Ruth and Lindsay
A night out for pizza before visiting Jackie's House
The younger members of the team
The children @ Jackie's HouseTuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
DR Project Day 3 wrap up
Day 3 in the DR is coming to an end. It has been a great day!
We began early this morning working on projects @ Casa de Luz. The sidewalk is coming along and everyone got involved. Cement was mixed, rock was hauled, the path was dug and a sidewalk is beginning to appear.
We completed the outreach packets for the hospital. We made sandwiches and packed them with toothbrushes and toothpaste along with some personal care items. We used these to reach out to and help family members of children in the burn unit. Many of them have come a long way and have little resources. They often have no money for food and no place to stay. The small gift bag helps them but more importantly gives us and opportunity to share with them. Today we gave out over 100 bags.
While we were at the burn unit we meet a number of the children and had a chance to pray for them. The team went into the special unit in small groups and prayed with the children and learned a little of their story. It was a brief time but one that each of us will never forget.
This afternoon we went to the Dominican version of a Walmart. We went to get more school supplies for the Hatian outreach tomorrow. It was fun to try and figure out the exchange rate and all the different products.
Tonight we went to SCORE and participated in the opening night of Kosmos. It is a mission conference that takes place here every 2 years. There were 400 students and leaders from all over the US. They will do different missional outreaches during the day and gather for corporate worship each night. It was a good night of worship
Tomorrow we will continue our work at Casa de Luz and head to our first Haitian batay in the afternoon. We will take backpacks with school clothes and clothing to the children there.
I am having trouble uploading video and pictures to the blog. The internet is slow here. I hope to get something up soon.
Thanks for all your prayers. Keep them up!
We began early this morning working on projects @ Casa de Luz. The sidewalk is coming along and everyone got involved. Cement was mixed, rock was hauled, the path was dug and a sidewalk is beginning to appear.
We completed the outreach packets for the hospital. We made sandwiches and packed them with toothbrushes and toothpaste along with some personal care items. We used these to reach out to and help family members of children in the burn unit. Many of them have come a long way and have little resources. They often have no money for food and no place to stay. The small gift bag helps them but more importantly gives us and opportunity to share with them. Today we gave out over 100 bags.
While we were at the burn unit we meet a number of the children and had a chance to pray for them. The team went into the special unit in small groups and prayed with the children and learned a little of their story. It was a brief time but one that each of us will never forget.
This afternoon we went to the Dominican version of a Walmart. We went to get more school supplies for the Hatian outreach tomorrow. It was fun to try and figure out the exchange rate and all the different products.
Tonight we went to SCORE and participated in the opening night of Kosmos. It is a mission conference that takes place here every 2 years. There were 400 students and leaders from all over the US. They will do different missional outreaches during the day and gather for corporate worship each night. It was a good night of worship
Tomorrow we will continue our work at Casa de Luz and head to our first Haitian batay in the afternoon. We will take backpacks with school clothes and clothing to the children there.
I am having trouble uploading video and pictures to the blog. The internet is slow here. I hope to get something up soon.
Thanks for all your prayers. Keep them up!
Day 3 in the DR
We are about to begin day 3 in the DR. It's going to be a very busy one. Our schedule includes a morning @ Casa de Luz where we will pour the sidewalk, make sandwiches for our outreach to the burn unit @ Walter Reed Hospital and finish the backpacks for the Haitian outreach tomorrow. As always we will love on and play with the children there. After the outreach this afternoon we will be going over to SCORE for a worship time with about 400 people. I will post more on that later.
The trip to the Maternity Hospital yesterday was an experience that the team will not soon forget. We handed out gift bags to 65 new mothers. The bags had bottles, formula, wet wipes, diapers, baby clothes and some personal care items. They people were warm and open and wanted us to see their babies. Conditions there were far from good and we again realized how blessed we are in the states.
I am assuming Michael got in late last night. My last Twitter update from him said that his flight was delayed. He was to take a cab from the airport and arrive late. I have not seen him yet but I am sure he is safe and sound. We are glad he is here
Last night we went out for Pizza as a team. It was a good time. Afterward we went and visited Jackie's House. It is another orphanage located on the opposite side of Santa Domingo from Casa de Luz. It was quite a long and interesting drive. It was up in the hills. We arrived there about 8:00pm.
Jackie's house has 14 children. 3 of the children are handicapped. Jackie and her husband Hernando have run the facility for 9 years. Most of the children have been abused and abandoned by their families. I hope to share more about Jackie's House and how it is connected with Casa de Luz later
When we arrived we were met by the beautiful children there. The all had on matching shirts and were gathered outside. We quickly went in because the area was in a blackout and the generator was providing light only in a portion of the inside. When we got inside the children all introduced themselves in English. They were quite proud that they could do that. A few of them then shared their stories with us. It was quite emotional to hear their journey and how they had come to Jackie's House. As soon as I can download the video I hope to post a portion of a few of those stories.
The children sang some songs and danced for us. I can tell that other mission groups from the states had visited there because of the dances. We got to spend time individually with the kids and then they shared pictures they had made for us. Lots of hugs and love was shared. We said our goodbyes and headed for a long journey home.
The day ended with us trying to process all of the events of the day. To say we were in overload would be an understatement. I guess the greatest lesson from today was the team's reminder of how blessed we are and how we need to use those blessings to reach out to those who are less fortunate.
Video and pics should be posted today. Look for them later. Please continue to pray for us and our ministry here.
Tim
The trip to the Maternity Hospital yesterday was an experience that the team will not soon forget. We handed out gift bags to 65 new mothers. The bags had bottles, formula, wet wipes, diapers, baby clothes and some personal care items. They people were warm and open and wanted us to see their babies. Conditions there were far from good and we again realized how blessed we are in the states.
I am assuming Michael got in late last night. My last Twitter update from him said that his flight was delayed. He was to take a cab from the airport and arrive late. I have not seen him yet but I am sure he is safe and sound. We are glad he is here
Last night we went out for Pizza as a team. It was a good time. Afterward we went and visited Jackie's House. It is another orphanage located on the opposite side of Santa Domingo from Casa de Luz. It was quite a long and interesting drive. It was up in the hills. We arrived there about 8:00pm.
Jackie's house has 14 children. 3 of the children are handicapped. Jackie and her husband Hernando have run the facility for 9 years. Most of the children have been abused and abandoned by their families. I hope to share more about Jackie's House and how it is connected with Casa de Luz later
When we arrived we were met by the beautiful children there. The all had on matching shirts and were gathered outside. We quickly went in because the area was in a blackout and the generator was providing light only in a portion of the inside. When we got inside the children all introduced themselves in English. They were quite proud that they could do that. A few of them then shared their stories with us. It was quite emotional to hear their journey and how they had come to Jackie's House. As soon as I can download the video I hope to post a portion of a few of those stories.
The children sang some songs and danced for us. I can tell that other mission groups from the states had visited there because of the dances. We got to spend time individually with the kids and then they shared pictures they had made for us. Lots of hugs and love was shared. We said our goodbyes and headed for a long journey home.
The day ended with us trying to process all of the events of the day. To say we were in overload would be an understatement. I guess the greatest lesson from today was the team's reminder of how blessed we are and how we need to use those blessings to reach out to those who are less fortunate.
Video and pics should be posted today. Look for them later. Please continue to pray for us and our ministry here.
Tim
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Day 2 pt 1 - DR Project 2010
We have just completed a very busy morning. We started at 8:00 by heading to Casa de Luz. There we continued work on the new sidewalk to the meditation/prayer garden and prepared for the outreach this afternoon @ the Maternity Hospital. We, or better, Josh, began clearing a path with machetes to the corners of the property so we can lay corner posts and secure the edges of the property. We went to the hardware store and purchased rakes, shovels, a new machete (for Josh) and 20 bags of cement. After a great lunch we are now back at the hotel getting cleaned up for our visit to the hospital and another orphanage nearby.
I talked live during this morning's worship @ BridgePoint. It was great to share for a few minutes what we are doing here and hear from them during worship. Technology is great!
I hope to upload some video and pictures tonight. Look for them late or early tomorrow.
Thanks for your prayers. More this evening.
Tim
I talked live during this morning's worship @ BridgePoint. It was great to share for a few minutes what we are doing here and hear from them during worship. Technology is great!
I hope to upload some video and pictures tonight. Look for them late or early tomorrow.
Thanks for your prayers. More this evening.
Tim
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Day 1 of DR Project 2010
We arrived safely this afternoon in the Dominican Republic. There were no travel delays and the trip went smoothly. Upon arrival we made it though customs with 32 duffle bags full of everything from diapers to medicine. The only fear we had was the medicine being flagged and pulled at customs. We were bringing in quite a bit of medicine and could have easily been stopped but we sailed right through and were able to get all of it to Casa de Luz.
We went straight to Casa de Luz (the orphanage) and after eating a great lunch and touring the new folks around the facility we began to unpack the supplies. It was great to see how much we were able to bring with us. We were able to fill the shelves in the storage area and then some. We also began to prepare for the outreaches that we will do beginning tomorrow.
Some of the guys went right to work on a sidewalk we are going to build that will allow the children to go in their wheelchairs down to the meditation garden. Those who followed us last year will remember that we built the wall around the garden on our trip last June. I hope to show you pictures of a finished sidewalk by the end of the week. We also hope to begin work on the raised garden we are going to build tomorrow. Pictures of that will also follow.
We are getting ready to head back over to the orphanage after a couple of hours rest at the hotel. We will enjoy another Dominican meal and then finish preparing for our outreach at the Maternity Hospital tomorrow.
Thanks for your prayers. Please continue to pray for each team member. Pray for health, energy and that they will find the rhythm God has for them this week. Pray for our outreach to new mothers at the Maternity Hospital tomorrow. Pray for the children of Casa de Luz as we touch and love them. Pray that they will know through our touch that God loves them.
More later.
Tim
We went straight to Casa de Luz (the orphanage) and after eating a great lunch and touring the new folks around the facility we began to unpack the supplies. It was great to see how much we were able to bring with us. We were able to fill the shelves in the storage area and then some. We also began to prepare for the outreaches that we will do beginning tomorrow.
Some of the guys went right to work on a sidewalk we are going to build that will allow the children to go in their wheelchairs down to the meditation garden. Those who followed us last year will remember that we built the wall around the garden on our trip last June. I hope to show you pictures of a finished sidewalk by the end of the week. We also hope to begin work on the raised garden we are going to build tomorrow. Pictures of that will also follow.
We are getting ready to head back over to the orphanage after a couple of hours rest at the hotel. We will enjoy another Dominican meal and then finish preparing for our outreach at the Maternity Hospital tomorrow.
Thanks for your prayers. Please continue to pray for each team member. Pray for health, energy and that they will find the rhythm God has for them this week. Pray for our outreach to new mothers at the Maternity Hospital tomorrow. Pray for the children of Casa de Luz as we touch and love them. Pray that they will know through our touch that God loves them.
More later.
Tim
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