2022

The God of Creation

Just before dark one evening, I noticed that some clouds were rolling in and it looked like rain. The wind picked up, and a humid breeze swept through the compound. The storm developed slowly, and once the sun had set, I sat outside my bedroom door on the porch and watched the lightning and the rain. It was peaceful. One of the nice things about the compound is that it feels like you are miles from city life. Earlier in the day, I had walked on the roof of one of the buildings and looked out [...]

2023-04-06T19:43:32-07:00May 20th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , |
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Water Truck

Since 2014, Onaville, Haiti has been home to the Connect 2 Ministries compound. The Haitian government selected Onaville to relocate people from tent cities in Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake, and it has been estimated that there are 800,000 people living in this barren area. All of these factors make Onaville a unique place for ministry. Our ministry is church centric, which means that everything we do flows out of a local congregation of believers. From the Children’s Homes to the Medical Clinic, all our ministries are run by the church. Along with providing a Christian [...]

2023-04-06T19:44:55-07:00May 13th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , , |
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His Ways Are Not Our Ways

Part of Connect 2 Ministries’ vision is not only to focus on the Children’s Homes and school, but also to support and equip Haitian pastors in their ministries. We do this partly by supplying food, but also by providing spiritual food and encouragement through in person training gatherings. My goal in a recent Mercy Network meeting was to get to know our pastors and spend some time in God’s Word. We started with introductions and spent the first part of our time getting acquainted. I told the men about my family and church ministry in [...]

2023-04-06T19:45:53-07:00May 6th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , , |
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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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His Mercy Reigns

On one of our trips to Haiti, we spent a long day out and about before arriving back at the compound around 6:00 p.m. It was cloudy and threatening to rain, but the temperature felt nice. We knew the kids would love an evening outside, so Poyis brought the children out to the front of the Regency Home (the “soccer” area) and told them to run around and play. He brought out a few bikes and let some of the older ones ride them around the field. This was a special treat for them, and I [...]

2023-04-06T19:52:27-07:00March 25th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , , , |
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A Shared Calling

I have learned many things from ministry over the years, but one thing I come back to repeatedly is that the tasks to accomplish must never overshadow relationships with people. This applies even more so in Haitian culture. Haiti is a very relationally-driven society, so the interpersonal element is crucial for gospel ministry. Fortunately, on this trip I have been able to do both. Poyis came by at breakfast and told me that the Mercy Network pastors would arrive between 9:00–9:30am, and that Jimmy would translate for the morning’s meeting (Poyis wouldn’t be joining us). As [...]

2023-04-06T19:53:21-07:00March 18th, 2022|Categories: Ministry Outreach|Tags: , , |
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