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As I travel back home from a trip to Zimbabwe I cannot help but think about short-term team members returning home from mission trips.  The question that should be on the minds...

Part 2 – Participant Responsibility and Preparation If you are considering participating in a short-term trip, you have some responsibilities before you choose where you are going and who you are going...

Part 1 (the sending organizations responsibility) Greg Yoder participated in the first Christian World Outreach (CWO) work team that served in Johnstown, Pennsylvania after the flood of 1977.  He then served on...

It is Valentine’s Day, 1980. I am so happy to have my own little apt in Petionville, Haiti.  There is no A/C and it is hot, but I can open the windows. ...

I have been here for six months (May 1980). It hasn’t been easy. There have been several times when God and I have had a conversation where I have said, “it is...

It is November 1979. Living in a foreign country can be lonely, especially when special holidays are approaching. It is so encouraging when I have visitors.  My sister, Sharon and two friends,...

This blog post is the second in a series of reflections from Karen Pasquariello, CWO’s first missionary in Haiti. It is Sept 1979. At times I am overwhelmed by the endless needs...

Karen Pasquariello was CWO’s first missionary living in Haiti from 1979 to 1981 and then again for a time in 1982. She recently shared her words and photos of that special time...

This year’s banquet was filled with team spirit and excitement around ministry!  Guests enjoyed popcorn, lemonade and a fun game informing them about the four countries where CWO works. As has become our tradition,...

Hurricane Matthew was a slow-moving, powerful storm that hit Haiti hard this past week. As has been the case so many times before in Haiti, there is no shortage of need. From...