Caribbean
The Haiti Church - One Year Later
2010 was undoubtedly the most difficult year in the history of the church in Haiti. The events of the year began on January 12, 2010 with an earthquake having a magnitude 7.3 that struck the country and claimed the lives of 9 of our members: 7 adults and 2 children. Here is how God has worked and blessed us since.
Plan to Join the 2011 Caribbean Missionary Journey to Grenada
From Sunday, March 6th to Sunday, March 13th, 2011, there will be a MISSIONARY JOURNEY to the Caribbean island nation of Grenada. This is a beautiful island paradise of over 100,000 needy souls where we plan to establish a cornerstone church by God's Spirit to evangelize this wonderful nation for God.
Unsung Heroes of the Caribbean
In the Caribbean, we are blessed with warm sunshine, beautiful beaches and serene mountainsides, and our people reflect those qualities. At church, the fellowship is vibrant and the saints enjoy each others company as we share God's word with passion and love. These blessings sometimes over shadow the daily challenges we face as we strive to help grow God's church. There maybe many things we are not priviledged to have, but without a doubt, we have experienced God's favor through brothers and sisters who constantly keep the Caribbean close to their hearts.
Violence in Kingston
By now many of you would have heard about the eruption of violence that has occurred Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica. Police stations have been burned, police officers have been killed, and at least 73 civilians died in relation to a police and military operation in a small garrison (politically controlled) community called Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston.
16 Baptized in Haiti, 200 Disciples Homeless
Haitian disciples Wilner and Chantal Cornely led the International Churches of Christ in Haiti in the early 1990's and have remained in close touch with the churches there through the years. Wilner brings us a history and an update on the state of the disciples since the devastating earthquake of January 12.
Our New Sister In Christ
We are happy to share with you that on Sunday 21st February, Mrs. Vanessa Peters was baptised into Christ. She is also seven months pregnant and totally sold out for God. She is already asking about learning how to study the Bible with others and is set to study the bible with her sister next week.
$470,000 Given for Haiti Disaster Relief So Far
Since the devastating earthquakes in Haiti, 69 congregations of the International Churches of Christ have given over $470,000 to HOPE worldwide for Haitian Disaster Relief. Incredibly, the 173 member Phnom Penh Church of Christ in third world Cambodia gave $1,460. The 2,876 member New York City Church of Christ donated over $100,000. Your donation of $100 supports one person for one month.
Another $530,000 is needed to provide the short, mid and long term relief, retraining and rebuilding. See the HOPE worldwide plan and how to donate at dtoday.tv
Read here about the New York City Church donation.
Port-au-Prince Church Celebrates 3 Baptisms
Pulled from the earthquake rubble by disciples from the Port-au-Prince Church of Christ in Haiti, Yvrose was baptized into Christ on Thursday despite her broken leg.
Wilner and Chantal Cornely, evangelist and women's ministry leader from the Chicago Church of Christ report on their blog about sleeping on cardboard on the ground, serving in a medical clinic and celebrating three baptisms with the church.
Watch the Webcast: HOPE worldwide for Haiti Relief
Lives lost. Homes destroyed. No food, water or jobs. The devastation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is overwhelming. HOPE worldwide was on the scene within days of the earthquake. Their second team is there now.
On Thursday night, January 28, Disciples Today and the International Churches of Christ hosted the first ever live, onlinle webcast for HOPE worldwide to share with you directly the needs and the plans to help the church and the community in Haiti.
ICOC Hot News created an incredible video from the first relief trip to Haiti. The video and the webcast are now continuously showing on www.dtoday.tv Watch, donate and share with your family, friends and coworkers. Over 2,000 people from over 70 countries have already viewed it. Show any or all of the program to your church service, Bible Talk, house church, family devotional, etc.
Cornelys Serving in Haiti
Wilner and Chantal Cornely and their daughter Nikki are serving in their native country of Haiti. Wilner and Chantal planted the church in Port-au-Prince years ago. Their son and other family members survived the devastating earthquake. Having been continually involved in the Haiti churches through the years, they were very concerned about the disciples and families there.
You can follow the Cornelys on their trip through their blog: The Cornelys Visit Haiti