Day 3 - Feeding a Village
We had a great day today visiting new mothers at a hospital. We took tote bags containing baby products and several of the ladies had opportunity to witness to the moms. We took pictures of the babies and moms and printed them out on our portable printers. That was a hit. The grandmothers really liked it, and soon the whole family was involved. The director called the local news station (must have been a slow news day) and they were there to interview Erica about what our mission was that day. Erica had a great opportunity to explain and present the gospel.
We stopped at a fabric shop to get some fabric to make curtains and door curtains for the little house we finished (or will finish)
This afternoon we shopped at Jumbos for the feeding of a village. We fed 78 families. Bill, Odell, and Manny--our Dominican translator--gave the gospel very clearly to the assembled adults. We took the children aside to give them crayons and coloring tracts. After we distributed the food, we organized some baseball games. Those Dominicans are something!
I thought you would like to hear from some of our group:
"God didn't bring me to the Dominican Republic to change but to change me. I am thankful that God enables us; for apart from Him, I can do nothing of value. But I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me."
Odell Shepard
"What a wonderful experience traveling through the country yesterday, seeing the beauty God has created, working with the people, sharing a meal with them. I am humbled. God is good."
Bobby Lamonds
"One thing that stands out to me is how as I endeavor to share the love of Jesus with these precious people, great love is poured back on me. To tell a lady that Jesus loves her, and I love her--to see her light up, hug me, and kiss me on the cheek is a blessing beyond description."
Pam Lamonds
"We have done so much, but the visit to the hospital this morning was a real blessing. I had several opportunities to share the gospel. Everyone was willing to allow us to pray for their babies and sick children. I was brought to tears many times when I would see how little these people have and how thankful they are for everything we do or give them."
Joann Braxton
"The other day we went to a village and had to paint a house for a man and his family. A couple of days before a different group had built part of the new house. They used to live in a little shack, and there were three people living in it. The house that they had built for them wasn't really even a house to us, but to them, it was everything. It was really something to see that they were happy with what they had, and it wasn't even really anything. We have so many things, and we don't thank God for most of it. You don't know what you have until you don't have it anymore.Thank God for what you have. Don't complain because it could be a lot worse. That is what I have learned so far."
Ashley Lowe
"God has blessed me with a family . The children at the orphanage had no family, but yet they were happy. The children in the village were very friendly; they were also very content. One boy named Jordan had small clothes that didn't fit him and had holes in them. We're really blessed."
Taylor Brunson
"It has been a wonderful week so far. God has blessed me so far being in the handicapped orphanage. I wanted to take one home with me. We went to another orphanage, and the kids were so loving. Yesterday we went to a village and painted a house and then had a service with the kids. Today it was good to see these new mothers and babies at a hospital. The babies were so cute. Thanks for praying for us."
Melissa Hohneisen
"I liked it when I played with my new friend, and I liked givng out coloring tracts."
Trevor Brunson
All for today.
Published on July 3, 2008 at 11:26 pm | Permalink | 0 Comments