History
Greetings to my partners in the Gospel! October 2009 marked 20 years since we opened our ICDM School in Bayonnais, Haiti, to educate some of the poorest children in the Western Hemisphere and offer them hope and a brighter future.
Conditions in Bayonnais were hopeless. Eighty percent of the people could not read or write. There was no school available for parents to send their children. The nearest school was too far away for young children — a walk of four or five hours over rugged mountain paths. For girls, the situation was even worse, because most parents refused to send them.
I was a child of Bayonnais. I was born in Bayonnais and grew up there. By his grace, God blessed me with the blessings of salvation and an education. Believing that we are blessed so that we can bless others (Genesis 12:3-5), I resolved to change the situation for the people of Bayonnais. God opened my hands and my heart to pass these blessings on to future generations. In October 1989 we opened our ICDM School with a handful of students. Today we have more than 600 in grades K-6.
Conditions in Bayonnais were hopeless. Eighty percent of the people could not read or write. There was no school available for parents to send their children. The nearest school was too far away for young children — a walk of four or five hours over rugged mountain paths. For girls, the situation was even worse, because most parents refused to send them.
I was a child of Bayonnais. I was born in Bayonnais and grew up there. By his grace, God blessed me with the blessings of salvation and an education. Believing that we are blessed so that we can bless others (Genesis 12:3-5), I resolved to change the situation for the people of Bayonnais. God opened my hands and my heart to pass these blessings on to future generations. In October 1989 we opened our ICDM School with a handful of students. Today we have more than 600 in grades K-6.
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I quickly recognized that such a mission requires a team to accomplish it. This is why I keep coming to you to ask for your partnership. Thank you for standing with me for those children. Partners like you help to turn dreams into reality.
God’s Word is an integral part of all our teaching. We help our students discover and develop their God-given abilities. Some of our former students are now teaching in our school. Others are pursuing career training in medicine, nursing, teaching, auto mechanics, construction and agronomy. And sixty percent of our students are girls.
How have we survived for twenty-two years? Only by the grace of God! I believe that “when God calls, He also guides and provides.”
Faith has brought us to where we are, and faith will lead us home. I am counting on your continued partnership with ICDM. As the Lord blesses you, please continue to be a blessing to the children of Bayonnais. Thank you so much!
Serving Christ with you,
Yvan Pierre
ICDM Director
God’s Word is an integral part of all our teaching. We help our students discover and develop their God-given abilities. Some of our former students are now teaching in our school. Others are pursuing career training in medicine, nursing, teaching, auto mechanics, construction and agronomy. And sixty percent of our students are girls.
How have we survived for twenty-two years? Only by the grace of God! I believe that “when God calls, He also guides and provides.”
Faith has brought us to where we are, and faith will lead us home. I am counting on your continued partnership with ICDM. As the Lord blesses you, please continue to be a blessing to the children of Bayonnais. Thank you so much!
Serving Christ with you,
Yvan Pierre
ICDM Director
