OMS Outreach January-March 2015 | Page 24

Equipping Next Gen Leaders When God called the Gross family in 2010 to serve at Cowman International School in Haiti, the school had 23 students. Now, enrollment is nearing 100. The school has developed a strong reputation in the community, and most of the students are Haitian rather than the children of missionaries. What has made the difference? The first answer is that God has answered prayer. The second, Melissa and Steve Gross agree, is teacher training. Melissa and Steve began teaching at Cowman School in August of 2013. After Melissa’s first day of teaching kindergarten and first grade, she realized she needed help. Classes at Cowman are taught in English, but M