In response to devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, our denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), has launched an emergency relief fund to help with recovery efforts. You can read more about the effort HERE. ‚Ä®‚Ä® Here’s more information about the important work the EPC is doing to help those affected by Harvey, including a link […]
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If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. Isaiah 58:10 Feeding Body and Soul This week, God reminded us of his abundance and of the beauty that emerges when his people give in […]
This week’s blog is by Madison Lian, Chapel Hill’s newest pastoral intern. Hello, Chapel Hill! It is wonderful to finally be here in Gig Harbor! You all know I am new here, so I thought telling you a few things about myself would be fun. I am a Colorado native who loves running, coffee, and dark […]
We have a love for coffee in Gig Harbor, but our team has a greater appreciation that we gained directly from the farmers here in Haiti. One of the programs that World Relief is involved with is training coffee farmers on better pruning techniques. Coffee plants can grow quite tall, but the harvest diminishes as […]
God continues to bless our time together here with World Relief and the relationships we are forming as we learn about this bountiful, beautiful country we are in. It’s amazing how God uses us in our own time and place for His purpose. The same day Pastor Mark launched our Beyond These Walls series, we […]
Today we definitely felt like we were praising God Beyond Walls! After a bumpy (that’s putting it mildly) ride from Thiotte to Pichon and then up to the “Cascades,” we encountered one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen! It was a series of water cascading from very high up and then down […]
Friday evening, April 28 After taking a red-eye flight, we arrived in Port-au-Prince on Friday afternoon greeted by torrential rains, but they lightened up by the time we reached the guest house. After settling in and having a light dinner, we went to a “Night Watch” prayer and worship service at Joseph’s church (he is […]
One of the objectives of this trip is to build relationships between the World Relief (WR) staff in Haiti and Chapel Hill Church. I am eager to meet Esther. She is the WR staff person directly involved with training pastors and leaders of 40+ churches to serve the most vulnerable in their community. So in […]
The first Chapel Hill Go Team to Haiti leaves late Thursday evening. We are going as ambassadors from Chapel Hill and working with our partner organization, World Relief (WR). Their mission is to “empower the local church to serve the most vulnerable.” We go to make connections and friendships with the WR staff and to […]
You know that feeling when you’ve spent enough time around someone for them to show their inner goofball? Turns out our whole team is like that. From the pensive Michael Bouterse to the articulate Ellis White, the community developed on this team is one in which all of us got to show our true colors. […]