Haiti Missionaries
The Frog
After service, we returned to our concrete house protected from thieves by the red grillwork patterning the ocean view in hearts.Clammy with sweat, I stepped through the shower’s plank door and pulled the plastic curtain shut. In the unlit shower, a milky colored tree frog hung from the wall. His suction cup toes spread wide…
Read MoreWhere’s the Ladies Room?
In 1978, we were newlyweds in Haiti. Joel took me to a primitive province to show me where he lived before he met me. Madame Francine’s small blue block house in San Rafael contained a gritty room with a dust crusted sheet on a single cot. Before we lay down, I tried to shake out…
Read MoreProvision: walking with the God of miracles
An excerpt from an unpublished memoir about our first ten years in Haiti Walking with the God of Miracles. A true miracle that included lots of laughter! I panicked. “My God, what are we going to do? We do not have enough money for gasoline to get to Richmond!” Suddenly a credit card seemed smart…
Read MoreKidnapped Missionaries Escape
Haiti On October 16 around 1:00PM a van of 16 Americans and 1 Canadian were abducted in Haiti. Christian Aid Ministry missionaries returning from an orphanage in Ganthier were surrounded by a gang. AK 47s were leveled at the missionaries. Their phones and cash taken. The Canadian missionary driver was ordered to follow the gang…
Read More46 years of missionary service
Forty-six years ago this month, I answered God’s call to Haiti; He told me, “I have given you this nation for your inheritance.” Yvonne loves to say, “When you get to heaven you will find me in the Haitian section.”We thank God for this dream come true to be able to serve Christ by preaching…
Read MoreThe Church in Fond Rouge
In 2016, Yvonne woke one morning and said, “I have had three dreams about the ocean coming into the house and I was afraid of drowning. I don’t understand why I keep having this dream.” A few days later, Hurricane Matthew appeared on her computer monitor and she realized, “There is a massive hurricane coming…
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