Someone once said, “Christianity is 20 miles wide and ½ inch thick”.
This is certainly true of Haiti. Discipleship is a major need for the people of Haiti. The goal of GSMI is to bring together the resources needed to equip church leaders with a greater working knowledge of the word of God.

Our primary focus is on the children of Haiti. Through our schools we disciple these children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. From there our attention is turned on the Pastors. Our goal is to concentrate our efforts on “faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”

We accomplish this goal with 3 vehicles:
First, we began teaching general topic seminars with a focus on subjects such as stewardship, authority, and marriage. These seminars are designed around essential topics where cultural influences have perverted scriptural truths.

Secondly, special training conferences are scheduled where long-term training is necessary. These conferences are in cooperation with sister ministries such as Life Exchange Ministries. LEM is a training and counseling ministry teaching the truth of Christian identity and function in Christ. Christ centered counseling is provided for the purpose of identifying and eliminating emotional, behavioral and relational problems.

Thirdly, we have developed the annual Keswick Convention of Haiti. Pastors that are knowledgeable of the Keswick message come to Haiti for three days of meetings. The Keswick message has been developed over the years since the first Keswick meeting in 1875 at Keswick, England. Hence the name Keswick.

Keswick message is distinctive and its focus is clear. It still essentially follows the message given by Evan Roberts in 1903 through 1906:

1. The Problem of Indwelling Sin
2. The Prerogative of Confessing Sin
3. The Preeminence of Christ as Lord
4. The Power of the Spirit Filled Life
5. The Proliferation of The Christian empowered life and service

Our future plans to train leaders include a distant learning program that would give us greater access to the pastor/teachers in the United States.

Testimony
It was my very great privilege to minister at the Keswick Convention in N. Haiti, November 2000. The blessings of that week are still very fresh in my memory. I do thank the Lord for granting this great privilege to me.

My wife and I were so deeply impressed by the spiritual reality of the Lord’s people there. They so eagerly embraced the teaching of the Word of God, especially with reference to victorious Christian living through the power of the indwelling Christ and the grace of the indwelling Holy Spirit. The people attending the convention were a constant inspiration to us, especially since they were so poor materially, by western standards, yet they were so rich in the things of their Christian life.

We also came away from that convention convinced that the ministry of the Keswick Convention represents a powerful basis of hope and triumph for the people of Haiti living in a country devoted to the power of satan.

Good Shepherd Ministries, which sponsors these Keswick Conventions is worthy of the total support of God’s people here in America.

May the Lord wonderfully bless you all. You are regularly in our prayers.

Most sincerely,
Dr. Eric Crichton