Petite Riviere de l’artibonite, Haiti
Pastor Jonas Bievenue
Jonas has been the pastor of the bible teaching church in Artibonite, Haiti since his graduation from the Cross to Light Haiti Bible Training Center in 2012. Artibonite is situated North of Port au Prince and has an overall population of over 1.7 million. The specific area that Jonas is situated in, Petit riviere de l’artibonite, has been historically rooted in voodoo and his church is the only one that teaches through the bible in that province.
Jonas prayed fervently about where God wanted him to start a church after he completed his pastoral training. God told him to go back to his home town. He was faithful and started a home group. He now has a solid leadership team who minister to children and adults every week with bible studies.
During the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, pastor Jonas was one of the first volunteers to come out with teams to help. He is always happy to lend a hand. He is an excellent servant Shepherd example to us all.
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Hearts in the Sky
I didn't understand what God was all about at first. I went to a Christian event on the 4th of July, expecting the normal concert stuff, felt God tugging on my heart when the speaker was talking about the cross and how Jesus died for me. I went forward, asked Jesus in my heart and saw hearts in the sky when the fireworks went off. My life has never been the same. It's taken me about 2 years to really [...]
Grace Changes Everything
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Haiti Water
Cross to Light endeavors to drill deep clean water wells at each of the church plants in operation in Haiti. Our Clean Water program includes every aspect involved in equipping the church with a sustainable water system. Our goal is to install a water drainage and collection system, cistern, solar pump and drill a deep clean water well at each church community center. Clean water in Haiti is vital to reducing disease, improving health and reducing the early death [...]