In March 2000, we held the mission's first church service in Pastor Bauvais' front yard. There were just a handful of people - most just curious about this mission of hope. Pastor Bauvais had a reputation in the community and still does today. Pastor Bauvais hears from God. The community knows, if you're going through a difficult time, call for Pastor Bauvais to come and pray. Once our first school was established, Pastor "Beau," as we affectionately call him, would be fo

There have been many people throughout history who have been great examples to us of what it looks like to follow Christ. I hope you can look to the pastor of your home church and say, "I want to emanate that man/woman!" Maybe you have a family member that you can't help but wonder how they can have so many opportunities to "go carnal" and yet just always seem to take the high road. Really, there are MANY that we could look to as role models. I recognize, within myself, th

This week we all shared stories of where we were twelve years ago when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated the capital of Haiti - Leogane and Grand-Goave, too. It is a day forever etched in our minds. With as many as 300,000 killed and untold others sustaining life-altering injuries, It literally affected each and every person in the country. Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones. They will not be forgotten. Michael and I work together regularly (online - he's

Students returned from Christmas break this week. Unfortunately, about 20% of them stayed home with fevers. As the week went on, more and more teachers were absent, as well. While no one is testing, it's pretty safe to assume this is a COVID outbreak and it is country-wide. Does this sound similar to where you live? These past two years have been full of cancellations - no teams, no conferences, no anniversary celebrations - all times two! It almost goes without saying t

Yes, 2022 has finally arrived. Happy New Year! In Haitian Kreyol we say, "Bon anne!" In the US we tend to associate the new year with new goals, resolutions, vision... It's a time to jump-start life. We leave the past behind, learn from it, and start over again - hoping for an even better year. In Haiti, we celebrate Independence Day on January 1st. We remember the bondage of those who came from Africa and were forced into hard labor in what had become a French colony -