Back From the Dominican Republic
I hope all of you are doing well. It seems like a long time since I have been able to make a post, since we were on our mission trip. I am glad to be able to report that our trip was a good success. It was not a true mission trip, because we were not able to do evangelism. It was a ministry trip, and we were able to do a good ministry that enabled others to do the evangelism. I can't give you all of the details now, but I will give you a summary.
Doug Roberts picked us up at the Santo Domingo airport upon our arrival on Thursday. We ate a nice dinner with Pastor Ernesto and his wife, Sabina, at their home. We slept at the Roberts' home that night, and we set out for Jimani near the border with Haiti at 7:30 AM on Friday. It took us 5 hours, but we made the trip just fine. We found the Casa Blanca Mission House, which the IMB has rented for 6 months to house volunteers to help in the Haiti relief operations. Our hosts were Sam and Delores York, two wonderful missionaries who had come to run the house, because of their knowledge of Creole and their love for the Haitian people.
We spent the week serving Sam and Delores in any way possible. Our two ladies, Shirley and Rosa, mainly cooked, cleaned, and helped with chores around the house. Don and I helped with chores, loading and unloading trucks, and organizing the tools and supplies. It was a big challenge for all of us, because the electricity was only on for about 12 hours a day, and we had very limited water for washing and bathing. We were able to go to an orphanage in Haiti on Sunday afternoon, and then, we went again on Tuesday. Also, our team went to the hospital in Jimani to see where the patients from Haiti are being treated by the Dominicans. I will describe all of that later.
Let me just describe it all by saying this. Our missionaries are doing a great work. They have worked unselfishly for more than 12 hours a day since the earthquake. They have translated for doctors, worked out logistics and transportation for Disaster Relief volunteers, and worked with the Haitian believers to minister to their countrymen. I was impressed by their service and dedication to doing whatever they can do to show the love of Christ. Also, I learned about the Fusion ministry of the IMB, which is college and seminary age young people who serve the Lord in various ways around the world. Many of them were brought to Haiti and the DR to help with the earthquake response. All in all, I was so thankful for our fine brothers and sisters on the field. Please, lift them up. They are very tired, even to exhaustion, but I know God will sustain them.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Deuteronomy 13-16.
Doug Roberts picked us up at the Santo Domingo airport upon our arrival on Thursday. We ate a nice dinner with Pastor Ernesto and his wife, Sabina, at their home. We slept at the Roberts' home that night, and we set out for Jimani near the border with Haiti at 7:30 AM on Friday. It took us 5 hours, but we made the trip just fine. We found the Casa Blanca Mission House, which the IMB has rented for 6 months to house volunteers to help in the Haiti relief operations. Our hosts were Sam and Delores York, two wonderful missionaries who had come to run the house, because of their knowledge of Creole and their love for the Haitian people.
We spent the week serving Sam and Delores in any way possible. Our two ladies, Shirley and Rosa, mainly cooked, cleaned, and helped with chores around the house. Don and I helped with chores, loading and unloading trucks, and organizing the tools and supplies. It was a big challenge for all of us, because the electricity was only on for about 12 hours a day, and we had very limited water for washing and bathing. We were able to go to an orphanage in Haiti on Sunday afternoon, and then, we went again on Tuesday. Also, our team went to the hospital in Jimani to see where the patients from Haiti are being treated by the Dominicans. I will describe all of that later.
Let me just describe it all by saying this. Our missionaries are doing a great work. They have worked unselfishly for more than 12 hours a day since the earthquake. They have translated for doctors, worked out logistics and transportation for Disaster Relief volunteers, and worked with the Haitian believers to minister to their countrymen. I was impressed by their service and dedication to doing whatever they can do to show the love of Christ. Also, I learned about the Fusion ministry of the IMB, which is college and seminary age young people who serve the Lord in various ways around the world. Many of them were brought to Haiti and the DR to help with the earthquake response. All in all, I was so thankful for our fine brothers and sisters on the field. Please, lift them up. They are very tired, even to exhaustion, but I know God will sustain them.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Deuteronomy 13-16.