Recently, during a visit to New Missions in Haiti, I enjoyed some quality time with three friends. Catiana, Magdala, and Gloria attend the New Missions elementary school at the Bordmer location. We shared lunch together. They taught me: 1. Friendship is fuel for thriving in life. 2. Role models are inspiration to live out your potential. 3. A smile [...]
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
This video is about a High School student, Allison Starcher, that flew to Haiti on 1/9/2010 the Saturday before the earthquake. The very next day, Sunday 1/10 she met her sponsored child for the first time. Then, two days later on Tuesday, 1/12 the historic earthquake hit. Friday, 1/15/2010, she was evacuated from Haiti. I [...]
Saturday, December 11, 2010
As I write this post, I’m sitting on a small blue school chair on the sidewalk at our mission in Leogane, Haiti. It’s a quiet Saturday as school children are home and this morning my brother Charlie gave away all the goats that once called the yard home. There must have been 12 goats. All [...]
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
When I look back on the year of 2010, I will have a photo album flooded with photos of crisis turned to opportunity for God’s glory. From the historic earthquake, to disease outbreak, to a hurricane…I have seen the faith of God’s people strengthened, not lessened, by these events. Today, I know more than I [...]
Saturday, October 23, 2010
What’s the big deal with turning on the faucet and enjoying water? It’s life saving. According to water.org 88% of cases of diarrhea worldwide are attributable to unsafe water. Personally, my two favorite beverages are water and sweet tea. I can’t get enough of the sweet tea, and I enjoy all kinds of flavors. From [...]
Friday, October 22, 2010
For my blog readers, I serve as the president of New Missions in Haiti. As a full-service Christian mission organization, New Mission is changing the lives of children with the good news of the Gospel, providing education, food, and medical care to over 11,000 children and their families across the Leogane Plain, in Haiti. Since [...]
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The power of recognition goes a long way. If you want to really make a difference today, notice people. When I am overseas in Haiti, the common practice in culture is to recognize people. Before noon you greet whoever passes you by with a good day. Bonjour. Once noontime passes, you greet people with a good [...]
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