Tag - Mission Trips

A valued and trusted friendship

By Trip Manager Stephanie Mutert
There are many cultural intricacies of Haiti that we are constantly learning as we gain deeper relationships with the local church partners. One of the things a Haitian might do when they are talking to […]

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Dramatic Contradictions

by Jim Subers – Shelterwood CEO/Trip Leader
Today, we were reminded of the dramatic contradiction that is Haiti. We come to Haiti, in part because we encounter Jesus here in ways we seldom do back home.
On the way to church, […]

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Katiana's Song

by IV Whitman from Source of Grace Blog
There are many forgotten places on Earth that seem far from heaven. A post-earthquake Haitian tent city is one of them. When I first visited Haiti in 2010, nine months after the earthquake, the […]

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Excited to Share

At GO, we are convinced that God sends us to serve, not simply because He wants something from us, but more importantly, because He has something FOR us.  Such was the case of a recent 19-year-old, Haitian American Vision […]

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Playing a small part

Istrouma Baptist Church in Louisiana has been partnering with churches in Haiti to help care for kids for several years now. They also send teams, and on their most recent trip to Haiti they celebrated and welcomed a new […]

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Giving’s Surprise Ending

At the heart of Christmas is giving. Yet, as a child, I was much more interested in receiving. “It is more blessed to give than to receive” seemed like nonsense my parents told me when they wanted to change […]

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