Category: Random Observations
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God likes to poke at things while you’re on a mission trip.
One of the more exciting parts of the trip is our re-introduction day at Zanglas, the retreat center on the ocean that belongs to RMI. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. After hours of travel we finally made it there (after a brief stop at the guest home…
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Haiti is mountainous—this is important to remember.
There is an old man who seems to be the church handyman. He is a tiny guy-0maybe 110 pounds of muscle, skin and bones. Today we really got into a rhythm with the water filters. Each is a blue cylindrical container about 4ft. high and 12 inches in diameter. We prepare the filters before we…
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The first day of the “real work”
After an early breakfast, we split into 4 teams. One team taught the leaders of 9 other churches in the district health practices and how to disperse the medication for intestinal parasites. We learned this week that there is a saying in Haiti that everyone has worms. The work those two teams in our group…
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They Turned the Music Down
This trip has been a bit different than the last. Many of the things that always happen (like a big greeting at the entrance to town, food from the airport to Las Cayes, some of the food we were able to eat) have changed. I can sense a level of frustration in the team. Today…
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The Road is Better
At least the road is better between Las Cayes and Jeramie. What had taken us three hours of travel last year only took us an hour and fifteen minutes. We made it to Jeramie in record time. The road was funded by the United States and a Brazilian company did the construction. When the construction…
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Embracing the Process
Haiti Day 1 We are a results-riven culture. This afternoon we wound our way out of Port-Au-Prince, and I found myself wondering what it would take to “improve Haiti.” Not much has changed since I was here a little over a year ago (save the airport—that was vastly improved!). The same tent cities are here,…
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I still need your help!
The other day, after sending out my post about the Multiple Sclerosis ride I’m participating in soon, I received this response from a friend of ours who suffers from the disease. I thought that sharing it with you would help give a glimpse into the life of someone who struggles with it daily: Jeremy, I…
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Embracing the Challenge
People diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis face challenges that many of us will never understand. Because of this, and in honor of those I know who suffer from it, I have chosen to embrace something that is a challenge for me! Though I spent my childhood on two wheels, I have only just returned to the…
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My First Group Ride
Last fall when we learned that we were expecting Molly, one of the things that concerned me was my expanding waistline. I’ve managed to put on a lot of weight through the last few years and I decided that now was a good time to do something about it. Most husbands gain weight through a…
Pastor Jeremy Stephens 