What We Really Do In Haiti
We have a secret. We don’t really build houses in Haiti. Lots of people think we do. But actually we are here to evangelize—with a focus on teenagers. Evangelize as in preach the Gospel, share Christ’s love and joy with people, encourage people living lives of sin to make a change and truly follow Christ, to let him be their reason for living, to know His peace and joy, to realize their dignity and worth and their reason for living—those are some of the many ways to define it. The main reason we are in Haiti isn’t due to a need unique to Haiti. It exists in the U.S. too. Americans need to be evangelized just as much as Haiti but for some reason God called Paul & I to Haiti, at least for this season of our lives. The specific spiritual needs sometimes differ but Americans still need to know their dignity and worth, better understand God’s love for them, be catechized, evangelized, etc. and there are plenty of people in the U.S. who can do this. But it’s j...