Thank you. Gracias. Mesi.

The summer is "officially" over. Many have come, many have served, great works have been done for the sake of The Kingdom.

We want to extend a million thank you's to all of the team members that so willingly came to serve the people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Thank you for pouring out your love, thank you for your smiles, thank you for the many acts of service that were shown, thank you for your sacrifices, thank you for giving to the poor, thank you for feeding the hungry, thank you for working tireless hours to help construct churches, homes and feeding centers, thank you for playing a beautiful part in God's restoration plan to His people and His creations.

feeding the children in Los Perez

Thank you for teaching the children, thank you for being solid role models, thank you for instilling the importance of disipline, hard work and dedication to these young people.

teaching the children at basketball camp

praying before a game

Thank you for praising Him, loving Him, thanking Him and serving Him alongside of our Dominican and Haitian brothers and sisters.

Thank you to those of you who gave financially to send these people to be the hands and feet of Christ this summer. Thank you to those of you who were on your knees praying. You play a big role in this Kingdom work!

Thank you to those of you who financially support the two of us. This allows us to stay here on the field doing the work that we feel called to do. Thank you for your generosity, love and prayers!

There are so many beautiful things that took place this summer......

partnerships were formed
bonds were strengthened
people were saved and baptized
training was given
churches were built
children were taught
the gospel was shared
unity among believers was evident

Thank you Jesus for the work you are doing in all of our hearts. May we seek you for direction and hear when you speak to our souls. We love you. Amen.

If you are interested in bringing a team to come and serve, please contact Audrey. This could be a group of friends, small group, sports teams, Sunday School class, etc. To coordinate your trip, you will be working with the 3 ladies below.

Vicki. Jackie. Audrey.

So blessed....

We have had about 25 teams here in the Dominican with us this summer for short-term mission trips. They have all come and gone being a blessing to the Nationals (Dominicans and Haitians) as well as being blessed themselves in unimaginable ways!
Another way that blessings have been poured out through groups this summer is to us as missionaries. This is exactly what happened last week. Let me explain.


This is River Valley, one of our supporting churches. What a blessing they are to us in so many ways. There is a small group from River Valley that has "adopted" us as missionaries. They weren't able to come on the trip, but they sent a bag down with one of the team members full of goodies. Thank you for the blessing!


One evening, we went to a dear friend's house to sing worship songs on his balcony. Kerlyn and his brother Kendrix led by singing and playing the keyboard. What a joyful sound it was! For us, this was one of the biggest blessings of the week...we were able to see Kerlyn using the gifts that God has given him for The Kingdom. Thank you River Valley for giving Kerlyn the opportnity to stretch himself and grow in his faith.


We have developed some precious relationships in the past 5 years since we have lived on the mission field. We see many of the Dominicans as "our family". It is such a sweet blessing to us when our family from the states comes to the DR and loves on our "family" from the Dominican. The picture below is a man named Felix who works on the construction team building churches and Nutrition Centers. The River Valley team surrounded him with prayer, love and encouragement this week.


It is truly such a blessing to have family here. We love our brother-in-law, Brian, and always feel encouraged by our time spent with him! We know that he prays continuously for us as we are here serving on the mission field. We feel those prayers and are grateful!


We are blessed to be a blessing to others......think about what that means. In God's covenant with Abram (Abraham) in Genesis 12, He says, "...and you will be a blessing.....and all people on earth will be blessed through you." Many times we think of the word "blessing" as us always being on the receiving end, but in God's covenant, He says that He will bless others through you. We have seen that covenant remain strong all over the island this summer. When teams are here, they truly are a blessing to us as missionaries, in turn, we are filled up and encouraged and can be a blessing to the Nationals. The Nationals are then filled up and encouraged as well, and are a blessing to the groups that come and serve. It's a beautiful cycle that happens and I have no doubt that it is pleasing to our Heavenly Father.
In all of the blessings being poured out, God is being glorified through the love that is being shown by His people.

How can you be a blessing today?

So blessed.....