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 30, 2013 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Community, Culture, Heather Webb, Uncategorized, Values, Worldview
Whisper it from the Mountaintops…because shouting would be culturally inappropriate! Becoming a Missionary Mom Part 2 (click here for some backstory) We left the clinic in a complete daze, our eyes wide with shock and smiles of disbelief ready to burst...
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 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...
