Web of Collaboration

In a routine, weekly Wednesday afternoon MH Haitian Staff meeting some beautiful team collaboration was revealed.  The meeting began with the announcement that the next day was a holiday of which no one was really aware… including us.  This is a day by day culture!  Next a recap was given about projects around the compound, the Early Childhood Development Center and a storage building, that were coming to a close and then giving an introduction to one new project to begin on Friday.

                                                  Early Childhood Development Center

                                Agriculture Training Center with additional storage space

The building of a permanent gate will be underway at one of the two entrances to the MH campus in Sylvain so instructions were given on how to redirect the traffic pattern while the area of the gate will be a construction zone.

The MH Haitian staff is divided into various areas of work and ministry but the afternoon meeting brought to light the humble collaboration that God is fostering among the entire team.  An extensive list of programs and projects could be compiled from the updates each staff member shared but what stands out is the teamwork being demonstrated.

As this became evident a beautiful visual came to mind…a spider web.  Think of how one strand isn’t much but when the whole web has been ‘woven’ the result is strong and effective.  That describes our ”Pi bon ansomn” , “Better together” MH moto.  We are better and stronger and more effective for Christ as we work together, crossing over and working in partnership with our team members. 

       Pictured here are MH Chaplain Lumanes and Leadership Development Coordinator Appolon

Pi bon ansonm --- Better together

Here are some examples…the MH Agronomy garden that is being worked to provide food for the Thrive Education program as well as food to be used for short-term team meals.  There is Leadership Development coming together with Agronomy with a newly revised goat program that incorporates various community leaders who are offered the opportunity to DO leadership.  

Also Leadership Development paired with MH “Do Something Concrete” concrete floor project. More collaboration is seen even from the people we are working with as we have some of the students of the Agronomy class volunteering their time in helping prepare the ground and planting Congo beans and peanuts that will benefit the Thrive Education program.

Lumanes, MH Chaplain, has been connected to each area of ministry to complete the loop with follow up of spiritual development for people touched in some way by MH.

The PET cart distribution program was one area of collaboration for Lumanes as he accompanied MH 2-man PET team to the home of Fordue Pierre, a man receiving a PET cart.

Just in the past months since beginning his employment with MH, Lumanes has seen 16 people come to know the saving Grace of Jesus Christ. Earlier this week he made a follow up visit to a man, Francios St. Louis, whose family had received a gift of food from a team of college students that MH hosted.  Lumanes demonstrates confidence alongside gentleness and humility while he shares common, ordinary parable type stories and examples as a way to introduce people to Jesus.




During the afternoon staff meeting Lumanes shared many encouraging thoughts.  He said he certainly sees the hand of God on this work we are all doing together in and around the Sylvain/Pignon area.  He thinks God has His plan and is using MH to execute the plan.  He feels the various works of MH are tools in the extraordinary work being done, not with selfishness but with collaboration and humility because he sees MH following the way Jesus did His ministry. 

Lumanes asks that we pray for MH to be even more effective and not neglect the people that are being welcomed into the family of God.  This is just the first step. We need to follow up and disciple the people being touched. 

Finally, our team of guys, in charge of security, are working selflessly to watch over people, property and belongings so that work can continue uninterrupted.  We recently purchased a set of multiple two-way radios for use on the property.  One radio is always on in the guest house and we can hear their collaboration as they communicate back and forth together making sure all areas are covered. One night we hear Kalo calling for Felix's attention.  Felix responds...IN ENGLISH..."What's up?", translated into Creole..."Sac Pase?"

Pictured Felix (left) and Kalo (right)







We feel God used this brief hour long meeting to develop and build unity among the MH staff as each could see the impact being made for the kingdom.  That impact is magnified because we are collaborating together, standing together, fighting together, working together…for Christ.


Philippians 2:1-5  ‘Have the attitude of Christ’

"Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? 

Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 

Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, 

loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. 

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. 

Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 

Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. 

You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had."