there’s haiti mud on my shoes

by Rev. Dan King | Feb 27, 2012 | activist faith, haiti, missions, poverty, SERVE

[serialposts]Is it bad that I don’t want to wash the Haiti mud off of my shoes? Most of it is already gone anyway, but the thought of washing the rest of it off just breaks my heart. I should probably be a little embarrassed walking around in public with dirty...

book review: when helping hurts [how to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor … and yourself]

by Rev. Dan King | Feb 24, 2012 | activist faith, book reviews, missions, poverty, READ

It was all starting to make perfect sense. I listened to stories about communities who didn’t seem to care about maintenance as I stood there in Haiti looking at a broken (and now unusable) well. I also heard stories about American missions teams coming to visit...

the 7 project [an experimental mutiny against excess]

by Rev. Dan King | Feb 22, 2012 | authentic christianity, book reviews, READ

The thoughts running through my head make me sick to my stomach. The kind of sick that causes me to want to shake it up and do whatever it takes to purge myself of the crap (yeah, I said it) that spoils everything else that’s in there. And I’m blaming Jen...

haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-16

by Rev. Dan King | Feb 16, 2012 | activist faith, haiti, missions, orphan care, poverty, SERVE

[serialposts] RT @helpendpoverty: NEW POST: Haiti Trip Journal: When Your Sponsored Kid Doesn’t Show Up by @bibledude http://t.co/bzDflSFz # @samo4prez… @chrismarlow just confirmed that @lamarstockton and family will be moving to #capetown # last full day...

haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-15

by Rev. Dan King | Feb 15, 2012 | activist faith, haiti, missions, poverty, SERVE

[serialposts] RT @helpendpoverty: NEW POST: Haiti Trip Journal: More Than Just Building a House by @bibledudehttp://t.co/ZDpJp35y# On the road early (5AM) today for the long (4hr) drive out to Drouin. Today I get to meet the child my family sponsors. #haitiwhnf# Just...