Author: Adventures

School Reopens in Leogane

Remember The College Frere La Rochecafould — the school in Leogane that was completely destroyed in the earthquake, yet none of the students were harmed?   The pastor told us that if he could just get the supplies he could get a team of people to rebuild the school. (If you need a refresher, you can find the story here and see the video interview with Pastor Ambroise.) Friday I was able to catch the last few minutes of a class in session. A little over a month after we first met with Pastor Ambroise classes resumed at the school. Mounds of rubble and debris have been removed...

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How Can We Pray for You? (A Photo Blog)

When you ask a Haitian, “What do you need?” more often than not they don’t say food, or a house, or a job, they ask for prayer. After picking up on this a youth group team decided to take their ministry to the streets in Port-Au-Prince and ask anyone and everyone, ‘How can we pray for you?”        How can we pray for you?                     Some Haitians joining in on some worship as the team walked the streets asking what people needed prayer for.     Many simply asked...

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I Saw What I Saw And I Can’t Forget It

Lesa Close came to Haiti on a short term team a couple of weeks ago. Below is a glimpse of her experience in her own words.   “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” -James 1:27 A man came to know the Lord this week, and needed an English Bible rather than Creole, because he spent many years in the U.S. and speaks English better than Creole. So I gave him mine. No hesitation. This week I realized that I am rich…I may not have a job, I may feel poor,...

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