The Powerful Gift of Hope for Los Castillos

When we signed the contract to build a Christian school in Los Castillos, we were stepping out in faith for the funding. I had a strong and steadfast hope in the God who provides. God is the One who has great passion for children. We have been under construction for six months, and God has extended a strong hope to the children that it will be finished. [...]

Los Castillos Church

A new church in the Dominican Republic has been planted in Los Castillos. Last year, while construction was in progress, we began a home church. Our desire was to have people in the community begin to come together, so that when the church was completed we would have a family of believers to start off this new church. [...]

Generous Water

Water is essential for life. I know this first hand because I remember living without access to water for three years.  [...]

Better Because of You

My husband and founder of New Missions, George DeTellis, often said that anyone can raise a flag, but not everyone can keep the flag raised. [...]

Happy 34th Birthday New Missions

January 6, 2017 marks the 34th anniversary of New Missions serving in Haiti. Hear the story of starting a mission to Haiti in 1983 by Jeanne DeTellis, co-founder of New Missions. 

Believing God for La Gonâve

This month we celebrate thirty-four years of ministry in Haiti. Many hands labor to make this ministry possible—including staff in the United States, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. [...]

School in Los Castillos

The community in Los Castillos is waiting to see their school built. [...]

DR Flood Update

Please pray for our mission in the Dominican Republic, as we are still experiencing flooding and heavy rains. You can help us deliver a special feeding to all who have been affected by making a donation through the Donate button provided below.

Hurricane Matthew

On Tuesday, October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti as a category 4 massive storm. Your prayers mattered! [...]

New Missions Hurricane Update

Hurricane Matthew Update

Today is the first full-day in the wake of hurricane Matthew hitting Haiti as a category 4 storm. Village paths have turned into rivers. It will take time for families to clean out of this mess.

Hurricane Matthew Hits Haiti

Early this morning, Charlie DeTellis called me with the first of several updates from our high school campus in Signeau, Haiti. Hurricane Matthew was making landfall. 

Hurricane Matthew

As Hurricane Matthew approaches Haiti, we are ready to respond. Our mission has staff on the ground and we are receiving updates from Charlie DeTellis, who is in Haiti with his wife, Rachel and son, Nathan.

Waiting for A School

This past summer, in the Dominican Republic, our visiting mission teams evangelized door to door in Los Castillos—sharing the Gospel and inviting the community to attend evangelistic events on the land where our church is being built. [...]

Christian Academy

What’s bigger than the gift of education? At our schools, we introduce our students to the love of Jesus and invite them to know God through a personal relationship with Jesus. [...]

Los Castillos Church

Right now, you have an opportunity to partner with us to plant and build a church in Los Castillos, Dominican Republic. To the glory of God, the land is already paid for. God provided miraculously! [...]

Love and Unity

Last month, my son Timothy called a meeting of our church pastors in Haiti. As the meeting began, I could sense their passion for worship and a covering of a sweet anointing—as in Psalm 133, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head.” [...]

Plant A Church

On March 21, officially the first day of spring, a group of us stood with our contractor, Francesco Martin, to view the construction site of a church, school, and memorial garden in Los Castillos, Dominican Republic. [...]

School Desks and Church Benches

Throughout the year, our churches and schools receive new church benches and classroom desks. The entire construction of the school desks and church benches is accomplished by Haitians—including the welding of the legs onto the church benches—which is accomplished by a graduate of New Missions. [...]

Praying Kids

It was a Wednesday morning when I attended a chapel service at our Bord-Mer Elementary School located in Bord-Mer, Haiti. Near the end of the chapel service, I was invited to greet the students. [...]