Sunday, January 11, 2026 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée, Taran, and Jonathan ← Back to Blog Archive There are moments in ministry when words fall short—when what lingers most deeply is not what was accomplished, but how love was expressed. As we continue walking into this new year together, I’ve found myself reflecting on how often God meets people not through grand gestures, but through simple, faithful presence. Script

Sunday, January 4, 2026 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée and Jonathan ← Back to Blog Archive As we step into a new year, I find myself reflecting on the invitation that January always seems to bring, not simply to do more , but to make room . Room for gratitude. Room for humility. Room for human beings. Room for God to move in ways we may not yet see or fully understand. “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a he

Sunday, December 28, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée ← Back to Blog Archive Celebrating Christ, Carrying Hope Forward I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Lex (aka Papi ) and I (aka Mèmèy ) were blessed with a sweet, meaningful time with our daughter, son-in-law, and their children. Our son, daughter-in-law, and our two-month-old grandson joined us for a bit by video chat, and my heart was whole. We even hosted a bi

Sunday, December 14, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée ← Back to Blog Archive As we move deeper into this season of Advent, I am reminded that hope is not something we merely wait for. Hope is something we live out, often in quiet, faithful ways that may seem ordinary at first glance but carry eternal weight. Scripture tells us that “the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). Th

Sunday, December 7, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée ← Back to Blog Archive As we step into this new week, my heart is stirred by the many ways God continues to breathe life, strength, and mercy into the work of Mission of Hope International. It often feels like we are watching His goodness spill over from one place to another, from the mountains of Haiti to the shores of the Dominican Republic, and even into our own

Sunday, November 30, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée and Jonathan ← Back to Blog Archive As we wrap up Thanksgiving week, my heart feels full beyond measure. Gratitude always has a way of sharpening my vision and helping me see God’s goodness tucked into so many corners of our daily lives. Scripture reminds us that “ His mercies are new every morning”  (Lamentations 3:22–23), and this week has been one beautiful remi

Sunday, November 23, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée and Jonathan ← Back to Blog Archive Stories of Steadfast Hope Some weeks remind me of how beautifully the Lord threads together perseverance, compassion, and hope in ways we could never orchestrate on our own. As I look back at all that unfolded across Haiti and the Dominican Republic this past week, my heart keeps returning to this theme: God is present in every d

Sunday, November 9, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée ← Back to Blog Archive “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor.” — 1 Samuel 2:8 This week, my heart has felt both heavy and hopeful. The weight of what our brothers and sisters in Haiti are facing after Hurricane Melissa is almost beyond comprehension. Yet, in the mids

Sunday, November 2, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée and Jonathan ← Back to Blog Archive Redeeming the Time “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.”— Ephesians 5:15–16 (NASB) Each day, we are faced with countless opportunities to either spend or invest our time. The choice is ours—to use each moment for self or to redeem it for the glory o

Sunday, October 26, 2025 - [click here to support the continuing work at MOHI]     Today's update is from Renée ← Back to Blog Archive “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” — Romans 12:4–5 What a beautiful reminder this week has been that we truly are one body. We are called by God to serve, to love, to work, and to