 Corinthians 1:10 Pastor Marc Jean Louis Maitre Pastor Marc Jean Louis Maitre was raised in a Catholic family. Until recently, Catholicism didn’t permit people to read Scripture for themselves—so the family went to church regularly, but they didn’t have a Bible. In 1991, Pastor Louis Maitre’s family moved from Port-au-Prince to the countryside, because it [...]

2023-04-07T08:26:22-07:00January 14th, 2022|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Louis Jean Lenes

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law[b] of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.” —Psalm 1:1–3 Pastor Louis Jean Lenes Pastor Louis Jean Lenes grew up in a Christian home, and he was [...]

2023-04-07T08:31:23-07:00November 19th, 2021|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Marcelin Guercelus

“Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.” —Matthew 5:1 Pastor Marcelin Guercelus Pastor Guercelus grew up with his family in the countryside of Haiti. His family was Catholic and Vodou. When Christian evangelists would come to the area, Pastor Guercelus would laugh at them because bringing people to Jesus was a pointless and impossible task, in his mind. One time, however, he began to listen to an evangelist who came around. After eight days of this, he asked his Christian aunt [...]

2023-04-07T08:33:19-07:00October 22nd, 2021|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Mentor Chrisdonne

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the [...]

2023-04-07T08:34:47-07:00September 24th, 2021|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , |
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Pastor Testimony—Derozier Bernateau

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” —John 3:16 Pastor Derozier Bernateau Pastor Bernateau was raised in a Christian home, and his parents were his earliest model of what it means to follow Christ. Pastor Bernateau’s mother was a faithful servant in the church, and his father was an usher. His family lived in the countryside for his whole life, and it wasn’t until Pastor Bernateau came to Port-au-Prince that the Lord called him to ministry. That specific [...]

2023-04-07T08:36:49-07:00August 27th, 2021|Categories: Testimonies|Tags: , , |
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