Church Partnership The goal as christians is to reach every different culture and people group around the world, and the only way to achieve this is by having church to church partnership. With a very divided United States, I believe that christians need to unify and work as one people rather than focusing on the [...]
Setting Goals We’ve all done it before. We go into the new year with big hopes and dreams and with new goals, and then we fail to actually follow through and DO what we intended. The reason is simple. We forget and fail to pray and plan! Planning is critical. Prayer is essential! Those with [...]
Return On Investment: Success In the business world success is often driven by Return On Investment (ROI). ROI is such a critical factor to determine where to allocate and invest an organizations resources. Most typically, a business will utilize this in the financial structure of their business. The business will keep throwing money at what [...]
Invest In An Experience Trip I know it would be really easy to just simply tell you the cost, financially to go on an experience trip, but it is more than a financial commitment... it’s an investment. The investment you will make to obey what God has asked of us in Matthew 28: 19-20 to [...]
As a Pastor I longed for a healthy process to see Joe Pagan turn into Holy Joe. All of us are committed to the biblical mandate to make disciples, but I have found few that are willing to develop a system to get people to make the necessary commitments to get where they desire. There [...]
Haiti I have lived in Cabaret, Haiti with Breathe Partners for about three years. I have fallen in love with a language that, years ago, use to sound like static to my ears. I have learned a plethora of similarities and differences of the Haitian culture that never fails to amaze me. Three years is [...]
We see it all the time. We are going to come and serve the people of Haiti. What does that mean? Are we coming with a mindset to come along side and serve in dignifying ways? Or, are we coming with an albeit well intentioned savior complex? “THEY need us." "Here is what we can [...]
Status updates, Instagram posts, blogs, newsletters- all written on a computer screen from Haiti, hoping to connect with you in America. I love writing, taking photos, and capturing stories, but what I love most is the way these things connect me to people. It can become difficult to write so much from a screen, that [...]
