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ICDM: March Update

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Dear friends of ICDM,
 
I continue to thank God for your wonderful support of ICDM’s ministry. I wanted to take a moment to report on some recent accomplishments.
 
First of all, a big thank you to all who were able to help with our Christmas/End of Year campaign. Because of you, we were able to give away 24 chickens, 24 goats, 9 pigs, and 2 cows. In addition, we were also able to feed our students in Bayonnais many hot lunches. The good news from Bayonnais is that the school, the micro-loan program, the medical clinic, and the church all continue to flourish. We continue to shine light in the midst of some of the darkness you read about in Haiti. Thank you for helping us to shine!
Families getting a new start with the gift of animals.
Full stomachs and hungry minds!
When God first planted the vision for ICDM in my heart, I knew that he was calling me to be a trainer of trainers so that what he was doing in Bayonnais could spread to other communities. I am pleased to report that this ministry is continuing to grow throughout Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
 
My family and I spent the better part of January and February in the Dominican Republic pursuing that calling. First up was a “Training of Trainers” to teach people how to teach others to run our Portable Bible Schools in their communities. The genius of Portable Bible Schools is that they can deliver basic ministry training to people where they live. We welcomed about 40 people from Haiti, the DR, Colombia, and Cuba! Out of our Cuban connection we were able to begin dreaming about mission trips from Cuba to underserved communities in the DR. Wow! Our God is amazing! And the name of Jesus is becoming more famous throughout the world!
People from many places at the Portable Bible School training.
Next up was the annual ICDM Leadership Conference which took place in La Vega, DR February 11-14. A little over 100 leaders gathered from throughout the DR and Haiti to be renewed and refreshed in ministry. Our teaching team from the US led them through various topics focused on the overall theme of health. Talks covered Mental Health, Physical Health, Financial Health, Leadership Health, Spiritual Health, and Women’s Ministry Health. ICDM is committed to helping God usher in Quality Revival, where spiritual revival meets physical and social renewal. Such revival requires healthy leaders and we believe we helped further that in the leaders who attended.
Women learning together at the recent Leadership Conference.
Pastor Chad Carter leading a workshop for Senior Pastors at the Leadership Conference.
Just a couple of notes from the conference to let you know of ICDM’s ongoing impact. One of our participants was a pastor from Haiti who leads a church and a school in a gang-infested part of Port au Prince. Because of his ministry, gang members are sending their children to his school and he is building bridges of hope with them and sharing the Gospel with them. You won’t read about this in mainstream media, but the light of Christ continues to shine in dark places. One other conference participant was a pastor who received his elementary education in Bayonnais in the days when ICDM’s school met under a mango tree. He now leads a thriving ministry in Santo Domingo, DR and takes people from his Dominican church back to Bayonnais for mission trips. What was planted long ago continues to grow and blossom!
 
Then, after the Conference ended, I had the privilege of meeting with about 100 pastors from the Puerta Plata region of the DR to discuss how ICDM might encourage and equip their ministries. The leader of their pastors’ association initiated the meeting. They are particularly interested in Portable Bible Schools at this point. The interesting thing about this meeting is that most of the pastors were Dominican in ethnicity. In Dominican culture at large there is tension between people from Haitian and Dominican backgrounds. It is exciting to see God using ICDM to help bridge that gap just as he used the early church to bridge the gap between Jew and Gentile. God is always in the reconciling business, and I feel privileged to be a part of it.
Envisioning the future with some of my new Dominican friends.
As I look back on the past couple of months, I am humbled and awed by how God continues to use ICDM to make a difference in the world. We could not do it without your faithful partnership in prayer and giving. Thank you once again for helping to make a difference!
 
In closing, I would like to personally invite you ICDM’s 35th Livestream Celebration on Monday, April 13th, 7pm Eastern Time. The web link for the celebration is www.icdm35th.com. During our time together you will be hearing about a series of books recounting the ICDM story that are being published. The first one, describing the original vision for ICDM and my calling to it, is already out, and there will be a chance to get a copy during the livestream. Please invite your friends and neighbors! The ICDM story is a modern-day recounting of God’s miraculous movement in the lives of people. It is a story worth hearing and I invite you to tune in with your friends.
 
Blessings,
Yvan Pierre
Founder and Director of ICDM