Prayer Requests

Thank you for joining us for our 21 Days of Prayer which begins January 6, 2023. This is the 40th anniversary of our ministry.

Shoebox Surprises

Many of our children literally hug their Christmas shoeboxes and have already been warned by their parents not to open their gift until they are home from school. […]

Thankful Teenager

Not all kids have access to an education. Globally, 57 million kids are not in school. A UNICEF report states that in Haiti, more than half a million children are not receiving an education. […]

November News Update

Give Thanks Always

We thank God for His presence, favor, and protection in Haiti during this long season of insecurity. When I asked our pastors what they were thankful for, I realized that many of them had come through major trials with their health, motorcycle accidents, and encroaching gang activity.

God's Faithfulness

When Rolfy Lantigua and Esther Castillo first met, neither of them were attending church nor following Christ. Esther’s mother visited our church in Los Castillos. […]

Fan Your Fire

In 2 Timothy 1:6-7 we read, “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

October News Update

Never Say No; Say Poko

More than 40 years ago, a wise Haitian man gave me advice on how to have good relations with the Haitian people. He said that when a Haitian asks for something, always give hope with an answer of “not yet” or “let’s wait to see what God gives me to give you. [...]

Inside your Shoebox

A New Missions pastor in Haiti recently interviewed our students regarding the contents of the shoeboxes they’ve been given. “Which items are you happy to receive?” he asked. [...]

Mentoring Changes History

 In 1983 when New Missions began, the students who enrolled in our schools had parents who never went to school. Imagine going to school to learn to read and write while at home your mother or father are illiterate. [...]

Wake-Up Call

This past summer, one of our mission teams used the method known as “kowot” (a Creole word) to issue a wake-up call. This entails our Haitian missionaries walking through villages early in the morning while people are rising.

Growing Faith Together

Over the past nine years that I have been living in the DR and working with New Missions, I have seen God work in incredible ways—especially through our children and youth Bible classes. [...]

Driving on the dirt roads in Haiti requires four-wheel drive. Many times, growing up in Haiti, I found myself jumping out of our Toyota pickup truck and unlocking the tires so we could switch the vehicle into 4x4 mode and drive out of the mud.

Pray for our Teachers

Our teachers are Christian men and women who are called to teach children not only the academics of life, but often to be the first one to share the Gospel of Jesus with their students. [...]

Sixteen Called to Serve

We look forward to seeing what God will do through the 16 Bible college graduates who just finished their two-year program. One of the graduates, Nerlande Domond, was first in her class and graduated from New Missions in 2008. [...]

September News Update

Nurturing Leaders

Bertha Rojas Quintana began her education at our school in Redemption Village and continued on to our high school, graduating in 2022. [...]

Shoebox Generosity

As the first-grade school teacher in Masson, Haiti, Maniela Theo wakes up with excitement knowing today is the day to give her students gifts!  [...]

Transforming Lives

When I moved to the Dominican Republic in 2014, I was burdened seeing so many of our high school students coming from non-Christian and broken homes. […]