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#1946: New book on History of the Haitian Baptists (fwd)
From: Daniel Schweissing <dan_schweissing@hotmail.com>
From: <Daniel M. Schweissing> dan@haitianministries.net
_Pioneers of Light: Stories of the Baptist Witness in Haiti, 1823-1998_ by
former missionary Ivah Heneise has recently been released.
The summary on the back cover reads as follows:
"My kerosene lamp flickers. The pre-dawn stillness is boken only by the
sound of crickets and the faint, rythmic throbbing of a drum in the
distance. No, there is another sound, drifting down from some faraway
hillside on the soft night air . . ."
Thus begins Ivah Heneise's fascinating narrative of Baptist mission work in
Haiti, from its beginnings in 1823 to the present. Skillfully interwoven
with missionary letters, this account brings to life those intrepid pioneers
who carried the gospel to a country whose people desperately needed it.
In 1947, Ivah and Harold Heneise were appointed as American Baptist
missionaries to Haiti, where they founded the first theological seminary in
that country. Beginning with three students in primitive grass-roofed
buildings, over the years they created a classical curriculum on an
attractive modern campus. While teaching Church History, Mrs. Heneise
realized there was no integrated account of the Church's presence in Haiti.
Her research resulted in a doctoral thesis, on which this book is based.
Endowed with energy and initiative, she also assumed leadership in
responding to critical needs in the community such as summer camps, and
adult literacy center, vocational arts center, elementary school, and
open-air clinic.
After 40 years of service in Haiti the Heneises retired, moving to northern
Florida in 1991. When the Seminary was expanded into the Christian
University of North Haiti in 1994, the Heneises co-founded the International
Christian Education Fund as a channeling instrument of support. Mrs.
Heneise died in 1999.
Copies of this book may be ordered for $15/each from:
The International Christian Education Fund
P.O. Box 56
Penney Farms, Florida 32079
(904) 284-4165
http://www.icef.org./index.shtml
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Daniel M. Schweissing
Assistant Director, ABE/GED Program
Curtis Park Community Center
929 29th Street, Denver, Colorado 80205
Phone: 303-295-2399 x222
E-Fax: 520-222-6398
E-Mail: dan@haitianministries.net
Visit the Center for Haitian Ministries' Website at
http://www.haitianministries.net
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