By Andy Olsen, NWHCM Media Director

You’ve probably noticed: Northwest Haiti Christian Mission has launched its completely redesigned website, nwhcm.org.  We hope you’re pleased with what you see.

The new website is the result of more than a year of conversations, research, planning and development.  We’ll be the first to admit the wait was a little longer than we’d planned (we originally announced the launch would happen in May).  But we believe it was well worth the wait.

In this fast-paced era in which we live, our cultures and the ways we see the world around us are changing more quickly than ever.  In the Church, it seems we are perpetually asking ourselves whether we are “relevant” to our modern culture, an especially challenging question because sometimes we’re not even sure what our modern (or post-modern) culture is.

One thing we do know is that the gospel and God’s Word do not change with the times. The ways we communicate them and the ways we interpret them certainly look different now than they did a century ago, but the core truths of Jesus, salvation and missions are the same as they have always been.  Christ and His call on our lives are just as relevant today as they were in Christ’s own days.

But the problem is, Jesus did not speak English or Creole (to our knowledge).  His words have been translated into myriad languages over the years, in order that people around the world would believe in Him.  And when it comes to language today, it is undeniable that the Internet and technology are foundational parts of the modern language that most North Americans use to live, learn, work and interact.

Even in developing countries like Haiti, we are increasingly seeing Internet usage become a part of daily life for many people.

NWHCM always wants to be speaking the language of the people it works with, whether in the United States, Canada, Haiti, or elsewhere in the world.  We want to communicate with our ministry partners in the ways that best speak to them, so that our ministry in Haiti can be as effective as possible.

That is the foremost goal of our new website — to stay better connected with our partners, so that together we can better serve Christ in Haiti.  We anticipate the website will provide new avenues for storytelling, child sponsorship, organizational transparency, and for being better stewards of our resources.

Needless to say, we’re excited about the site’s potential as a tool to improve everything we’re doing.  Of course, it is merely that — a tool that will only work through faith in God’s hands.  But we feel its a step in the right direction, and we pray you’ll gladly to join us in taking that step.

Click here to learn more about our website and take a brief orientation.

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