Ministry Corner

Meet Willie! He is a wonderful student in our community of Don Bosco. Recently he was referred to P.E.E. (Programa Educacion Especial) by his teacher because his skills in writing did not match those of his peers. Upon arrival into the program our coordinator, Dasyi, immediately recognized how we could help him. Until now Willie gripped his pencil by the eraser instead of near the point. As you can imagine this made his letter formations a little off and his writing speed incredibly slow. Thanks to your giving we were able to purchase some rubber pencil grips and Willie is now on his way! He will spend just a little while longer meeting a few hours each week with our special ed teacher to help teach him proper letter formation, but soon enough he should be up to par with his peers. Sometimes it is the easy fixes that give us all a little push!

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September is "The Month of the Bible" here in the DR.  Nationwide, activities, rallies, evangelism events, fundraisers and prayer services are held in reverence for the Scriptures and their importance in the lives of believers.  More than that, the Bible is honored as an influential writing for the direction of the country.  There is great pride in the fact that the DR has the only national flag that has the Bible at it's center - and that it is opened to John's verse that says "you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."

This week, in honor of the Bible, each one of our schools took time out of their day to walk through their communities, singing worship songs, speaking verses, and proclaiming their faith to their neighbors.  It was exciting to see such a public display of support for the Word of God.  I also found it so interesting because it once again highlighted the differences in mainstream evangelism here versus in the US.  Down here there is a very aggressive approach taken in evangelism.  Nobody is ashamed, embarrassed or bashful about getting out and sharing the message of the Gospel through movies in the streets, marches in communities, rallies in public parks, tracts handed out on street corners, widely publicized church events, and so much more.  While the methods do sometimes overlap with methods I'm more accustomed to, its the agressiveness of the delivery that often startles me.  It isn't the soft spoken, non-offending approach that we're more comfortable with.  And yet, the fruit of the Gospel is so evident and abundant.  Both the method and delivery hit the mark time and again - and time and again I am reminded that I am not  home and that home does not have the corner on the market for sharing the Goodnews.

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THANK YOU! Just look at what you ALL have done! Every month a quarter of our in country budget is used solely for ministry purposes. We have the honor of listening to the needs of the mission in the DR and responding with your gifts! We feel so incredibly grateful to have this money because it blesses so many people. Here is a taste of what your money goes to! Praise God that He has called you to give and you have answered! Thank you!

We Praise God for:
•    A generator for our clinic
•    Part of a side walk in our community called Don Bosco
•    Globes and maps for our classrooms
•    A large (8'Hx15'Lx4'D) shelving unit in our storage room in the office
•    Games and materials for our schools
•    Text books for Math, Science, and Spanish
•    A 3 tiered cake for the annual birthday party for girls in our villages turning 15 (a very important event in this country).
•    Transportation to get to the capital to buy materials
•     Supplies to keep our ministry organized

Cheers,
K&M

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P.E.E.! No we don’t all have to use the restroom. Think Spanish! Programa Educacion Especial. This is the project I was sent down here to help start and finally we have take off! I am working along side an amazing lady named Daysi who is the coordinator of this program. We also have 3 wonderful teachers in our schools and a counselor who are all apart of the P.E.E. team. This is a picture of our first Friday meeting where we gather to brainstorm ideas and learn new strategies for the classroom. I am lucky to work with such a talented group of educators.