Friday, February 13, 2009

Experiencing the DR

Today we met with an old friend Antonio in Santo Domingo and he shared his testimony with us. We will be working with him and his church this Wednesday. We have truly been blown away by the passion with which Dominican believers live their lives EVERYDAY. We headed up through the beautiful, green mountains of the Dominican on our way to our new destination San Fransisco. We will be here for several days with Pastor Gabriel, who many of you know as well. We will have the privilege of working with the church here in a multitude of ways. We also got to be a part of Dominican TV. It was truly an experience. Thank you so much for your continued prayers and comments. We are blessed by your encouraging words. Until tomorrow. Here are a couple of pictures . Many more great moments to come.....












31 comments:

Anonymous said...

We're enjoying reading the updates on what you all are doing! Pictures were great too!
Praying continually....love you!

Anonymous said...

Andre,
We're proud of you and glad to see using it the puppet.
Te amamos, Deus continue abençoando vocês.
Vera e Silvio

Anonymous said...

Auntie Susie, Uncle Josh, Ita and DR team,

We enjoy reading your messages and always look forward to hearing what is next! We pray for you each day!

Caleb and Jen

Anonymous said...

Andre and everybody,
We'are proud of you.
God bless you
Celebration Brazilian Baptist Church (CT)

Anonymous said...

So good to hear the neat opportunities God is giving you to minister where you are. Let God be the source of your strength, energy & boldness as you continue to serve & share Him there. Praise God you've been able to post daily & with pics! Looking forward to your next news. Praying for you all! Happy Valentine's Day!

Anonymous said...

Happy Valentine's Day!!! How appropriate that on the day we celebrate love in American, you are sharing God's love with the Dominican Republic. Soak up all the love that they have to give you, as you share the Creator of Love with them. Have been excited to read all about your trip and especially to see the pictures. Know that we are praying for you all. Big hello and we love you to Ben. We are proud of you!! Love, Mom & Dad

Anonymous said...

Hola Puchita Linda, I just wrote you all a nice big note, and promtly hit "delete"!!! Que boba!! Anyway, I miss you, I'm so excited for you and the Team. My prayers are constantly for you Questies and all that God has planned. What a life-time experience. Hold on to your hearts at the Orphanage. You'll want to take all the children home :) Te quiero mucho, Leti, y me quedo corta. Quidate. Muchos besitos de Lulu y Bobby. Oh, hey! Lewis & Teresita are here since yesterday. What fun!! Dios los cuide a todos!! Lu y Bobby.:)

Anonymous said...

PPY VALENTINE'S DAY, Russell! God's love is the greatest and teaches us how to love one another - and aren't we glad! I just spoke with Cy and learned about this blog. Just want to encourage you and let you we are praying for you and the team(s) as you go on behalf of lots of us who are back home supporting you in prayer. God bless and provide while you are there.

Anonymous said...

Praise God for safe arrival and for preparation. Be Bold in the Lord. Grow from each moment. Flow the blessings back
Mr Bob (hey Carmen)

Anonymous said...

Andre, how exciting to see you and your puppet traveling around the world and sharing the good news! We love you and we're praying for you!
Kula, we miss you!!! We had hot dogs at youth group last night and too many left overs!! hahaha
Luv you guys!

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear that things are going well. I know you guys are doing GREAT work for God with your ministry. We're proud of you all and you all are in our prayers.

Josh-holla at cha boy, hope you're doing well brotha

Itamar-we miss you at the WJRC

Susie-we love you

Queen - Ababa said...

Praying for you guyss!

Anonymous said...

Hey Andre,
We are so proud of you and we are excited to see that you are doing what God planned for to do. YOU NEED A TAN.. We all miss especially a certain someone. We hope that you come back with news experiences and testimonies to tell to everyone to further expand the kingdom of God.
We miss you Very Much
Celebration Baptist Church youth ministry
Bridgeport, CT

Anonymous said...

Ben, It is fantastic to hear how God is using your group. Have fun being God's ambassador, and always be ready to say yes! Say hi to Marley,Jimmy and PR for me. It's great to see your great big smile in the picture too!
Love ya! Dad

Anonymous said...

Happy Valentine's Day! We miss you, but it'll probably really hit us tomorrow when you're not there at church. Love the updates. May God bless you and all with whom you come in contact.
You can be assured that you are all PRAYED FOR!!! \o/

Anonymous said...

HI Jared and Sam!!!! It's Marie. I miss the heck outta you guys! I miss tightrope too, haha. i am so proud of you guys, and hope your having a wicked good time! =) I am praying for you. See you Saturday! Love you.
~Marie, mboss lol

Anonymous said...

Caitlyn,

I hope you are feeling well and embracing this incredible time down in the DR. May God keep you and all your fellow Questies safe.

I miss you,
Dad

Mook said...

Hope everything's going well down there- Praying for you todos ;)

Love the updates!

Monica

Unknown said...

Hi Lenny,
Pastor Debbie preached on courage today and praised God for giving you and Caitlin this incredible mission experience.
We miss you very much. You are in our prayers and your church family's prayers.
Love,Dad and Mom

Caitlin's mom will take you home Sat.

Anonymous said...

Sam looks like your doing a great job keep it up and we all miss you a ton
love ya girl
-Elyssa

Anonymous said...

Jimmy,

We know God has you in the DR for a reason. All the kids at MELC miss you but they know you're making kids smile in another place. Praying for you and love you!

Mommy and Brittany

Anonymous said...

Hey Jimbo, God bless. Just got back from Virginia, the guys missed you. The Gibbs send love and prayers. Almost missed you in the picture. We miss you and are praying for you. Can't wait to see you Saturday. Keep up the good work for the Lord. God Bless.
Love, N and A.

Nance said...

Team,
We are praying for you and your walks while in the DR. The DR is such a beautiful place and the people are the heart of that country. We pray God is touching each of you and giving you a lasting impression of how great His love is for you and the people of the DR. I look forward to your story - being told through the lens of all your cameras.
God Bless,
Nance
aka - video Nance

Anonymous said...

Ita!!!
¡Qué brutal que estás allá! Katy y yo (lol) estamos orando por ti para que Dios se glorifique inmensamente a través de ti y esos jóvenes...saluditos a Gabriel y la familia...y la iglesia...love you!

Anonymous said...

Mira that was me (Abby)..kkluvubye

Anonymous said...

Hey Carmen,

it took me a while to find the blog page, since you didn´t bother to leave it to me... thanks. i hope everything is going great and you´re loving every minute of being there. remember, our bet is still on.. and i´m already working on it.
everyone here is sooo proud of you, you should hear mama viejita tells everyone that you´re in the DR. tio oki says hi, Danielita says hi everyone send their huggs and kisses.. jijiji
i´ll be back to leave you more messages now that i know how..
love you sis

Sophia

Anonymous said...

Hi Josh!
It's Sam! How's it going in the DR? We miss you!
Love,
Sam

Anonymous said...

Hi Josh!
I hope you're having fun rapping and teaching kids about Jesus! See you Saturday!
Love,
Savannah

Anonymous said...

Hi Jimmy,
I know you are having an awesome week! We can't wait to hear all about it! The Youth Group says "Hi"!! We are praying for you!
Love,
Angela, Savannah, and Sam

Anonymous said...

Susan and DR team:
We are proud of every one of you. we are praying to God to give you successful mission trip. God bless you and be with you in every stip you do.
I Love you susan.

Hana (Mom)

The Rodrigues' said...

Hi Jared, We are so proud of you and miss you so much. Jordan and Tess say Hi...And Memere...and Aunty...Cant wait to see you Saturday. Want to see lots of pictures and loads of stories of you travels....Cant wait for you to be home but are happy you are there experiencing Gods beautiful world. We Love You...Mom and Dad