ccording to John, Jesus’ final prayer before his arrest was for the unity of believers. Jesus prays that “all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.” The president of the CRC of Haiti, Pastor Eli Metallus, shares this vision for the unity of God’s people. That’s why we contacted Eli when we heard that Pastor Bruce Adema, the CRCNA’s officer in charge of inter-denominational relations, wanted to come to Haiti and explore the possibility of building a relationship directly between the CRCNA and the CRC of Haiti. Eli was excited about hosting Bruce and so we planned a week for the two pastors to meet. Zach, Bruce and Pastor Eli spent a weekend at Eli’s hometown of Jacmel to discuss the possibilities for such a relationship. In subsequent months, we drafted and translated an agreement outlining the details of that relationship including the possibilities of mutual visitation by pastors, prayer, and reflection on shared ministry challenges, etc. The agreement was ratified by the CRCNA’s Synod in June. It was accepted with applause by the CRC of Haiti’s General Assembly in July (see above). We give thanks to God that we have had a small part in making these two churches one in Christ.
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