by admin | Nov 8, 2013 | Community, Community Driven, Culture, Mission, Nutrition, Phil Murphy, Spiritual Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life, Worldview
One of the first things a person sees when living in the rural areas of Haiti is the great number of children. The United Nations estimates that more than 50% of the Haitian population is under the age of 20. When our family moved the House of Blessings Orphanage form...
by admin | Oct 24, 2013 | Academics, Beliefs, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Dr. Mike Webb, Mission, Spiritual Development, Theology, Values, Village Life
Brewster, E. Thomas and Elizabeth S. Brewster. Bonding and the Missionary Task: Establishing a Sense of Belonging. Lingua House. Pasadena, CA.1982. One of the more personally challenging books I have read dealing with cross-cultural...
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 | 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 | Academics, Culture, Dr. Mike Webb, Mission, Spiritual Development, Theology, Worldview
As part of my role at h.e.a.r.t. I have the distinct privilege of teaching our Cross Cultural Communication class. I absolutely love this class. Its entirely possible that the students get tired of hearing the stories of my personal experiences, but there is something...
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...
