Timing for June-July 2014

June 30, 2014

Our hoped-for timing of only 6 weeks in Alabama has come & gone… …and we’re still waiting for official paperwork (see my PS if you enjoy more details), and praying that, Lord willing, it will come through quickly. Meanwhile, we are enjoying our involvement at our local church here in Alabama. We recently helped in […]

Kontext in March 2014

March 25, 2014

That is: “CONTEXT with a capital K.” That’s what one of our missionary training teachers kept saying to us 32 years ago, to make it stick. Well, today, knowing the Haitian CONTEXT is still very critical. For example, the Creole word “lapè” means both “fear” and “peace.” So how will the Haitians understand the […]

Over 40 in January 2014

January 27, 2014

Our 40th wedding anniversary was December 22nd ! Where were we just over 40 years ago? We were having a 3-week Christmas break, while we were students at the New Tribes Mission of Canada training center in Durham, Ontario. We got married in my grandmother’s church (which became our home church), since my parents were […]

Skip to November 2013

November 14, 2013

We drove to Canada in October. No, we didn’t drive from Haiti – we flew to Atlanta, were picked up by great Alabama friends, and stayed a few days in our home with Crystal (who is a precious house-sitter for us.) We enjoyed seeing friends at church, a Ladies meeting, Celebrate Recovery, prayer & Bible […]

Lapli in September 2013

September 12, 2013

In Creole, they cry: “Lapli ! Lapli !” when it starts raining. This means, “The rain! The rain!” When we got up this morning we looked at the thermometer, ‘cause we felt so cold, and it was down to 70 F. (21 C.) It has been raining a lot these days. But here on the […]

Starting 3rd in August 2013

August 5, 2013

I will start writing the 3rd Grade Bible curriculum this month. This will start a three-year series of chronological Bible lessons covering the historical events of creation, and significant Old Testament stories that lead up to and include the story of our Savor’s finished work as the Lamb of God – to be taught in […]

Jewelry in June 2013

June 20, 2013

A ministry in Haitian jewelry? Martha had been helping one of the BHM missionary ladies twice a week in the jewelry department of the MountainMaid Self-Help project – see the picture on our website. Ladies from the local churches were given training in making necklaces and bracelets from cereal box-type cardboard, and the Mission was […]

4-wheeling in May 2013

May 16, 2013

We drive to church in the mission’s “Big Red”. You can see a picture of us on our way to church by 4-wheel drive, on our NTM blog where we post a new picture each month (see our web address at the bottom.) The churches here in Haiti may read from a French Bible, but […]

Stop in April 2013

April 21, 2013

How did the sun stop? Without a Biblical foundation, even in how we teach science, people with an animistic worldview grapple with how to explain that the Bible says the sun stopped (Joshua 10:12-13). An animistic worldview believes that spirits, or some unknown Force, controls all events on earth. Some people in Haiti believe that […]

Routine in March 2013

March 11, 2013

Finding a routine in a new milieu is challenging! We find there is always more than enough work to keep us busy, and we are asking God to give us His wisdom in setting right priorities. I have been able to set up an office corner in one of the BHM offices, and to pick […]