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Recent News
5/11/2012: Update on Faustin Pierre
Dear Partners in the Gospel,
Here is an update on the health of Brother Faustin Pierre, the director of our school in Bayonnais, Haiti. We wrote you on April 17 that he was in kidney failure, and asked that you urgently pray for a healing touch from God. You prayed and God is answering!
Yesterday Faustin visited the doctor, who ordered new lab tests. His tests two weeks ago showed a very high creatinine level of 6.6, which could mean serious kidney damage or disease (normal is 1.5). Praise God, the test yesterday came back at 4.6, a drop of two full points. The doctor was surprised at the results, and stated that he had never seen that happen! Faustin will go back for new tests in one month.
Faustin told me he has been praying Psalm 118:17, “I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.” Please continue to pray with him and for him, asking God for complete restoration to health. We know that prayer works.
Thank you for your continued prayers.
In Christ’s name,
Yvan Pierre
ICDM Director
Here is an update on the health of Brother Faustin Pierre, the director of our school in Bayonnais, Haiti. We wrote you on April 17 that he was in kidney failure, and asked that you urgently pray for a healing touch from God. You prayed and God is answering!
Yesterday Faustin visited the doctor, who ordered new lab tests. His tests two weeks ago showed a very high creatinine level of 6.6, which could mean serious kidney damage or disease (normal is 1.5). Praise God, the test yesterday came back at 4.6, a drop of two full points. The doctor was surprised at the results, and stated that he had never seen that happen! Faustin will go back for new tests in one month.
Faustin told me he has been praying Psalm 118:17, “I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.” Please continue to pray with him and for him, asking God for complete restoration to health. We know that prayer works.
Thank you for your continued prayers.
In Christ’s name,
Yvan Pierre
ICDM Director
4/10/2012: Continuing Hope!
Stairway to Hope: 2nd floor waiting to be built
(By Jesse McLain)
When I returned from Haiti last October, one of the first questions people asked me was, “How much progress has been made in the reconstruction?” – referring to the 2010 earthquake. The answer to this question is complex.
Much cleanup and rebuilding has been done, but much more remains to be done. The loss of so many lives and the crippling injuries of so many more have permanently affected Haiti’s people. Moreover, the underlying poverty is still prevalent, presenting both need and opportunity. Yet, what I found pervasive in Haiti was hope! Hope is the resource that looks beyond the immediate needs and sees the real possibility of a brighter future.
The eight men on our team worked on a school building in the community of Bayonnais. We witnessed hope in the lives of the nearly 600 children who attend the school.
When I returned from Haiti last October, one of the first questions people asked me was, “How much progress has been made in the reconstruction?” – referring to the 2010 earthquake. The answer to this question is complex.
Much cleanup and rebuilding has been done, but much more remains to be done. The loss of so many lives and the crippling injuries of so many more have permanently affected Haiti’s people. Moreover, the underlying poverty is still prevalent, presenting both need and opportunity. Yet, what I found pervasive in Haiti was hope! Hope is the resource that looks beyond the immediate needs and sees the real possibility of a brighter future.
The eight men on our team worked on a school building in the community of Bayonnais. We witnessed hope in the lives of the nearly 600 children who attend the school.
After we had finished our work on the roof, the children climbed to the top of the building and played on the concrete forms and supports. They were excited because we were helping to finish their school and church building. Their laughter and joy were expressions of hope. We visited in the homes of several families in Bayonnais, and they were so happy to have us stop by. Their smiles and conversation were full of hope.
Since the last time I visited the school, the security wall around the campus had been complete and a water purification plant had been installed to provide residents of Bayonnais withclean drinking water for just pennies a month. A passenger bus and a second bus modified to carry both people and supplies have been acquired. These improvements, along with others,have increased the effectiveness of the school, helped to bring in more work teams to complete the construction, and provided a more economical method of transport for people, supplies and materials.
All of this adds hope to the lives of the students and their families. As these children learn and grow, they will have the opportunity to change the future of their nation by becoming leaders and workers with highly developed skills and abilities.
International Christian Development Mission is now looking to add a trade school, finish its School of Evangelism building in Cap-Haitien, rebuild its headquarters building in Port-au-Prince, and add new schools in other communities around Haiti. This kind of vision is the surest sign of hope for Haiti.
Hope is built on dreams and visions, and no visions are more powerful than those that see and develop the potential in children and young people. These are the dreams that will bring Haiti into a brighter future. These are the visions that inspire hope and that draw us back to this nation of beautiful and hopeful people.
As a team, we want to thank the people who supported us with their prayers and with donations of money and materials needed for our project. Your compassion and generosity helped us to bring hope to the people of Haiti.
Dr. Jesse McLain pastors the First United Methodist
Church in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
Since the last time I visited the school, the security wall around the campus had been complete and a water purification plant had been installed to provide residents of Bayonnais withclean drinking water for just pennies a month. A passenger bus and a second bus modified to carry both people and supplies have been acquired. These improvements, along with others,have increased the effectiveness of the school, helped to bring in more work teams to complete the construction, and provided a more economical method of transport for people, supplies and materials.
All of this adds hope to the lives of the students and their families. As these children learn and grow, they will have the opportunity to change the future of their nation by becoming leaders and workers with highly developed skills and abilities.
International Christian Development Mission is now looking to add a trade school, finish its School of Evangelism building in Cap-Haitien, rebuild its headquarters building in Port-au-Prince, and add new schools in other communities around Haiti. This kind of vision is the surest sign of hope for Haiti.
Hope is built on dreams and visions, and no visions are more powerful than those that see and develop the potential in children and young people. These are the dreams that will bring Haiti into a brighter future. These are the visions that inspire hope and that draw us back to this nation of beautiful and hopeful people.
As a team, we want to thank the people who supported us with their prayers and with donations of money and materials needed for our project. Your compassion and generosity helped us to bring hope to the people of Haiti.
Dr. Jesse McLain pastors the First United Methodist
Church in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
Celebrating 20 Years of Ministry!
ICDM reached a milestone in 2009...20 years of ministry in Haiti. Praise God for what He has done, and pray for our continued ministry.
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What is ICDM?
ICDM is a non-profit evangelical mission seeking to carry out the command of Jesus to "...go and make disciples... baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit...teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:19-20).
OUR PROGRAMS HAVE THREE EMPHASES:
Educating
ICDM offers education for children through the eighth grade, scholarships for youth to attend high school and vocational schools, literacy training and healthy living classes for adults. Many children are on the waiting list, and YOU could be the one who changes their life by becoming a sponsor for as little as $30 a month!
Click here to read the story of a person whose life was changed by a sponsor.
Click here to read the story of a person whose life was changed by a sponsor.
Equipping
ICDM promotes new life in Jesus Christ by offering Bible training for pastors and Christian leaders. Portable Bible Schools train lay pastors in rural villages; conferences and seminars offer concentrated studies, and Schools of Evangelism provide a nine-month course of study with an emphasis on evangelism.
Empowering
ICDM empowers churches and families by offering micro-business loans to help families earn a living, and human development programs to improve the standard of living.
At ICDM
Our scope is the world, our heart is for the family, and our foundation is the Word of God.
