DTS outreach: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

In the Dominican Republic from January 21 - February 5, 2007

Things are going great here in the Dominican Republic. We stay here until February 5th, which we will then take a bus through the mountains to Haiti. Please be praying for our team as we travel. I have good news... everyone is here with us on our team. Mandy - one of the staff members was not able to come with us to Trinidad because she did not have the finances, but she is with us now. She got here about 12 hours after we had arrived. Then Bodo was did not have her visa for the Dominican Republic (DR) in time, so she got accepted on Thursday and then she arrived here yesterday afternoon. It is so great to have all of us together again. God is so faithful!

God is doing so much in my heart as I am getting out of my comfort zone and ministering to people that I tend to be shy around, such as: prostitutes, orphans, people in a Leper colony, etc. We are ministering to many many more people. God is so amazing at the way he is using our team and also with me. I have been giving Shelby, a 14 year old girl who came with her brother and sister - because their mom is doing her DTS outreach, voice lessons for about a month or 2, and now her sister and brother want me to give them voice lessons. Then Tisha, a woman from California - who came to join us on our outreach, found out that I have been giving voice lessons and so now she wants me to give her voice lessons. Then we were singing worship songs in Spanish and English, and Shelby brought up the topic of voice lessons to a 16 year old boy - Ben... so now I might be giving him voice lessons during free time until I leave the Dominican Republic. Then just the other day, Shelby was helping her sister sing better. It is so awesome how God is using me to bless others. :o)

I thank God that I can wash my laundry in a washing machine - but I still have to hang it out to dry. I am also learning Spanish and I am beginning to develop a passion for the language. As every day goes by, I love this country more and more. I would love to come back some day and stay for longer than a a couple of weeks, but we will see what God wants. :o)

I would love to tell you stories and stories of what God has been doing, but I don't have enough time on the computer. Please keep out team in your prayers, because the enemy is always lurking around every corner - trying to trip us (not only our team - but everyone) and make us fall.