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		<title>Port Orange Comes to Pamper the Pastors</title>
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It is always exciting when a group comes in and focuses on the Pastors and their families.  Port Orange came in to do a Pastor and family conference, revival, and spend a day with the youth in the Brigade (which is like a youth / scout / marching band) group.  Our Haitian pastors spend their time shepherding and serving the local flock, what a joy to have a group come in and shepherd and serve them.
The week started out getting ready for the conference and the banquet.  The pastors and their families came and stayed at the Nan Lundy church.  There were classes for the pastors, the wives, and their children.  Each class focused especially for that particular group.  I know it was nice for them to get fed spiritually.
Then came the banquet for the Pastors and their wives.  The group went to a lot of extra care to make sure that it was a special night for them.  They decorated the mission group area with candles, special table decorations, soft music playing in the background.  A special dinner was prepared and the group served them.  They then had games ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/06/23/port-orange-comes-to-pamper-the-pastors/</link>
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		<title>Flexible &#8212; Plan A, B, C or ???</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We always tell everyone to be flexible when they come to Haiti.  Plans can change at the drop of a pin.  The clock does not dictate schedules.  The weather changes things in an instant.  Rivers can dictate your travel plans.  You need to just go with the flow.  I know all of that but sometimes it is even hard for me.
Here we sit in Port au Prince now for the 2nd day and most likely will be here another day-and-a-half.   We got here on Thursday and today is Saturday and it looks like MAYBE we might get to fly out on Monday.  The plans keep changing on us.  Tortug Air tells us that they have closed flights to Jeremie for 72 hours and then will reevaluate.
Now, we have a group ready to go and work and we cannot.  We know that God is in control and there is a reason why we are not flying.  We just have to be paitent and wait on Him.  How easy to say but difficult to do.  We really need the help that this group came in to do but I try not to ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/06/15/flexible-plan-a-b-c-or/</link>
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		<title>The Proof is in the Pudding&#8230;</title>
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We have all heard that saying many times.  We have either said it ourselves or been on the other end where someone was wanting us to prove to them that something was for real. Life in Haiti is very hard and people promise many things that never materialize so you can imagine how the pastors felt the first time they met me and I rolled out all my goals and dreams (These are mentioned in a previous blog if you missed them.) for the future.
 
You could see it in their eyes as well as in their body language the first time we met. I could sense they were saying to themselves,  we will believe this when we see it. Well, then they came to my first class and we grew a little closer as we prayed, studied, fellowshipped and laughed together.
 
By the time our second class rolled around I had preached in some of their churches and in between time they were asking Emmanuel how I was doing. They were starting to warm up to me as well as trust me. When class was over they complimented the ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/05/02/the-proof-is-in-the-pudding/</link>
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		<title>Getting Settled&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One Truck and One Crate 
You have heard of two men and a truck for moving well let us tell you how to furnish a house with a truck and a crate.
The longer we serve as missionaries the more God shows us how we can do with less and still be perfectly happy.
As you know Teresa and I started with a new mission in February this year.  In the mission house there were two rooms available for us to claim and furnish and make our &#8220;living quarters&#8221;.  We made one a bedroom and one a living room/office.  With some funds from us, family, and friends and a lot of hard work and expertise of Danny, Teresa’s brother, along with a little help from Sams and IKEA, we found out you can furnish two rooms quite well from a crate.
In seven days we painted the two rooms and a bathroom. Danny built a bed, 3 shelves, a desk, 3 towel racks, 3 clothes racks, a pulpit, a picture frame, refurbished a vanity and fixed the plumbing. Teresa and I assembled 2 chairs and foot stools, 2 rocking chairs, a closet, 2 ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/04/25/getting-settled/</link>
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		<title>Praise God for Adding to His Kingdom</title>
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Sunday morning found us heading up the mountain to the Casetashe Christian Church. A beautiful ride up the mountain along the coast and then we headed inland to get to the Church.  I had the privilege of sharing God’s Word with them as I spoke from 1 Peter chapter one. I reminded them of the hope we have in Christ if we stand firm as our faith is refined by fire.  The greatest Joy came after the service was over and we headed down the mountain to the river for four baptisms. The preacher had taught them well and 4 were ready to be baptized into Christ.  We loaded up the truck and started making our way down the mountain. As we were about to begin the baptisms a teen-age girl came down the path and asked if she could be baptized also. Well it turns out she had walked down the mountain by herself because she was so eager to be baptized. Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!
Praise the Lord, God has 5 new children who were born again and adopted into His family on March 27, 2011.
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		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/04/06/praise-god-for-adding-to-his-kingdom/</link>
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		<title>Christian Doctrine Class</title>
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The last Saturday of March was a special day. Ten of our 11 pastors attended our first class in Christian Doctrine. In our first lesson we discussed, The Doctrine of God. Although we cannot ever fully understand God because man cannot begin to fathom His wisdom, we can learn many things about His nature and character that He reveals to us in His Word.  Our class went very well with questions and answers as well as sharing together at break time with good &#8216;ole Haitian spaghetti. When we meet in April we will begin with a quiz over our first lesson before proceeding on with our second lesson. The students will be tested on each lesson.  We are beginning slowly with our present pastors but hope to open these classes up  to new students so we can train future church leaders.  In our next lesson we will look at, The Doctrine of Jesus Christ.

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		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/04/05/christian-doctrine-class/</link>
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		<title>Looking ahead with the Pastors</title>
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Mike with the Pastors
 
Emmanuel with the Pastors
March 19 has come and gone but before it arrived there was planning and prayer. I am beginning a new ministry with a new group of Haitian pastors and I am the new kid on the block or should I say the new old man on the block. Trust and respect are earned. Listening and following someone you don&#8217;t know does not come easy at first. You partner with someone you know and these men do not know me so this meeting was prayed over.
Well since the meeting has come and gone I can tell you that God answered our prayers. The meeting went very well with 10 out of the 11 pastors being present, along with Emmanuel and myself. The mission is working with 7 churches so several of the churches have more than one pastor. Our meeting lasted for around 3 hours which included, prayer, introductions of each pastor and myself, breakfast, and sharing individual and church needs, goals and dreams. The pastors were able to warm up to me a little quicker once they realized I had spent some time ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/03/22/looking-ahead-with-the-pastors/</link>
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		<title>New Work with His Seed Sowers &#8212; Jeremie, Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to begin a new work in Jeremie, Haiti with His Seed Sowers.  Directors Don and Virginia Dugan have invited us to come alongside them and partner in their work.  It has been a very long 3 months as we have been searching for what God wants us to do.  During this time there were many emotions constantly going through our minds but the saying to wait patiently upon the Lord is what reverberated in our minds.  We prayed constantly about where we could best be used by God.  Haiti was still in our hearts and God knew this.  We tried to open several doors but God continued to close them.  Finally He opened the door with His Seed Sowers.  We were very cautious as we stepped through but God let us know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is where he wants us to serve.
We went to Jeremie, Haiti on February 1st to visit the mission and meet Emmanuel (the Haitian director).  We visited the churches, met with church leaders and learned a little more about what was going on with the mission.  We were ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/02/14/new-work-with-his-seed-sowers-jeremie-haiti/</link>
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		<title>Saying Good-bye to Beauchamp</title>
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This has been a long and difficult process.  With December 31st being our last &#8220;official&#8221; day with NWHCM I finally feel like I can write this good-bye.   Webster’s definition of good-bye (n):  a concluding remark or gesture at parting; a taking of leave &#8211; a tearful good-bye; first used as, God be with you.  All of these are definitely a description of our leaving although words cannot really express the emotion of this departure.  Our Haitian family and friends became as special to us as our own family.  Parting ways was almost unbearable but we stand on God’s solid rock, on His foundation and we believe that all things work together for good for those who love the Lord.  When you follow God’s lead you can be assured that the task will not be easy.  He prepares us for hard work, difficulties, heartaches and attacks from satan because His word tells us this but He also blesses us beyond measure and this we did receive.
As we drove away from the campus in November 2010 we could not help but cry tears of joy and sadness at the same time.  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2011/01/06/saying-good-bye-to-beauchamp-2/</link>
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		<title>Victory in Jesus&#8230;</title>
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Yesterday after church a woman, Saint-Fonie Petit-frere,  decided to be a follower of Christ.  But what makes this even more amazing is that Saint-Fonie is a Mambo (a female Voodoo Priest).  We left after church services with  most of the church congregation and walked to her house singing hymns the entire time.  When we got to her house she wanted Mike and the leaders to pray for her.
They wanted me to go in and take some pictures.  As I stepped into the small room in her house the smell of liqour was very strong.  I felt strange coming in and taking pictures of the things that she used in her voodoo ceremonies.  There were things hanging from the wooden rafters, and there were books, cards, dolls, knives, liqour bottles, drum, a skull (and things that I have no idea what they really represented) but after that they prayed again for this house to become a house of God instead of a house of Satan.
They placed everything outside the room and then began to sweep it clean.  They made sure to get every piece of paper that had writing on it, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mtinhaiti.com/2010/10/11/victory-in-jesus/</link>
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