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ICDM: End of Year Letter

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Dear friends of ICDM,
 
Did you forget something? In all the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations, it is easy to overlook things.
 
If you are one of the many friends who responded to our Giving Tuesday and Christmas letters, I want to say a big “Thank you.” Your generosity makes a huge difference for the people of Bayonnais.

If you forgot, there is still time to have an impact. This year we are focusing on three efforts:
  1. Feeding Hungry Children
  2. Buying animals to secure the future of Haitian families.
  3. Helping redeem the future of Haiti by educating the next generation of leaders.
Feeding hungry children. Every day our school is in session we try to feed our 800+ children a hot, nutritious lunch. For some of our students it is their only meal of the day. Thanks to careful stewardship we are able to do this for only 75 cents per meal. You can choose to feed one child, 10 children ($7.50), 100 students ($75.00) or the whole school ($600). Any amount helps!
Buying animals to secure the future of Haitian families. Our GOATS (Gift of Animals to Succeed) has proven very popular with the families of Bayonnais. Your gift of an animal allows them to own something they can take care of, gives them a source of extra income, and allows them to share with their community, as they are pledged to share the offspring of their animal with another family. Again, giving can happen at any level: Chickens ($12), goats ($100), pigs ($125), or cows ($500). Your gift allows us to provide a vaccinated animal and training in the proper care of their charge.
Helping redeem the future of Haiti by educating the next generation of leaders. For over 35 years, ICDM has been taking children with a bleak future and changing their lives through education. Over the years, we have had some great success stories, seeing our alumni become doctors, lawyers, pastors, educators, and better farmers. Every year on national exams our students display superior achievement. For only $40 per month, you can help change a child’s future by providing books, instruction, and educational materials. We believe sponsoring a student is an investment in the future of Haiti.

These are opportunities worth remembering, and I invite you to remember them with me. I have been working away in Haiti and the Dominican Republic for over 35 years, and I have witnessed the difference ICDM is making in the lives of children, families, and Christian leaders. I really do believe our work puts a smile on the face of Jesus. Won’t you help us widen that smile a bit more?
You can either give online at https://icdm.us/get-involved/ or send us a check at:
 
International Christian Development Mission 
P.O. Box 762 
Intercession City, FL 33848
 
Thank you for remembering.
Sincerely,

Yvan Pierre
Founder and Director of ICDM