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| Leaders Training Conference participants. |
Today 100 Haitian church leaders representing seven
different churches from four different cities and the surrounding communities learned
Jesus’ discipleship model. It is
important for church leaders to know how they can train their congregations to
disciple others. Why? Because Jesus commanded us to, “Go and make
disciples of all nations…” (Matt. 28:19).
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| John Huston teaching on leadership principles. |
I have been sharing teaching duties with John Huston, a
friend from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Johnstown, PA. John is trained as an electrical engineer. He earned his Master’s degree in
organizational leadership. I invited
John to help me with this Leadership Training Conference (LTC) for a number of
reasons: 1) I wanted him to share his leadership training expertise with the
Haitian leaders; 2) I wanted John’s companionship on this trip; and 3) I know
that God has something special in-store for John on this trip. This is John’s first trip to Haiti and he has
done a wonderful job teaching, sharing his life, and preaching his very first
sermon - in a Haitian church through an interpreter!
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| Don & Exante teaching together. |
These Haitian leaders are very good students. They sit for long hours on hard benches to
learn leadership principles from John and discipleship principles from me. It is hot in the small and crowded classroom
with the noise of a generator constantly running in the background. But, in spite of the physical challenges, we
are having a wonderful time learning God’s word together.
A number of our Truth Connect supporters have donated funds to
help feed the leaders at lunch time.
Today our lunch was fried chicken, rice and beans, and a spicy pasta
salad with a cold drink. Thank you Truth
Connect donors for helping to make this a very successful training week in
Haiti!
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| Thank you Truth Connect donors! |
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| Don and children at HOLD the children Home. |
After our training session today John, Exante, and I went to
visit HOLD the children Home in
Lavaud. Before I resigned from HOLD the children / Mission Discovery to
start Truth Connect, I had the privilege to help create the vision for the
orphanage, then see it constructed and finally become operational and receive its first orphaned children. I still have a heart connection with the HOLD children. And, I’m
still involved with the orphanage as I serve on the Board of Directors of New
Haitian Mission Baptist Association which owns and operates HOLD the children Home.
Tomorrow is our final day of the LTC. I would appreciate your prayers for God’s
continued blessing for all the leaders who sacrificed to attend and for team
here that is serving these leaders in Jesus name.
