Yesterday we woke up, readied ourselves for the day and then gathered for morning devotions. Jeff did something different this morning. The day before we saw Port-Au-Prince. On Sunday night several of us ended up staying up late talking about the big WHY? questions. Where’s God? How can these slums exist? How can there be [...]
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Engage in Haiti_Day 5 and Home
Engage in Haiti day 4_Port-Au-Prince: Take 2
Good morning. Happy MLK day in the states!
I don’t typically blog in the morning but I thought I’d give day 4 another try. Hopefully, with a bit more of the positives.
We started yesterday (Sunday) by going to worship at Port-Au-Prince Fellowship. The church is English speaking and mostly European and American Christian aid [...]
Engage in Haiti Day four_Port-Au-Prince take 1
It’s 9:51 PM. This day was a roller coaster. I’m a long winder pastor guy type. I can talk till the cows come home, ask my wife I don’t have words. I’m at a loss. This doesn’t happen. This day was full and yet I’m having a hard time squeezing the crowded thoughts into [...]
Engage in Haiti Day 3_Canaan
Today was a good day! The weather in Hait has been fantastic. We worked outside all morning in the hot Haitian sun. It was in the mid to upper 80s today and yet there is absolutely no humidity as evidenced that I drank 3 liters of water and didn’t sweat one drop. I am NOT [...]
Engage in Haiti Day 2
Disclaimer- the grammar and spelling in the following piece is probably not so great. But, after all, I’m running on 8 hrs of sleep for the past two nights and I want to get this out fast and I don’t care what you think Just Kidding
Wow, full day. Good day. First I’ll [...]
Blogging from Haiti
Jan 12
Day 1- Travel Day. We made it safely to Haiti and are doing good. I have to say driving through Port-Au-Prince is shocking. Yes, we’ve seen pictures but there is still collapsed houses all around and piles of rubble lining the streets. Today is the 2nd anniversary of the earthquakes. Jeff and Deb said [...]
Announcement from the Leadership Team and Pastor Jon
Dear Engage Community Family,
As we step into the completion of the third year of Engage Church we have so much to be thankful for. This past year has been full of so many gifts from God to our young community of Jesus. I think about the people who have experienced the goodness of God through [...]
Christmas Eve At Engage Church
Greetings Engage Family and Friends Beyond,
We are excited to announce that Engage Church will have our first ever Candlelight Christmas Eve Celebration. This celebration will be geared for families and friends. We will spend at hour (and only one hour) from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. singing, reading Scripture, and lighting candles [...]
Join us this Sunday (nov. 20) for a Celebration of Thanks
Greetings Engage Community and Friends beyond,
On October 30th Engage Church began a ‘Season of Thanks’. This Sunday (Nov. 20th) our ‘Season of Thanks’ will culminate in our Celebration of Thanks worship gathering.
We live in a world that tells us our main pursuit in life is our happiness. However, if this is our main goal it [...]
COMMUNITY GROUPS @ ENGAGE
So why should I join a community group at Engage? Community groups really do form the backbone of Engage. This is where friendships are formed and relationships develop (BE), where we go a little deeper with each other and interact on more personal level about life’s issues and have fun together in community (Explore), and [...]
