My morning rhythm has various OCD tendencies, and the most important of all is grabbing one of my Papillon mugs and putting creamer in it before walking upstairs to join the myriad of visiting Americans sating their java addictions at the coffee pot. One morning last week was no different…Bible in hand, mug in the … Continue reading injustice
Author: Stephanie Mutert
look
‘Dèyè mòn gen mòn’ ‘Mountains beyond mountains’ I always think of this Haitian proverb as we are driving throughout Haiti and moving through the mountains to visit the Pastors and the kids they are caring for in Haiti. It’s hard to miss range after range of beautiful variations of green and brown reaching to the … Continue reading look
voice
You have a voice. I have a voice. All people have a voice. There is a lot to be said for how you use the voice God has given you. Sometimes we use our voice to hurt others, and strip them of their God given dignity. Sometimes we use our voice to build people up, … Continue reading voice
gather
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the … Continue reading gather
disciplines
There are certain things I am good at and certain things I am not good at. Running for instance, I suck at running. Swimming…I can hold my own, as long as you have no competition aspirations for me. Numbers. Just don’t. I can’t even. Words. Addicted. LOVE them! I do know how to read a … Continue reading disciplines
storytelling
It is enthralling how one experience…one moment of just fifteen minutes…could change your entire perspective on how you see the world and how everything fits in it. I tend to sit in those moments and soak them up for months afterward. It is such an intimate God moment that sometimes I wonder if it actually … Continue reading storytelling
unity
My heart has been aching for months over what the words and actions of believers are conveying to those who don’t abide in Jesus. Believers have to stop fighting each other on the minuscule things, and start fighting TOGETHER for the massive things. Frankly, I don't care what denomination, language or worship culture you happen … Continue reading unity
congregation
I’ve gotten to where not a lot startles me in Haitian church. I know the rhythm of worship. I have friends to help me find the songs in the hymnal when I don’t hear the right number. I have other friends who know their English well enough to find the Bible passages for me when … Continue reading congregation
isaac
For many pastors in Haiti, they never imagined themselves as being a pastor. In Pastor Isaac’s case, it elicited significant feelings when others would look to him as though he was expected to be a pastor. “When I was growing up I didn’t expect to be a Pastor. I thought being a Pastor was hard, … Continue reading isaac
mongerard
God’s call on the lives of pastors in Haiti is unique to each one, and drawing on that direction from God gives them encouragement even when difficulties are presented. For Pastor Mongerard, it was God’s call to go back Cayes while he was studying to be a car mechanic in Port-au-Prince that led him to … Continue reading mongerard
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