This morning I was watching a portion of one of Beth Moore's study videos on YouTube. She started it out with an encouragement and challenge to draw close to God. To seek His heart.  Her words: If we would simply worry

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I remember the first time I ever heard a Rara parade. It was around this time of year in 2012. I was sleeping at a friend's house in Croix Des Bouquets. To save money, they weren't running the generator at night.

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{Part of my Haiti Reflections series. Read Part 1 here.} What words come to mind when you think of Haiti? What stories have you heard about this country and the Haitian people? It seems to me that the majority of people

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One of my favorite verses in the Bible says, “A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) I’m sure there’s a Haitian proverb out there that says, “A man’s mind plans his day, but

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I realize that I haven’t been blogging as much as I used to. I need to change that. Even though I’m a bit more stationary this year managing the guesthouse for Family Health Ministries, I’m still active and meeting new people

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[This is a post I wrote for FHM's blog.] We are so blessed to have this incredible lady working for us! Yvette is our cook here at the FHM guesthouse. My expanding waistline is proof of her delicious feasts!Yvette began

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“Invaded by a euphoriant fever in the streets, maskers lost themselves into lascivious dances to the beats of drums, guitars and the songs of both mini and walking bands.” (Hudler Joseph, Le Matin) Carnival (or Kanaval in Creole) is a

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