NM Graduate Now Part of Shoebox Process
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NM Graduate Now Part of Shoebox Process

It is Christmas shoebox season and many of you have packed a gift for your sponsored child. Besides the generous gifts that you have prepared, some of you volunteered at your church or the Orlando office to process these gifts. […]

Changing Women's Lives
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Changing Women's Lives

When God called Delia Espinosa nine years ago to start a sewing class for mothers of our students, little did she know how God would use her to impact the lives of so many women in Sosua. […]

Listening and Responding
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Listening and Responding

It’s always incredible to see how God moves. Back in August, we shared New Missions student, Wilnes Lapeine’s story. He broke his leg in a motorcycle accident and needed surgery. […]

Reaching Our Students
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Reaching Our Students

In all of our schools, we have weekly Bible classes and chapel services. Many of our students come from non-Christian homes, so school is the only place where they are learning about God and His love for them. […]

God Has Been Good To Us
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God Has Been Good To Us

Haiti has been in the news frequently this past school year because of problems within the country. Despite all these challenges, our Haitian pastors chose Psalm 13:6 as the verse of this school year. […]

Sponsorship Helps Us All
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Sponsorship Helps Us All

Kate and Gloria began a relationship by writing and sending photographs back and forth when they were only five years old. Fast-forward thirteen years, and here they are. Now, both 18, and all they have known is they were two girls separated by an ocean—living in two different countries. […]

Medical Ministry
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Medical Ministry

I like to look through our medical clinic monthly reports to see who is utilizing our clinic. After the 2010 earthquake, we rebuilt our new clinic in Bire—close to the main road and easily accessible to more people. […]

Back to School
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Back to School

The “back to school” season usually begins by preparing children with clothes and supplies to head back to school. Most children I know are not anxious about their parents being able to provide a new pair of shoes. In Haiti, when daily survival is present, buying a pair of shoes can bring extra stress into the household. […]

Bible College Legacy
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Bible College Legacy

This month, August 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of our church in Ti-Boucan, Haiti. We have 35 churches across Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The story of Ti-Boucan is a unique one—because of the location of this mountainside church and school. […]

Year-End Service
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Year-End Service

Benjamin Julle, a 2010 graduate of New Missions, was a powerful worship leader at the closing chapel service this school year. For over four hours, graduates and students prayed, praised and worshipped God—passionately expressing their trust in Him. […]

DR Summer Mission Teams
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DR Summer Mission Teams

Mission teams coming to the Dominican Republic this summer have the opportunity to share God’s love with many children. These teams are hosting Vacation Bible School for three or four days in each of our churches. […]

Students Helping Students
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Students Helping Students

The adolescent years can be filled with many challenges, as teenagers search to discover their own identities. One way we are helping teens find their purpose in life is by giving them opportunities to help others. […]

Senior Graduates
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Senior Graduates

The director of our high school, Anislus Jean Gasnel, invited us to meet with the graduating class of 2019. Students can attend school at New Missions for up to 16 years: two years of preschool, one year of kindergarten, six years of elementary, and seven years of high school. […]

A Team's Ministry
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A Team's Ministry

In April, nine out of the ten team members from Oxford Baptist Church in Conover, NC, were first timers to Haiti. They came with great excitement and a desire to serve. […]

Preaching in the DR
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Preaching in the DR

Mark 16:15 instructs us to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Our church in Bombita is certainly obeying that command. Recently, Pastor Nicolas Santos, along with pastors from other churches in the area, hosted an outdoor evangelistic service in Bombita. […]

Same Goal, Different Ways
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Same Goal, Different Ways

In February, two teams joined together to serve in our schools. Foundation Academy from Winter Garden, Florida, came prepared for everything soccer. At each school they visited, Gio Moraes shared an object lesson using two soccer balls. […]

DR Women's Health Event
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DR Women's Health Event

Pregnancy can be a wonderful and exciting time for women, but it also carries risks for the moms and babies. In the past year here in the DR, we have been saddened to hear of many women in the area dying from complications during labor or shortly after giving birth. […]

Students on Mission
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Students on Mission

When Keith Yarborough first walked into the New Missions Orlando office in the spring of 2009, he saw a sign above a scenic Caribbean picture with this simple phrase: “Too close to ignore.” The sign literally caused Keith to stop in his tracks and consider those words. Less than a year later, Keith made the short trip from Florida to Haiti for the first time with a team of students. […]

The Sweetest Work
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The Sweetest Work

George, Jr. and Paula DeTellis were in Haiti recently photographing some amazing children to encourage child sponsorship. They asked me to go with them […]

High School Prayer Group
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High School Prayer Group

Students at our high school started a prayer group on campus in 2011, and have kept it going ever since. They call themselves Guerrier Shalom—Warriors of Peace—and meet daily during a break to pray and encourage each other. […]