Empowering
Caring for the Elderly. The Jesus Loves Me Program is directed toward the Haitian elderly. Combining discipleship with human development, it provides health assistance, food, clothing, shelter and other necessities, and also addresses the emotional and spiritual needs of the people. Its beneficiaries find a family in Jesus Christ and His people. Click here to read more...
Economic Development. Through micro-credit programs, such as G.O.A.T.S., ICDM enables people to earn a living and provide for their families. It teaches people "how to fish" instead of "giving them fish" every day. Read more...
Disease Prevention. The Bible teaches the importance of proper food and drink to nourish our bodies, and proper hygiene to keep us healthy. God cares about our health and he wants us to take the necessary steps to maintain good health. Our plan is to incorporate volunteers to visit our project locations and provide training in primary health care, along with education in disease prevention.
During the Hope for Haiti mission trip in 2009, a medical team headed by Dr. Lucien Baptiste and assisted by pre-med and nursing students treated and evaluated all 532 students in ICDM’s school at Bayonnais. They charted every child’s height and weight and found most to be malnourished and underdeveloped for their age. They also found that the children who had been receiving daily vitamin doses showed marked improvement since the pilot project began the previous year. Therefore the vitamin project was expanded immediately to include all the school children from kindergarten through eighth grade. The medical team also treated wounds and infections and administered worm treatments. The team invited all pregnant women to the clinic on Friday, and saw other patients as time permitted. Read more about the Hope for Haiti 2009 trip here.
During the Hope for Haiti mission trip in 2009, a medical team headed by Dr. Lucien Baptiste and assisted by pre-med and nursing students treated and evaluated all 532 students in ICDM’s school at Bayonnais. They charted every child’s height and weight and found most to be malnourished and underdeveloped for their age. They also found that the children who had been receiving daily vitamin doses showed marked improvement since the pilot project began the previous year. Therefore the vitamin project was expanded immediately to include all the school children from kindergarten through eighth grade. The medical team also treated wounds and infections and administered worm treatments. The team invited all pregnant women to the clinic on Friday, and saw other patients as time permitted. Read more about the Hope for Haiti 2009 trip here.
