Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Dominican Republic January 1, 2009
Dominican Republic January 1, 2009
Well its official the New Year has begun and we have been blessed to ring it in an hour before the United States. As I reflect on this past year I am reminded of God’s goodness and as I am in a foreign country I am being challenged with what God has in store for the future. A life of faith is so exciting….so with that being said I would like to recap our first official full day here in the DR. We woke early to find an uncanny silence that I have never experienced here [even the chickens and dogs were still asleep] Jen and Sarah labored intensely over breakfast for 13 people[keep in mind we purchased our goods at the equivalent of a Dominican WAWA store where the slogan “less is more” really is true] and having very little to work with God multiplied and we were all filled. We then spent time in worship and prayer and sharing scripture. Noah shared Col. 3:12-17 “….put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another…”and it goes on to say in verse 14 “…But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” God used this scripture throughout the day to encourage us. We set out after breakfast to visit house to house on the mountain [La Montania].
We visited Josue one of our sponsor kids(our Dominican son) we spent a lot of time with his family Berky(mom) Victor(dad) they asked us to pray for them Victor is a Pastor of a non-denominational church. They asked we pray for property for the ministry and he was fascinated with the sound of a rainstick and wants to incorporate it into worship. We prayed that God would lead the ministry and provide for them. They minster to 65 plus kids weekly at a special youth service they have on Monday nights. We saw Sergio a child sponsored by us and Christian Surfer’s Fellowship. It was such a joy to see his smiling face. We came upon three gentlemen who weren’t drunk and began to talk with them. I began to share the plan of salvation with them. Carlos one who looked pretty rough was a man that I lead to the Lord on my first trip to the DR in April 2007. His name is written in my Bible. I asked him how his wife and son are and he began to explain that his drinking problem caused a divorce and his wife is now living in the Capitol. Noah and I shared the truth in love with him and his amigo Pedro. They both responded Pedro to a first time commitment to Christ and Carlos a rededication to live for Him. Please continue to pray for God’s will to be accomplished as we desire to serve our Lord faithfully while we are here.
We visited Josue one of our sponsor kids(our Dominican son) we spent a lot of time with his family Berky(mom) Victor(dad) they asked us to pray for them Victor is a Pastor of a non-denominational church. They asked we pray for property for the ministry and he was fascinated with the sound of a rainstick and wants to incorporate it into worship. We prayed that God would lead the ministry and provide for them. They minster to 65 plus kids weekly at a special youth service they have on Monday nights. We saw Sergio a child sponsored by us and Christian Surfer’s Fellowship. It was such a joy to see his smiling face. We came upon three gentlemen who weren’t drunk and began to talk with them. I began to share the plan of salvation with them. Carlos one who looked pretty rough was a man that I lead to the Lord on my first trip to the DR in April 2007. His name is written in my Bible. I asked him how his wife and son are and he began to explain that his drinking problem caused a divorce and his wife is now living in the Capitol. Noah and I shared the truth in love with him and his amigo Pedro. They both responded Pedro to a first time commitment to Christ and Carlos a rededication to live for Him. Please continue to pray for God’s will to be accomplished as we desire to serve our Lord faithfully while we are here.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Dominican Trip January 2009
Hola everyone if you are interested I will be posting a note every chance I get to update our trip and status. Well we arrived here in the Dominican Republic just in time for a great BIG New Year's Celebration with fireworks and bonfires in the street! Our first experience really being kinda on our own(We have Johan a native Dominican 16 yr old young man of God as our GPS) we got lost heading out of SDQ airport but found a really great place to eat and by God's grace we stopped to buy groceries and still made really good time to Barahona. Turns out the driving skills(or lack therof) that I have aquired in the US are a kin to those employed by the driving populous here in the DR and some have said I drive like a native. I am still trying to figure out if that is a compliment. The BIGGEST news I have to share so far actually occured the night BEFORE we left to come here. In preperation for our trip we had set aside some time as a family to pray specifically for our time here. We were in the middle of talking about God's call and sharing on what we have to give to the people here(Jesus, Love, Grace,Truth,etc...)and my precious Kylie(10yrs old) asked me how she could share her faith. This led a discussion about repentence, forgiveness, regeneration, baptism (of course I used smaller words with them) and ultimately Charis (5 yrs old)whispered in my ear that she wanted to ask Jesus to be Lord of her life BUT she did not want to get baptised until she was older(She has a fear of going under water)Shalom(7yrs old) also said she wanted to receive Christ and make Him Lord of her life and Shalom wants to be baptized!Anyway we are so stoked on Jesus and His goodness to our familia. Please keep praying for this trip and that the Lord will have His way in us and through us. Please Keep Noah,Sarah and Abigail in your prayers as well. There is also a team coming from Calvary Chapel Delta later this week.We serve a great God!We prayed for the girls and then they prayed to recieve the Lord! How awesome is that?
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