CHURCH PARTNERSHIP
Eglise Nouvelle JerusalemThrough the Home Based Care program, this church will help meet the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of 20 families caring for orphaned and vulnerable children.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Eglise Nouvelle Jerusalem
AbOUT THE CHURCH
Eglise Nouvelle Jerusalem in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has approximately 6,000 members, and they hold three services every Sunday. The church also houses a school of 600 children in kindergarten through primary school (6th grade). Eglise Nouvelle Jerusalem is part of a denomination called Mission
Evangelique de la Nouvelle Jerusalem d’Haiti, a denomination with 20 churches around the country. Eglise Nouvelle Jerusalem is the “mother church,” and Pastor Yvon holds the position of Surintendant (presiding elder or superintendent) of the denomination. The church has a heart for reaching out to children who have lost their parents. Eglise Nouvelle Jerusalem seeks to both place these children in loving families and to empower the church congregation to serve and care for those families, as a picture of the Gospel.
Leadership
Pastor Yvon Delissaint was born December 12, 1958 in l’Azil, a
town in the commune (county) of Nippe. He and his wife, Anne
Monette Candio Delissaint, have been married since 1986,
and they have two adult sons. Both of their sons are college
graduates, and one of them works in the church’s ministry full-
time with his father. Pastor Yvon has been on staff at Eglise
Nouvelle Jerusalem since 1977 and has been serving as the
senior pastor since 1982.
Home Based Care
Program Overview
The Goal
The goal of the Home Based Care (HBC) program is to equip, inspire, and mobilize churches to build relationships with at-risk families within their communities. Relationships grow through frequent visits to families in their homes to offer prayer, biblical training, counseling, and overall encouragement. To empower this wholistic approach to orphan care, World Orphans and US churches connect with Ethiopian churches to provide Gospel-centered training and funding.
Funding
Funding for the HBC program comes from a combination of church partnerships and fundraising campaigns. This funding ensures that these children receive the following:
Food
Meals served with the families and at school on a daily basis
Medical Care
Access to medical services and monitoring for specific health needs
Education
Assistance with school fees, school supplies, and tutoring
Emotional Care
Counseling and mentoring through relationships with church members
Spiritual Care
Fellowship, prayer, discipleship, and encouragment
How it Works
Vulnerable Children Identified
ChilD Selection Process
The HBC committee works to identify 20 orphaned or vulnerable children in the community who are in the greatest need. From there, they meet with the caregivers to determine if the family is a good fit for the program. The due diligence process includes completing a Child Intake Form, informing World Orphans about each child in the selection process, discovering the family/caregiver history, and providing reasons for the program selection.
Home VisitS Per Family Each YEAR
Home Visits
Each family in the program receives at least one monthly home visit from the HBC committee. These visits ensure each child is receiving proper care and meeting pre-determined milestones in his/her development. Families and children receive encouragement, discipleship, life skills training, financial support, and prayer during these visits.
Impact reports each year on church, child, and community
Program Accountability
With long-term care of each child as our goal, World Orphans is serious about ongoing accountability. World Orphans staff members frequently communicate with the Ethiopian pastors and HBC committee to monitor and assess each child and the overall structure of the program. The pastors are required to provide monthly financial reports on how funds were apportioned, as well as quarterly reports assessing the overall HBC program as it relates to the impact on the church, the children, and the community.
Economic Empowerment
Savings Groups
All of our caregivers from our churches are participating in savings groups that give them the ability to save money monthly, despite their inability to access formal financial institutions as individuals.
Microloans
Eligible caregivers receive rounds of small microloans to start or expand their businesses.
Literacy Programs and Empowerment Packs
Packs of supplies for literacy, education, basic first aid/hygiene, feminine hygiene, and nutrition are distributed at training seminars to the churches and families involved in our program.
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