Missions
All things missional, from overseas efforts to hometown contributions
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Thanks to everyone who prayed for myself and the Haiti mission team from Crossroads. We got back last night, landing at DFW on the seventh flight of our 8-day trip to the tip of the Haitian peninsula, where our sister church in Chambellan lives out the gospel in the midst of difficult circumstances. I was
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I just wanted to drop everyone a quick note to let you know that tomorrow morning I and the CBC team will be flying off to Miami and, the next day, to Haiti. I’m not sure how much blogging I’ll do on Growing Young during the trip but I’ll definitely be posting on our church
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Today I wrote out my sermon for this weekend’s church service in Chambellan, Haiti. Preparing remarks to be read (by yours truly) in another culture, in another language, is a real test of verbal skill. I think I threw out about 60 percent if my English vocabulary because I wasn’t sure if my words would
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I’m out shopping this evening for the upcoming Haiti trip and, during a pit stop at The Bueno, thought I’d opine on another cultural observation. Tonight I thought I’d visit my favorite local discount retailer (I’m holding out for endorsement) and see if I could pick up a few items to take to the kids
J.C. Newton 