New school buildings become a symbol of progress and stability for communities and families.
We don’t need one more building for the sake of having just another building. But, we do need it for the sake of a soul. Since our first week in Haiti, we have been in construction. Today, we continue to build buildings because of the ministry
of hope that happens.
I remember standing at our first construction site back in 1983. It was a u-shaped building that was going to be home to all our operations. We outgrew that building within one year.
The mind of a child born into poverty discovers their fears are replaced with the power of “I am someone in Christ.”
Our 2012 construction list includes the following:
- Clinic of Hope in the mountains
- Chapel facility at our High School campus
- Food warehouse at our Bord-Mer campus
- Church at both our Ti-Boukan and Concrab locations
- Trade School buildings
Recently, we have sourced more construction materials in Haiti, and continue to ship in specialty items such as metal reinforcement mesh and roofing caps.
What will we learn at school today? We’ll learn from the Bible and subjects such as math, language, literature, history, geography and vocabulary.
We did not start a mission to build buildings, and yet we are building year-round. This is exciting because it employs hundreds of Haitians, and continues to provide stability within the villages. In a country stricken by poverty, the lives impacted by the Gospel are changed forever. It’s truly transformational what God is doing. We are thankful to see the hope in God that changes lives.
~Tim DeTellis
The children of New Missions are welcomed to a new life of hope, growth, and joy in knowing Jesus.
