Missions
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The ONLY 5 Items you need to Survive a Missions Trip as a Pessimistic Introvert
Megan does it again – best mission trip post-evaluation ever. The ONLY 5 Items you need to Survive a Missions Trip as a Pessimistic Introvert.
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Haiti – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I just returned from another Haiti trip. Abnormality abounds. The Good: It was the perfect 9-day sabbatical. It consisted of hot yoga, being serenaded during a moonlight swim, and afterwards lounging in the water while listening to the birds sing. OK, maybe trying one sadistic body knot, listening to some teenagers practice their worship music…
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3 Haiti Surprises
I’M IN HAITI! Surprise #1: I left for Haiti Sunday night without the church knowing. I arrived here around 4pm Monday and did some upkeep around the place. Tuesday was the same, Wednesday I was able to work on my favorite Isuzu Trooper. Thursday at 9am was terrific. I was able to shock most of…
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Daughter’s Awesome COMPASSION Post
This was posted on my daughter Megan’s blog. If you don’t follow her, you should. We were able to go see our compassion child – this is her take on the day, way better than I could write it. Compassion Sunday: Bregard’s Story Posted on July 11, 2014 This Sunday at our church is Compassion Sunday…
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Caleb English Camp Teacher
You can watch an extremely SHORT video of Caleb Cooley teaching at mcmhaiti.org English Camp here. I thought there was much more recorded, but that’s’ what you get with an old man operating a smart phone. We are all back, all healthy, no one got the “bent man” disease, and we even got the old…
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UTube The (Insane) Love of God
For those not on Facebook, here is the link for the Haitian ladies singing The Love of God in Creole. My dad used to sing The Love of God beautifully – he sang it at Megan’s Child Dedication. Anyhow the Haitian ladies we work with sing it at morning devotions and it brought back good…
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One Small House
Megan and I were able to visit one of our Compassion International kids yesterday. We went to the office first where we met Bergard, our sponsored child, and his dad. I had met them once -before the earthquake. Their house collapsed, but they were not home at the time. They were in a tent for…
