CAMPUS
2.2 Acres on the outskirts of
Les Cayes, Haiti
We desire for this campus to be a safe place to encounter Jesus as not only our Sovereign Lord, but as a Friend, Father and King that commissions us to the Lost.
FROM PROMISE
In April of 2013 the Lord spoke to us (Vanessa and Tyler Emmorey) about starting a Youth With A Mission campus in Les Cayes, Haiti. We walked the 2.2 acre property that we now own and felt the Lord's presence, but the seller wanted around $60,000 USD for the land. So we moved on preparing to start a base with out purchasing the land.
TO REALITY
We moved to the Dominican Republic where we lived and worked with YWAM to be better equipped for pioneering a ministry. We took various training courses with Youth With A Mission Orlando from 2015-2017. In the Winter of 2017 we led an 8 week trip to Les Cayes, Haiti. We got to see that same land again, almost 4 years later. Hurricane Matthew had taken out a lot of trees on the property and the owner was still looking to sell but for $15,000 USD. We prayed with our team and they felt the Lord leading us to pursue purchasing the property, but wait and the Lord will reveal the right time to pursue donors to buy the land. Six weeks went by and then the Lord said, "It's time to allow people to partner in your dream." Within the first hour of asking for the money we had over half the amount needed to purchase the land! In June 2017 we purchased the land that we are now building to be a launching pad for Haitians to go to the nations.
TRANSFORMATION
Our mission is to provide transformational discipleship to Haitians and train them to go to the nations. Gaining funding for Haitian missionaries is quite difficult though, so the Lord directed us to start teaching trade skills along with our Discipleship Training School. Haitians could then learn a skill to provide for their family and take to the nations as a missionary. We believe this holistic approach will enable more Haitians to be mobilized into world missions.
Right now we are in the process of constructing our very first building, which is crucial for us to start running the Discipleship Training School.
Below are architectural mockups of the current campus blueprint.
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PHASES
Summer 2020
Wall
2019
Land Prep
From the long driveway to leveling for construction to prepping land for farming.
Current
Office
A central space to run the logistics of the campus and house staff members.
Fall 2021*
Wall
Protection for the campus; to allow this property to be a place of safety and quiet.
A place to cook and to gather to eat, pray, and worship.
Winter 2022*
Dining
Hall
Housing for short-term teams, participants in the Discipleship Training School and everyone else.
2022 onward*
Dorms
A designated space for learning and studying for those in the DTS and our skill trade classes.
Class-
rooms
2022 onward*
A designated space to spend time in worship, prayer and reading the scriptures.
2022 onward*
Prayer Room
A place to come together through activity and camaraderie.
Basketball Court
2022 onward*
2022 onward*
Pool
A place to help escape the hot days, to relax, to be refreshed.