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New Missions Releases Mini-Documentary Trailer
The Marie Chantal Story

Orlando, Fla. (April 2, 2009) – Orlando-based ministry New Missions released today a mini-documentary trailer for The Marie Chantal Story, which can be viewed online at www.mariechantalstory.com, Facebook.com and YouTube.com. Marie Chantal was rescued from poverty, sickness, hunger and voodoo worship while “growing up” in Haiti—the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Now director of a medical clinic in Haiti which serves more than 1,000 patients monthly, Chantal changes one life at a time. Chantal graduated from a New Missions school, and is now an emerging leader shaping positive change for Haiti.

“By releasing the mini-documentary The Marie Chantal Story this fall, New Missions hopes to demonstrate the power of one and how a child can step out of poverty and make a difference. As the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western hemisphere, we see education as the tool to rescue children from poverty along with the power of the Gospel and the partnership of child sponsors,” said New Missions President Tim DeTellis.

New Missions, headquartered in Orlando, Fla., is one of the largest mission organizations working in Haiti. With nearly 9,000 students in school from pre-school through high school and over 300 full-time Haitian staff, New Missions is one of the largest employers in Leogane, where its mission is located. New Missions has worked in Haiti since 1983 where it currently provides education, medical care, food, and has established 21 churches across the Leogane Plain. New Missions also serves the North Coast of the Dominican Republic in Sosua.

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