Writing to Your Child
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Writing to Your Child

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a New Missions student show up for a sponsor visit holding a photo or letter in his hand from their sponsor. […]

DR Mission Teams
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DR Mission Teams

Mission teams coming to the Dominican Republic help boost our local outreach and evangelistic efforts. Most teams come prepared with Bible lessons to share with our students. We also plan other outreach events to utilize the expertise and skills of people coming on teams. […]

Come to Haiti
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Come to Haiti

What will I do if I join a mission team going to New Missions in Haiti? Typically, teams are involved with distributing Christmas shoeboxes, sneakers, fifth birthday parties, and classroom and village ministry. […]

Hope for Little Kids
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Hope for Little Kids

At our preschools in the Dominican Republic, every school day starts with praying, singing Christian songs, and reading Bible stories. The children follow a routine each day and learn to socialize with other children, share, obey, and respect their elders and others.

Teachers Teaching Jesus
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Teachers Teaching Jesus

The focus and priority of New Missions is to preach the Gospel. In that context, we often find ourselves in ministries such as education and healthcare—to express the full Gospel of Jesus Christ. Education is one of our most successful means to see children come to hear and to know Jesus as their Savior.

Now, I'm a Pastor
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Now, I'm a Pastor

Children were lined up to receive their shoebox gifts. On this special day, the person passing out these gifts was their pastor and school director, Mario Bijou. When he looked into their eyes, he could see himself. He, too, was once a student at New Missions. [...]

Students Helping Students
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Students Helping Students

The remarks of thirteen students from Ben Lippen school in Columbia, SC—who held VBS at our Masson, Signeau, and Concrab schools this January—had some common themes. [...]

Drilling Wells
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Drilling Wells

Water is essential for life. Without a clean source of water, children may become desperate and drink unclean water that leads to life threatening illnesses. [...]

Baptism Festival
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Baptism Festival

We celebrate the 22 Haitians whose lives have been changed by God and followed the Lord in believer’s baptism. There was one person I was particularly thrilled to see take this step of public profession of their faith. [...]

Changing A Generation
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Changing A Generation

Thirty-five years ago, I saw the darkest dark and the brightest light happening at the same time when we pitched our five tents in Haiti by a small stream at the end of a dirt road on the Bay of La Gonâve. [...]

The Values Driving Us
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The Values Driving Us

This month, we celebrate our 35th anniversary and I cannot help but reflect upon our core values. [...]

Giving Tuesday: Goodbye Hunger Hello Hope
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Giving Tuesday: Goodbye Hunger Hello Hope

Did you know we prepare over 2 million meals each year? One of the first things our students do when they arrive on campus is to peek inside the school kitchen and watch the food being prepared.

Pastor Training
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Pastor Training

Multiple times a year, we welcome pastors from the United States and Canada to come alongside our pastors and churches for special conferences. [...]

Sponsor Reunion
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Sponsor Reunion

Traveling to Haiti as a family, Brian and Karin, along with their son and daughter Zach and Abby, were beyond excited to know they would meet their two sponsor children Berline and Louvenson. [...]

Back To School
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Back To School

When I find myself talking with a student at New Missions Christian Academy, I enjoy asking about their family and faith. One of the questions I ask is, “Who do you live with?” [...]

Defender of Widows
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Defender of Widows

In Psalm 68:5, God’s stance toward widows and the destitute hints at how He wants His people to treat them: “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.” [...]

Family Reunions
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Family Reunions

The excitement of a family reunion can include introducing a new member of the family, such as a child born in the past year. With all the technology today, there is still nothing quite like seeing and touching a loved one. [...]

A Third World Mother
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A Third World Mother

Mothers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic could tell you a bit about their lives by saying they don’t have electricity, nor a car, a bed to sleep in, indoor plumbing, or the luxury of taking a hot shower. [...]

New Missions Alumni
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New Missions Alumni

The first generation of students at New Missions came from homes where their parents were illiterate. [...]

A Changed Life
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A Changed Life

Yensi is the little boy I sponsor in the Dominican Republic. He is 10 years old, and he attends our mission school in Bombita. [...]