Monthly Archives: February 2011

Preparation

A group of twelve people from the Compass Church are preparing to serve in Haiti, in an area near Port-au-Prince that was devastated by the 7.0 earthquake just over a year ago. We will be traveling February 12-19, and will … Continue reading

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Arrived Fort Lauderdale

All twelve disciples landed safe and sound in Fort Lauderdale. We hope to post tonight when we arrive in Haiti if all technology cooperates.

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Beginnings

Good morning Chicago, My first time blogging so here it goes. I was looking for scripture to start my message and this is what the Lord gave me. Eph. 4 vs. 1-6. What stuck out the most in these verses … Continue reading

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Safe Arrival

We safely arrived at the Touch Global compound around 6:00pm. Got settled into our rooms, ate a delicious dinner of chicken, rice and some kind of yummy sauce, enjoyed good conversation and fellowship and now everyone is trickling off to … Continue reading

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Our Team

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Road Trip

We were welcomed to Haiti by being corralled through what felt like a third-world prison. We exited customs into a very long, fenced in cement area. Haitian men were hovering everywhere shouting and shoving and begging to help us with … Continue reading

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Our First Work Day

This picture was taken yesterday with one of the many cows in Haiti. We took a nice long walk up a hill and around a river and got to interact a bit with some of the Haitian people. Walking by … Continue reading

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Krabanbara (Tarantula in Creole)

The most amazing thing happened to me last night while Haley, Sarah, Rachel and I were all playing a very hyper game of cards. Vern came in to come get the whole group asking if we wanted to see a … Continue reading

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Ten New Sounds from Haiti

Pastor Steve asked that we consider giving up all electronic devices and communication during our mission trip. Things such as Facebook, email, text messages, Twitter, smartphones, computers, etc. He asked that we “de-clutter” our lives while in Haiti; the only … Continue reading

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Concrete Blocks and Beautiful Orphans

Looks like it is my turn at the blog.  I’ll try to keep it interesting.  We are continuing to understand the culture a little bit better and don’t feel like we stick out as much.  It has been awesome to … Continue reading

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