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About The Peart Family

I am a missionary. I live in Haiti with my wonderful wife and our four kids as well as our family dog.

Budget Pitfalls for Missionaries

When we first started out on deputation we had to come up with a budget and a target amount of support to raise. Although we were going to work with veteran missionaries, it was still difficult to know what expenses … Continue reading

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The Importance of Prayer Support While on the Mission Field

Prayer is More Important than Money. I could not always say that, but I have learned through experience that money is no more than a tool. We could have $10,000 surplus each month and if we did not have the … Continue reading

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May 2016 Update

Jesus said in Mathew 16:18 “I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” This is definitely the case in Haiti. Both in our church plants and the church plants of our co-workers we … Continue reading

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March 2016

Sometimes in our Christian lives, God asks us to attempt things for Him for which we feel totally unqualified.  We can either choose to step out by faith and obey the calling of God or choose to give in to … Continue reading

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September 2015

Dear Praying Friends,      The goal of every missionary is to work himself out of a job. We work to teach and train nationals to do the work of the church so that the church can function independent of the … Continue reading

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Dear Praying Friends,      The goal of every missionary is to work himself out of a job. We work to teach and train nationals to do the work of the church so that the church can function independent of the … Continue reading

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Technology on the Mission Field

Each time my family and I go back to the states, I am amazed how far the USA has progressed technology wise. There is a new vocabulary that we have to pick up, in a form of reverse cultural shock. … Continue reading

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Are you ready for the Mission Field?

What image comes to mind when you think of a “missionary.” Is it someone in clothes that are ten years out of style? Maybe it is a person with a wad of gospel tracts in his or her hand. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Should a Missionary Take a Furlough?

What is a Furlough? If you look in a thesaurus you will find these synonyms for the word furlough: leave, vacation, absence, leave of absence. I can tell you that while we are taking a leave of absence from the … Continue reading

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Advice for Missionaries that will be Shipping a Container

This article was posted originally on August 4, 2014. After receiving some comments from a friend I decided to revise it and post an updated version. I also suggest that you check out the article I posted on July 21, … Continue reading

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