When you first walk through the compound gate at All In One Family, it is easy to see how the foundation operates as a community center. Many in the community would be without food, jobs, and local church had Pastor Kesnel not been given a vision from God. “In the end of 2004, I came … Continue reading kesnel
Haiti
pudens
Pastor Pudens never dreamed of being a pastor, but was confronted by the gifts and abilities his father’s congregation saw in him: “I didn’t want to be a pastor, but when my dad passed away in 1996 at age 47, the community of the church saw that I had the gift from God to be … Continue reading pudens
claude
Pastor Claude’s passion for caring for orphans is apparent from the first moment you meet him, and it is fundamentally impossible to not see his passion stems from his redeemed life through Christ, and having been an orphan himself who was brought to Christ by a pastor helping orphans. Pastor is always transparent with what … Continue reading claude
pastors
Today marks a distinctive day in Haiti. It is 12 Janvier. Six years have passed since the earthquake rocked this ground and the lives of so many. It is an emotional day in Haiti, but at the same time, God is doing so much within these borders and the lives of the people here. In … Continue reading pastors
reality
As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate more lovingly, our own. [Margaret Mead] As I have been sent out into other cultures over the last … Continue reading reality
joy
God's glory saturated yesterday. And it was spectacular. Friends, it was lovely and packed with memories I will not soon forget. And in a time where memories are made every day the fact that my smile is still plastered across my face, and probably making everyone think I am making fun of them in … Continue reading joy
holy moments
Lord, who am I that you would honor me with your presence? Who am I that you would call me chosen? Who am I that you would call me into an intimate journey with you? The inner ramblings of my soul were intensified after a holy encounter at Leogane last week. It was an odd … Continue reading holy moments
look
Last Sunday after church, several boys guided us to the new deck area that is open at All In One Family, each grabbing a hand and pulling us along into this mostly unexplored space of new, vast views for these short fellas. They immediately ran to the railing, curious at what made them go there … Continue reading look
education
I live in a place where parents are faced with the indignity of giving their kids to a children’s home so they can go to school, or keep their child with their family at the perilous cost of not gaining an education. I cannot fathom having to make that decision, but in Haiti and other … Continue reading education
prayer
I know one thing, when something bad happens to me I hope that I have a crowd of Haitians storming the gates of heaven on my behalf, because in the moments I’ve been a part of their raw prayer…I know they are intervening and being heard by our Savior. Several months ago we were sitting … Continue reading prayer
sojourner4jesus 