You see things and say, “Why?” I dream things that never were and I say, “Why not?” –G.B. Shaw
I don’t often look back. Oh, sure, I use my rearview mirrors when I drive, but in life my inclination is to stay focused on the road ahead. My college major was in history, so from that perspective I know the value of studying the past to avoid repeating mistakes in the future. Purveyors of the news and some historians would have us believe that because of 200 years of mistakes Haiti will never have a better future.
Maybe it is because a year ago I agreed to take a new job in Haiti as the director of Project Help-Haiti that I have spent some time looking back to better see the road ahead. PH-H is a large Christian NGO that has been in Haiti since 1967, so they have a long history. I also still hold my old position as co-founder and executive director of G.A.P. Go and Produce Ministries, and we have been here 9 years. Most likely though, I keep looking back because 2010 has been much different than other years. Click here for more...
I'm the Manager of Project Help Haiti an organization working in Haiti since 1967. They have 2 first class medical facilities, 29 churches, 17 schools, 2 guesthouses, a large seminar & conference center, a welding, fabricating & machine shop and block making facility. My journey to this place started with my promise to God to be available whenever and where ever he called me. I first traveled to Haiti in the year 2000 on a one week church mission team to work at Project Help. At the invitation of Dr. Vic Binkley the Director of Project Help I returned to work on construction projects for P-H till early 2002. In the summer of that year my wife and I founded GAP (go an produce) Ministry, located in Montrouis, Haiti which we continue to direct. As the executive director of GAP we work with Canaan Orphanage, are currently building a community clinic, work with mountain villages through our "Feet Across the Mountains" ministries and also distribute free French and Creole Bibles for World Missionary Press. In Sept. of 2009 I agreed to return to Project Help and assume the duties of my long time friend and mentor Dr. Binkley.
Nov. 15-22 Mark Hosler Germantown COG work ministry 6 people Borel Nov. 16-27 Ken & Betty McIntyre volunteer missionaries Nov. 20-27 Dr. Joe Miller medical team P.Payen 10 people Nov. 26-Dec. 3 Heather Elyse Randy Broaddus Nov. 26-Dec.10 Penny & Luke Miller and Ashley Sollenberger Ohio Nov. 27- Dec. 5 Heather Ward & Doug Walker Columbia City FCOG medical mountain villages
Dec. 5-10 Mandy Walters Silver Creek COG 3 people Dec. 10th Steve leaves for Holidays 2011 Schedule
Jan. 3- Apr. 10 2011 Steve & Shirley Jan. 4-9- 2011 CGGC Don Dennison director CCM
Jan. 4-7 medical team Pierre Payen Operation Hope Texas
Jan. 5-11 President CGGC Ed & Linda Rosenberry
Jan.6-8 Haiti Conference (Church of God Conference)
Jan. 6--8 Medical team P. Payen Naomi Shields Jan. 8-15 Terry Bailey Mt. Carroll COG work team Borel Jan.15-22 Kim Barclay Mt. Pleasant COG Pa. (work team mountain church ) Jan. 21-28 Dennis Mckee N.E. Indiana COG 12 people (work team) Borel
Jan. 26 -Feb. 2 Travis Bowden New Beginnings COG 12-14 people work team Borel
Feb. 4-12 Gary Oden & Lorie Siders Congregational Christian Church & Brethern Indiana work team Borel Feb. 12-22 Mary Smith Mt. Carroll COG
Feb.22-Mar. Mike Toon Tulip COG Ind. work team Borel
Mar. 2 weeks Bob Etherton Midwest Conference work & eye witness team
Midwest Conference B. Etherton Eyewitness team
Mar.5 - 12 & 19-26 Michael Wheeler Olive Branch COG Ind. Dental team
Mar. 29-Apr. 9 Bob Etherton Midwest Conference work & eye witness team Borel Apr.2 -9th Chris Keck
April Grace Covenant Tentative Platt City Mo.
May 11-18 ACTS Team Lance Finley June 6-22 Heidi Moreno Sugar Grove COG work Borel
June
Contact Info
Project Help contact info: website:www.cggc/ccmhaiti.htm Findlay, Ohio office: 419-424-1961 Dee Calahan executive assistant : Ex. 122
Steve contact info: Phones: U.S. office 260-691-3806 U.S. cell 260-609-6484 Haiti cell 509-3643-7686 e-mail: smossburg@msn.com
"We are all missionaries wherever we go we are either bringing people nearer to Christ or we repel them from Christ". —Eric Liddell
"The Great Commission is not an option to be considered, it is a command to be obeyed". —J. Hudson Taylor
"I will belong to the road, sharing the suffering of my people, eating with those who will give me shelter, and telling all men of the love of God". —Sadu Sundar Singh
''I have but one candle of life to burn, and would rather burn it out where people are dying in darkness than in a land which is flooded in lights". —anonymous missionary
"Who in heaven will thank God for you playing a part in their salvation?" —Dan Davidson
Creole Recipes
"Banaan Peze" or pressed plantains Peel the plantain and cut it diagonally into 2 or 3 pieces. Let them sit in salted water at least an hour. Fry them in hot oil in a skillet then lower the heat for a few minute.Remove and absorb excess oil with paper toweling. Press them with a manufacured press or 2 pieces of board or anything that will flatten them. Place back in oil and deep fry getting them as crisp as possible is the way I prefer to eat them. "Peekleez" or Pickles Cut into small pieces white cabbage carrots, onions, shallots, 1 red and 1 green hot pepper, and 1 red and 1 green pepper. Add a clove of garlic and some whole black pepper. Put everything in a glass jar or bowl and pour 2-3 cups of boiling white vinegar , juice and pulp from 1 lime and 3 chicken bouillon cubes, add some salt. Great on banaan peze, meat and rice dishes.
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