by disciplesvilla | May 5, 2020 | Top 5
- Annual Pastor’s Conference
A team of American pastors and support staff traveled to Haiti in early March to serve at our 3-day annual pastors conference. We had a great turnout each day with over 100 Haitian pastors in attendance! This year our U.S. hosting pastors preached through The Lord’s Prayer.
Following the message each day, the pastors were divided into small groups for further breakout discussions.
2. Fontana Partnership
We are excited to announce an agreement with Fontana Children’s Home located next door to Alex’s House! God has opened the door for a unique opportunity to love our neighbors and share the gospel. Fontana is home to 42 children of all ages.
Their property houses a nice church building that we used for an archery event on March 26, 2020, as a way to get to know the kids. We held the first church service on March 29, 2020, led by Pastor Dorcean. In an attempt to limit social contact, we did not open the first worship service up to the outside community.
We look forward to having the opportunity to establish a church family right in our own backyard!
3. Feeding Program Continues
Even though the schools are closed in Haiti, we can continue the feeding programs because of your faithful monthly sponsorships. We have been very careful to follow CDC recommendations by enforcing proper social distancing and disinfecting between the groups being served meals. In addition, the children are being monitored for fever as they show up to eat.
4. The Elliot House
We are grateful to Tommy and Susan Elliott for their generous donation for “The Elliott House.” This home houses our older boys and gives them the opportunity to learn life skills and self-independence as they complete their education. Susan and Tommy own Elite Signs in Greer, SC, and are long time friends of Bill and Jennifer Howard.
5. Business Training
March was a big month for business training, wrapping up in Cadanette and Trouforban. The women are being taught business essentials such as calculating overhead costs and bookkeeping methods for inventory bought and sold. Plans are being made to include their husbands in this same training to ensure successful business outcomes.
by disciplesvilla | May 4, 2020 | Top 5
- 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
Finally! After many months of planning, we rolled out the red carpet on Sunday afternoon at Alex’s House for a wonderful 10-year anniversary celebration!
It wouldn’t be a celebration without an amazing spread of food and we are so thankful to have the opportunity to break bread together in remembrance of all God has done over the last decade!
There were many special moments throughout Sundays celebration as different people sang or shared memories of how far we’ve come since January 2010. Mickey and Ephesian sang a song they wrote as special music.
Founder, Bill Howard shared a few words with those in attendance as he made the announcement to debut the new video, “How Our Story Began.” From the very beginning to the present – This is the story of Disciples’ Village. Special thanks to Wes Howard at www.smalltownfilms.net
2. Pastoral Vision Trip
Missions Director, Jamey Davis hosted a small group of pastors and leaders from churches in Tennessee for a vision trip February 27 – March 5, 2020.
These pastors and leaders spent time observing the work of pastoral training efforts, worked in the village of Cadanette completing a new church building and traveled to several locations and met the Pastors leading our partnering villages. We are praying for the Lord to give clarity and direction about these possible new partnerships.
3. The Smith House
The older girls from Alex’s House are having lots of fun planning the finishing touches on their space in the new transition house. They have been working on their budget under the guidance of Shersty Stanton, Women Advancement Director, planning for paint colors, kitchen items and furnishings. This is an exciting time in the lives of these young ladies and we are so proud of them!
4. New Disciples Village Pastoral Library
Disciples’ Village is proud to announce we have the beginnings of a Pastoral library. In February there were 3 Pastors that had the opportunity to check out books for the first time! They were very thankful to have access to additional study materials in Creole. We will be growing the library resources throughout the year and look forward to serving the Pastoral staff of the DV partnering villages in this way.
5. New Church/School Construction in Cadanette
Feb. 20-27, 2020 a team of multiple churches showed up in Haiti for a week of intense construction to erect a brand new church/school building over the course of 5 days!Thank you to:
Brushy Creek Church
Willow Ridge Church
Village Church
Southside Church
The collaboration between DV and this team has been a great blessing and we are so thankful for their hard work!
Pastor Fresnel of Cadanette shared how they had outgrown the pre-existing space and the new church will allow room for the church to continue to grow. This will also allow for the school to experience growth by adding 6th grade next year.
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