News & Upates from TEM

Report by Olivia Burttram Some of the team members woke up this morning around 5 a.m. to the sound of donkeys hee-hawing and avocados hitting the tin roof. They were waking up to go on the hike of a lifetime. Eight of the...

Report by Mikael Odum & Stephanie Hooker Cannot believe it's already day 2! Time is going by so quickly, but we are having an amazing time. Today we woke around 7:30 a.m. and ate Ginette's eggs for breakfast, then we...

Report by Cal God is surely in this place…we arrived in Haiti late yesterday. We were met at the airport by Brother Chuck and his team with open arms. We loaded up Gabriel (1972 Army truck) with our luggage and headed on...

  The Walterboro team has arrived!

  Team preparing to leave the mission house and travel back home.

There are a few photos here from Saturday night when we went to Daniel's voodoo village and showed the Jesus film. We've shown it there so many times some of the children have memorized a lot of the words. I am always...

Report by Greg Yesterday was day 6 of our mission trip. What an eventful day! After breakfast we rode to Jerusalem IV to be with the children and allow Beverly some time to give out medications. When we arrived, some people...

Report by Kevin Applegate Yesterday morning, after hanging with the kids and people around the well pump, we hiked up to the orphanage with the VBS material and some medications (children's vitamins, Tylenol, and a few...

These photos are from yesterday afternoon. After we had clinic and VBS in KodeKris (Body of Christ) Church, we went to the Haitian market. Some of the team wanted to know if they could buy something. I told them unless they...

Report by Mike Butz, St. Louis MO This is day 3 of our trip, and I'm still a bit perplexed with my experiences...perplexed in the context of I am still 'trying to figure things out' (an American style of thinking). The...

Report by Greg Butz Today has been a very exciting day. It is Flag Day here in Haiti, so celebrations began last night and have continued today. There is a special buzz around the village. This morning we got to play some...

The team arrived last night on time, and we should have been at the mission house by about 9:30 p.m. But God had other plans for us - Gabriel, our military truck, had a flat tire on the front, and it took some time to...

  The First Baptist Church of Fenton MO team has arrived safely in Haiti!

  The Lamont Wesleyan team members ready to head home!

Report by Jola Casey Well, our week is coming to a close, and for me it has flown. I am never ready to leave. Bro. Chuck Martindale and his staff with Truth Evangelistic Ministries have been such wonderful hosts. Pat Gary...

Report by Paige Casey My heart hurts, it is so full of love for this country. I can't begin to tell you why, except for the fact that God has called me here, no doubt. When we arrived in Haiti and were going through...

Report by Jola Casey We are on the home stretch and I don't like it. I miss my husband and all of you at home, but leaving here will be especially difficult for me this time. Just when you think that it couldn't get any...

Report by Jamie Flaigle Jola had asked me casually many times at church if I would like to accompany her to Haiti. Every time, I answered with the same response: "No, thank you." Then one time, somehow, some way, the word...

Report by Paige Casey "HOLY HAITI" is a phrase I have said many times in my life, but really, "HOLY HAITI." If you could only experience it, just once. I can't even begin to tell you how amazing this trip has been, not only...

Report by Jola Casey God has never disappointed me. I've been disappointed by the world, animals, weather, cars and lots of people. But God always delivers. Isn't that what His promises are all about? Telling us who He is...

  The Lamont Wesleyan Ladies have arrived safely in Haiti.

Report by Dr. Jeremy S. Gates Today we concluded our Pastors Conference. I am so honored to have been part of this experience. My sincere thanks to Pastor Sam Hays of Wright Baptist Church in Ft. Walton Beach, Pastor Lonnie...

Report by Lonnie Wesley Every trip I am blessed to be here, and to walk from hut to hut, and from village to village; the first scripture that comes to mind, when I look up toward the mountains, is Psalm 19:1. It says, "The...

Report by John G. McInnis The Pastors Conference began Monday morning with about 70 Haitian pastors and church leaders in attendance. The conference kicked off with a study of the role, character and challenges for pastors...

Report by Ashley Sim Yesterday we took a walk to the orphanage. Looking into the faces of those children really made my heart feel a certain type of way, and i cried. I cried because they are so happy. Hearts filled with...