Category: Missional living
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Haiti Trip, Day 7 – Our last day, and some thoughts about missions
Our guest blogger today is Scott Holdegraver. Bon swa (good afternoon) from Tabarre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Today is the last full day for out team and was somewhat casual day for us. Mike, Andy, and Paul (another guy staying at House of Hope) wielded machetes and a weed whacker on the outside of one of the…
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Haiti, Day 6 – A long bus ride and a day at the beach
Our guest blogger today is Aaron Holdegraver. Today we as a group were lucky enough to enjoy a day at Kalico Resort. We woke up and left the house at about 8’oclock Haitian time which really means any time that everyone is ready. Any way we all got into a small bus that had been…
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Haiti, Day 5 – some paint and some water fun!
The guest blogger for tonight is Andy Hubbard I hate oil based paint. It is thick and sticky and doesn’t wash off. I also found out that lacquer thinner burns!!! As you can tell, we painted again today. We painted the veranda a lovely pink color. Unfortunately we did not know that the paint was…
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Haiti, Day 4 – Worship and evangelism in Haiti
Sunday in Haiti brought the opportunity for us to attend church with a Haitian church. We attended the New Christian Church of Tabarre. Scott is friends with their pastor, Jean Prenor Brisneault. You can visit their church’s website here. It was an amazing experience to worship in a cross cultural setting. While we could not…
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Haiti, Day 3 – Dancing girls, hortoculture, and a sick teen
Our guest blogger is Erin Bounds. When I woke up this morning, I sat on my mat on the roof and enjoyed the breeze. This is a beautiful country! Breakfast was scrambled eggs with peppers. However, Aaron did not eat. He was feeling a little under the weather. Today we added another coat to the…