Haiti: A church with no church
By Jordan Rowley
Climbing For Christ spiritual coordinator
Last January, Climbing For Christ sent a team to Haiti for the eleventh time [CLICK HERE to read our Trip Report]. During Mission: Haiti 2013, we met a group of new believers who are now in the eleventh hour.
They are a church with no church. They are our brothers and sisters – our Christian family – in the Haitian village of Mare Pitre.
Throughout the dry season, this new and precious body of believers has been gathering underneath a large tarp. This has been just barely enough to protec...
Read more »Seeing fruit in a dry land
Story by Gary Fallesen, Climbing For Christ president
Photos by Miguel Rubén Guante, Climbing For Christ missionary to Haiti
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness…” – Galatians 5:22 (ESV)
April seminary.
There was a low turnout for our monthly seminary, which met April 26 in Thoman to discuss the “Fruit of the Spirit.” It was part one of two parts written by Climbing For Christ spiritual coordinator Jordan Rowley and translated and shared by Haitian mission...
Read more »Haiti’s waiting on the rain
Beans have been delivered to farmers in Malasi, teaching to pastors and church leaders at the monthly seminary in Thoman, and fertilizer to people in Gentilhomme. These were among the blessings of recent weeks in Haiti.
At the same time, our teacher from Thoman (Vixson) was buried, another teacher from Malasi (Emilien) recovered from illness, and a teacher from Gentilhomme (Mathuren) was arrested on the Dominican border. These were among the many challenges in recent weeks in Haiti.
In addition to teaching six pastors and 15 leaders from six villages at the...
Read more »A death in Haiti
By Gary Fallesen
President, Climbing For Christ
The news came on Friday with a message that began simply “there are problems in Haiti.” There is a litany actually. But this specific problem involved Vixson, a 21-year-old teacher in our school at the church at Thoman. He was riding a motorcycle from Soliette with another boy when he was struck and killed immediately by a heavy truck. Vixson was not married and did not have children. He had been working in the Thoman school since 2010 and was teaching the second-year students. Another death in Haiti. Another death...
Read more »Mission: Haiti 2013 Trip Report
A witness to God’s wonderful works
By Jordan Rowley
Climbing For Christ spiritual coordinator
“He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and full of compassion.” – Psalm 111:4
Climbing For Christ was blessed to begin serving the people of the mountains of Haiti in 2005 (CLICK HERE to read about C4C’s HIStory in Haiti). Since then, His ministry of C4C has returned 10 times. We have been privileged to build three churches (our fourth is currently under construction) on the island of Hispaniola, take o...
Read more »Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013
After a connecting flight in New York City, Brandy Everts and Jordan Rowley made it back to Rochester, NY on Friday evening with only a minor delay. Then early this morning, the Colorado contingent of our team, Steve Quakenbush, Eileen Lakey and Lisa Mehle-Glab made it home safely. Once again, we offer our praise and thanks to the Lord for surrounding this team with His favor as with a shield. We will all continue in the work of Mission: Haiti in preparation and prayers... until next time!
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013
This morning w...
Read more »Worshipers on Sunday, Jan. 13 at the church at Mare Pitre singing, “The glory of the Lord is with us. Praise the Lord.” Climbing For Christ began evangelizing in Mare Pitre in September 2012.
Read more »“My joy is so big for 80 people worshiping” at the church at Mare Pitre on Sunday, Jan. 13, missionary Miguel Rubén Guante said. "It was very exciting to see how much people were thirsty for the word of God. God is God, He knew why he sent me there.”
Miguel began evangelizing in Mare Pitre in September 2012 after Dominican authorities closed a particular border crossing. God turned this difficulty to good by delivering Climbing For Christ (Monte Pou Kris in Haitian Creole) to a small village in Haiti's southeast. The first worship on Sept. 16 attracted 15 people, but ...
Read more »Please pray for MISSION: HAITI 2013. The calendar below can be used as a guide.
Read more »Brandy Everts, who led Mission: Possible 6, walking with a child in that restricted country.
Nationality: Canadian. Occupation: Coordinator of Climbing for Christ Canada and greenhouse horticulturist. Missions with Climbing For Christ: Six. (About two dozen with other ministries.)
How long have you climbed? I have no experience technical climbing but I love hiking and trekking! I have been focused on hiking and trekking since 1997. Type of climbing you do: Hiking and trekking – or whatever needs to be done to get to the people group we are trying to reach. Highlight of climbing career:...
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