by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Ashley Carter, Community, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Village Life
Being overwhelmed by the warm smell of bread baking in the oven will make you weak in the knees. It intrigues not only your appetite but also brings comfort to your soul. However, the kitchen at h.e.a.r.t. is outdoors during Phase 1. The oven in our outdoor primitive...
by admin | Oct 13, 2013 | Academics, Beliefs, Community, Culture, Josh Henry, Mission, Nutrition, Spiritual Development, Values, Village Life, Worldview
As I drove down the long, bumpy road to the h.e.a.r.t. Village for the very first time, I realized that I had no idea why I was there. Just ten days before the start of the semester, I had been convinced by my good buddy, John Myer, that I should come down and take...
by admin | Oct 10, 2013 | Andrew Hillmer, Community, How To, Nutrition, Village Life
Ingredients for One Quart of Kombucha Chlorine-Free Water 4 Grams of Black or Green Tea Leaves (or two tea bags) ¼ Cup Sugar ½ Cup of Kombucha that is ready to drink (or raw apple cider vinegar) Kombucha Mother (Most kombucha makers will gladly give you one for free;...
by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | Beliefs, Community, Culture, Mission, Phil Murphy, Values, Village Life
During our time in Haiti from 1986 until 2007, my wife and I were blessed to have many opportunities to work along side different groups of people and help Haitian communities with a variety of community projects. On one such occasion I was a member of a small team...
by admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Community, Heather Webb, Spiritual Development, Village Life
It was a surreal day. A surreal week. A surreal decade, really. When the doctor turned on the ultrasound machine, I immediately saw my little bean shaped baby and her heart beating wildly. It’s no wonder that my breath caught in my throat and I burst into tears. Our...
by admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Community, John Myer, MAV Groups, Mission, Spiritual Development, Village Life
The h.e.a.r.t. Institute is a place where Christians from all over the world come to be educated, equipped and empowered with practical skills in cultural adaptation, problem solving and community development for the purpose of meeting the needs of the hungry and...