“If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.” Exodus 33:13 Well, as a final entry in the sometimes chaotic, sometimes inspiring, but always entertaining adventures of our little band of disciples, I though I would let you know that […]
Heading Home.. When he looked and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?” Judges 19:17 My last entry from Bon Repos, Haiti. Looking back at the time, the experiences and the miles we’ve travelled it all seems to be some kind of […]
Today started with great expectations, lots to do and adventures yet to be realized. We started the day with devotionals by talking about the experiences we all had at DBR and what it meant for our relationship to God, to the Church (the body of Christ) and to others. There is still a lot of […]
We’re back, safe and sound at the orphanage at Port-au-Prince. We’ve travelled long and saw many things and experienced even more. We left Da Bois Rouge this afternoon at 2:20 pm and arrived here at 8:20pm. It’s been a long day. We left the mountains but we’re still talking about the trip we plan to […]
The Adventures of the FUMC Mission Team… One of the great advantages of sleeping on the roof, is looking up at the stars as you go to sleep with gratitude and awe, feeling the cool Caribbean breeze all night and NO mosquitoes. One of the down sides is listening to the thousands upon thousands of […]
Describe what you hope to gain from this international mission experiences 1. Finding a lost soul and giving them Christ 2. Blessing the children with our presence and prayers. 3. Work with the boys to bring them some sunshine (Sonshine) in their lives. 4. Heeding the call of going into the whole world (even though […]
Eternal and ever present God, we open ourselves to you in the spirit of reverent prayer. We pray for your guiding spirit as we have gathered to send these, your disciples, on a new and exciting journey. Your love has redeemed them, Your message has inspired them and your Holy Spirit has called them from […]
This will be the third journey to Haiti in as many years. I’ve made this journey each year to reconnect with my spiritual roots, feel something spiritual and to see life from a completely different perspective I can’t find around here. So I travel to a place that is about as different from my ‘normal’ […]
Two Weeks from Today! I leave for ten days with five other people on a journey to Haiti, not just a different country, but a different world. Although I can’t take you all with me, I’d still like you to be part of the experience (if you want). Here’s How… On February 16, our team […]