Milestones
Dominican Republic
1995
Chris and Debbie Clark found Children of the Nations (beginning ministry in Sierra Leone).
1997
COTN encounters Malou Faublas who is ministering to 67 children in the village of Algodon, holding classes in a dilapidated classroom with broken desks.
Village Partnership Program (VPP) begins in Algodon, focusing on education and nutrition.
1998
Construction on our first school and feeding center in the Dominican Republic is completed in Algodon.
Our first Medical Venture Team performed operations in the Dominican Republic.
1999
A Venture Team visits the village of Los Robles and hosts a Vacation Bible School program for the children; as a result, ministry begins and a Village Partnership program is started.
2002
COTN begins Village Partnership Program in Don Bosco, enrolling 80 children.
2003
The first child ever from Algodon graduates high school.
Construction completed of three primary classrooms and one small office in Don Bosco.
2005
Our first Medical/Dental Center opens in Barahona.
Venture Teams add three classrooms to our Don Bosco school.
2006
Casa Bethesda, COTN’s Ministry Center in the Dominican Republic is purchased.
COTN begins Village Partnership Program in Altagracia.
2007
COTN begins Village Partnership program in Pueblo Nuevo.
2008
I love Baseball® program begins with the vision of training professional baseball hopefuls, while continuing their education.
2010
Charinson Feliz becomes the first student from our VPP program to graduate from university, beginning his career as a medical doctor.
COTN–Dominican Republic helps lend medical and emotional assistance to many Haitians after the devastation of the earthquake in Haiti, January 2010.