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Monday, August 28, 2017
Photo Update from RMI...
Haitian proverb for the week: Bourik chaje pa kanpe. Translation: A loaded donkey doesn’t stand still. Meaning: No rest for the busy. Pray for our Haiti field staff as they are coming back together from their summer travels in the US. The 3 RMI school teachers are setting up their school rooms and school starts very soon. The Thompsons and Nunemakers are back and are busy getting things ready for a full fall and winter schedule. The Suttons return next month in time for the first team of the season. Our appointees, Dawn Shoemaker and the Speel family, are busy and working hard to raise their support so they can get to the field as soon as possible. Pray for them, too! The RMI US staff are also busy running the day to day operations of RMI!
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Photo Update from RMI...
This week's Haitian proverb...Anpil men chay pa lou. Translation: Many hands make the load lighter. Meaning: Even though the job may be big and the workload heavy, people can do things more quickly and easily when they work together. If many people cooperate, work that would have otherwise been very heavy for one person becomes light to each participant.
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Thursday, August 17, 2017
Brighten Someone’s Night
These portable solar-powered lanterns can be purchased through RMI
and delivered to your Sister Church in Haiti.
$36 a pair - including delivery.
Electricity is scarce in Haiti and nonexistent in most Haitian homes. Children either cannot study at night or they use a candle fueled by kerosene, which is dangerous. Our portable lantern is a reliable lighting source for children to read and study. The lamp weighs only 4 ounces and collapses to one inch thin. It contains a solar charged lithium ion battery; making it a convenient and efficient lighting source - anywhere, anytime, any weather.
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
New, Revised Manuals and Team T-shirts!
We’re excited to announce that the new, revised Team Training Manuals and Team Leader’s Manuals have arrived!
It went through extensive revising, editing, and condensing. A blank journal to make keeping a record of your trip much easier was added at the end.
The manuals are plastic coil bound, making it much more user friendly…it is easy to lay flat or fold over to study, read and take notes in. They are much more compact as well.
The Leader’s Manual is now a stand alone unit – it doesn’t contain a Team Manual as it did in the past. A team leader needs to make sure he orders both for himself.
Other Exciting News…
The Team Leader’s Manual, the Team Training Manuals and the companion devotionals are all now included in a team’s in-country MED (Ministry Enablement Donation) fee. You do not have to pay for them separately.
Because of these changes we are asking teams to order new leader’s manuals for each team leader. New team manuals should also be ordered for every single person on your team even if they’ve been on a previous team. You should order 1 Team Training Manual and 1 devotional for each person as well as 1 Team Leader’s Manual for each leader. For example, if you have 10 people on your team (including you as a team leader), you should order 10 manuals, 10 devotionals and 1 leader’s manual. Make sure you order them as soon as possible since it takes time to ship them to you.
Please discard the previous manuals you have used since they are no longer in use.
RMI firmly believes that in order to have a successful, life transforming short term trip to Haiti, the team must have comprehensive preparation beforehand. These manuals and devotionals, as well as the supplemental one-time materials (the Pimsleur Creole language course, the Creole-English dictionary and the Creole-English phrasebook, all 3 of which are purchased separately and should stay as the property of your church for subsequent teams to use) are the resources that you need in order to go through this preparation and orientation time.
Team T-shirts are now available!
And 1 T-shirt per person is now a part of a team’s in-country MED fee!
Ordering for these shirts should be done through the team leader. The form can be found HERE.
Additional T-shirts can be bought in our store on the RMI website, www.RMIbridge.org (there’s a store button on the home page).
The green is great for group identity in an airport. The gray is a light gray and just as nice.
We know you’ll enjoy the new manuals…and this is the first time RMI has provided team T-shirts! It’s also the first time these things are included in a team’s in-country MED fee. All good changes that will enhance your trip experience!
Photo Update from RMI...
This morning Rob Thompson shared, "Singing and Praying with the RMI team this morning. We made it through together by God's grace." So happy to see them back home!
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Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Photo Update from RMI...
News Flash! The Thompson family is returning to Haiti today!! God has done great things in their lives and we're so thankful that they are now going home. Earlier this morning Rob wrote, "Haiti here we come! Kids woke up doing the 'today we see Jersey (our dog) dance!' After 14 months, we are thrilled to be going home!"
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Monday, August 07, 2017
Photo Update from RMI...
Haitian proverb of the week: Di m kisa our renmen, ma di ou ki moun ou ye. Translation: Tell me what you love, and I’ll tell you who you are. Meaning: What you are interested in says a lot about who you are.
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Tuesday, August 01, 2017
Photo Update from RMI...
RMI's growth spurt in continuing! We’d like to introduce you to Jeff and Christina Speel. They live in Absecon, New Jersey where they have served at Beacon Evangelical Free Church in Galloway, NJ since 2010. They love pouring themselves into the lives of teen and college students as Director of Student Ministries. In addition to caring for their two children, Elle (4 years old) and Hutz (1-year-old), Christina helps out in various ministries of the church. They have both been to Haiti for short-term trips, but cannot wait for the opportunity to return and serve full-time in whatever capacity is needed. Jeff and Christina are official RMI appointees and currently raising support to go to Haiti full-time. Their arrival date depends on when they are able to get all of their monthly support needs (besides salary, this includes health and medi-vac insurance, taxes, social security, a Board mandated 401k and a modest business account) as well as their one-time needs (household set-up costs, shipping their goods, their flights, visa costs, transportation needs, and many other expenses). Pray for them as they begin their support raising. They are needed in Haiti as soon as possible. If you would like to be a part of their ministry, you can do this online at http://ift.tt/2gFklbP. You can contact them at jeff.speel@rmibridge.org or christina.speel@rmibridge.org to arrange for them to speak at your church or small group.
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RMI’s Growth Spurt is Continuing
In addition to caring for their two children, Elle (4 years old) and Hutz (1-year-old), Christina helps out in various ministries of the church. They have both been to Haiti for short-term trips, but cannot wait for the opportunity to return and serve full-time in whatever capacity is needed.
Jeff and Christina are official RMI appointees and currently raising support to go to Haiti full-time. Their arrival date depends on when they are able to get all of their monthly support needs (besides salary, this includes health and medi-vac insurance, taxes, social security, a Board mandated 401k and a modest business account among other things) as well as their one-time needs (household set-up costs, shipping their goods, their flights, visa costs, transportation needs, and many other expenses).
Pray for them as they begin their support raising. They are needed in Haiti as soon as possible. If you would like to be a part of their ministry, you can do this online at HERE You can contact them at jeff.speel@rmibridge.org or christina.speel@rmibridge.org to arrange for them to speak at your church or small group.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Photo Update from RMI...
A Haitian proverb for the week: Avan ou monte bwa, gade si ou ka desann li. Translation: Before you climb a tree, look to see if you can climb down. Meaning: Make sure you know what you’re getting into. A wise word for all of us!
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Friday, July 21, 2017
Pillowcase Dresses–a Project Idea for Ladies
They would need to taken down to your C3 partner the next time you visit them - so plan ahead...and be creative! (They can be mailed to your C3 partner church, too. Contact the Haiti field to find out the best way to go about this and the costs involved.)
We'd love to see pictures of your creations.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The RMI Family is Growing!
We are excited to introduce you to the newest additions to our RMI family…
Joslynn Stakes - 2017-18 School Teacher
Joslynn is serving with RMI for the 2017-2018 school year where she will teach 6th-7th grades at Cite Lumiere Christian School. She taught 5th-12th grade Health and PE for 5 years at Highland Baptist Christian School in Louisiana, her native state. She has visited her sister church Petit Trou through RMI four times. It was during these trips that God laid it on her heart to serve in Haiti as a teacher.
Janae Stork - 2017-18 School TeacherJanae has been living in Les Cayes since March 2015 and spends her summers with her family in Illinois. She plans to move up to high school with her students at Cite Lumiere Christian School (CLCS) this coming 2017-18 school year. She has previously taught language arts in 2nd and 7th grades in 2015-16 school year. Janae also taught 5th and 6th grade language arts for half of the school year while being the main 8th grade teacher during the 2016-17 school year at CLCS. She is looking forward to spending time in the Sister Church communities as her school schedule allows and joining teams on weekends when they are near the Les Cayes area.
They join another RMI teacher…
Courtney Westcott - 2017-18 School Teacher
Courtney is a native of New Jersey, and has previously served in Les Cayes, Haiti during the 2014-15 school year where she taught First Grade at the Cite Lumiere Christian School. She is looking forward to returning to Haiti for the 2017-18 school year where she will teach her former students as they transition to Third Grade. Courtney also accompanies teams out to their Sister Churches when possible.
Josylnn succinctly explains the importance of school teachers in the lives of missionaries. She shared, “On my first visit to Haiti where I learned of Cite Lumiere Christian School and its importance to RMI, I thought of Aaron holding up Moses’ arms during a battle and how he was critical to the victory even though he was a background player.” It’s a great analogy. These gals’ ministries directly affect the Rob Thompson and Lee Nunemaker families as well as several other missionary families.
They are currently raising their support and are asking for your prayers as they need their funds to come in quickly since they need to be in Haiti to start classes at the end of August! You can donate to their support HERE.
Sunday, July 09, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Child Sponsorship Makes a Difference
One of the most effective ways to make a difference in a child’s life...to be able to truly transform their lives, is sponsoring them through RMI’s Hope for Kidz Child Sponsorship Program. It seems so simple yet has such a profound effect on his or her life! It’s something that you can do without leaving home - you don’t have to go to Haiti to do it. You can do it as an individual, as a family project, a project at your work place, a church, a Sunday School class, a home school group, a school class project, or even as a civic organization (like Kiwanis or Rotary Club) project. You can support one child...or 2 or 3 or even more! There’s no limit.
Yes, a sponsorship CAN make a difference in a child’s life! Here is one example of a young girl who began to be sponsored several years ago. It’s not a scientific study, of course, but it shows that, over the years, she made a dramatic improvement! It’s such an encouragement to know that this is a result of her being able to attend school thanks to her sponsor.
Now is the time to renew your sponsorship for this coming fall school year. Don’t delay! Go to www.RMIbridge.org/child-sponsorship to renew.
If you don’t yet support a child, now is the time to get started! Go to www.RMIbridge/child-sponsorship to get started.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Photo Update from RMI...
Our missionaries Rob and Becky Thompson and family packed food for Haiti last night at Feed My Starving Children in Chicago with a group of supporters. Thank you everyone!
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
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