On Thursday, missionary Miguel Rubén Guante traveled 206-kilometers south of Jimani to another Dominican border town, Pedernales, to make his way back into Haiti. He has been blocked from crossing the border in Jimani, where he lives, by a Dominican official on a power trip. “I thanks G...
Pastor “Blanco” speaking today at church at Jimani.
There was joy at the Monte Pou Kris (Climbing For Christ) church in the Dominican border town of Jimani today as Pastor Emilio (“Blanco”) Setoute attended worship for the first time in two months. Blanco is being trea...
Work on the front of the church at Gentilhomme.
(Photos by Milus Jesilus)
The church at Gentilhomme has been busy rebuilding the front of the 6½-year-old building we constructed as part of renovations we are doing on the original Monte Pou Kris church. In addition to improvements ...
Pastor Trezin from the original Climbing For Christ church at Gentilhomme speaking at the start of the June seminary.
Twenty-three pastors and church leaders attended the monthly seminary for June, held on Saturday, June 30 in Thoman. The lesson was a follow-up to the teaching that the ...
It had been many months since Climbing For Christ had visited the village where our entire ministry to Haiti began nearly 7 years ago. “The church was in joy waiting for me,” said missionary Miguel Rubén Guante, who represented C4C in Gentilhomme last weekend.
“The ch...
While waiting for funds to rescue Saintela, the Haitian woman with a large tumor in her mouth [see April 9 below], another medical emergency arose. Pastor Emilio (“Blanco”) Setoute of the church at Jimani has been extremely ill since early May. Missionary Miguel Rubén Guante took ...
Bananas, planted about six weeks ago at the church at Malasi, are growing well.
Missionary Miguel Rubén Guante visited Malasi on Sunday after teaching our monthly seminary in Thoman on Saturday. He reports that “the bananas are growing well.” Coffee plants are not doing a...
Unloading fertilizer purchased for the church at Malasi.
Missionary Miguel was able to purchase 15 bags of fertilizer at US$31 per bag in his hometown of Thiotte to be delivered to Malasi to apply to coffee, bananas and seeds planted at the church. Climbing For Christ could have purchased t...
Joshua with his father in the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado.
Nationality: Philippine-born Coloradan. Occupation: Dallas Seminary student. Missions with C4C: Two (Haiti 2012 and Kilimanjaro 2013).
How long have you climbed? Since middle school. Type of climbing you do: If my passion was a ful...
Pastor Don Bird
Pastor Don in his church at Cañon City, CO.
Nationality: American. Occupation: Pastor in the United Methodist Church.Missions with C4C: Haiti will be my first one.
How long have you climbed? I'm not a “climber.” More of a hiker from time to t...