Dominican Republic Missions Trip Blog - 2011 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com dominican republic, summer missions team, short term missions team, family camp, updates, pictures, video Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:07:20 -0700 http://churchplantmedia.com/ Planes Trains and Automobiles https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/planes-trains-and-automobiles https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/planes-trains-and-automobiles#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/planes-trains-and-automobiles Today we made the 16-hour trek home. Truth be told it was more like jets, sky-trams, customs, layover, weather delays, and automobiles, but that just didn’t make for a good title! Praise God we all made it home safe and sound. We got to view a pretty fantastic storm from the plane in Miami while we waited for the lightning to stop. Other than the delay, it was pretty smooth sailing. We are so thankful for the time in the DR and for the privilege of spending the week with Vida Nueva. We are so thankful for you who have supported us through your prayers and your finances. A lot of our brothers and sisters in the DR were asking if we were going to be coming back. I can only speak for my family, but I would like to think it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when.”

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Today we made the 16-hour trek home. Truth be told it was more like jets, sky-trams, customs, layover, weather delays, and automobiles, but that just didn’t make for a good title! Praise God we all made it home safe and sound. We got to view a pretty fantastic storm from the plane in Miami while we waited for the lightning to stop. Other than the delay, it was pretty smooth sailing. We are so thankful for the time in the DR and for the privilege of spending the week with Vida Nueva. We are so thankful for you who have supported us through your prayers and your finances. A lot of our brothers and sisters in the DR were asking if we were going to be coming back. I can only speak for my family, but I would like to think it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when.”

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Back from the Mountains https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/back-from-the-mountains https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/back-from-the-mountains#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/back-from-the-mountains jarabacoa

We’re back from Jarabacoa (which was more beautiful than any of us imagined); we’re checked back into our home away from home; and we just finished a time of prayer, praising God for all He has done and all the prayers He has answered, and one thing we know… you must have been praying! Thank you so much for all of your prayers. Here are just a few of the many answers to prayer.

-We had safe and smooth travels.

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-Though it rained on the way up to the retreat, the weather was wonderful!

-The time Pastor Chris spent preaching/teaching went incredibly well. The adults had a Question&Answer time at the end of the sessions and the people were really engaged with heartfelt questions about issues they were struggling with.

-The time with kids went really well! A few older bi-lingual teens from the church helped out with translating. They were awesome! Kelly Webb was a huge encouragement when she told us she was impressed with how prepared we were. That compliment came at just the right time too!

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-The time of fellowship was sweet. Kelly was praising God for the relationships that were built between people at their church. The retreat provided an opportunity many have never had to build relationships with other people from the church. We enjoyed the fellowship too!

-Worship went really well! Gregoris, one of the song leaders at the church, helped lead the singing with us, and I’m telling you, Dominicans love to sing! It was a beautiful sound!

-Encouragement. There are many stories I could share on this one, but for now, I’ll share just one. I overheard a man talking to Pastor Chris as Pastor John translated, and he said something along these lines. “Before coming here, I was depressed, but now I am encouraged, and I’m not just encouraged, I’m encouraged in Christ and for Christ.” He said something similar to me before leaving, though I didn’t have a translator to tell me exactly what he said, I could pick up enough of what he was saying, and his expressions and the repeating refrain of “thank you so much,” communicated the blessing the Family Retreat was to him.

Proverbs 16:9 keeps coming to mind. “The heart of man plans his ways, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Now that we are on the tail-end of an amazing week it’s clearer than ever, that God has gone before us the entire way, from when we started talking with the Webbs about this trip in May of 2010, to now, looking back on a week that included a lot of what we had planned, but even more that God had in store. Thank you again for your prayers and support as a part of this team. You have played an invaluable part.

As hard as goodbyes are and as much as we hate to leave, I know we are incredibly excited about coming home so we can share with all of you what God has done, what He is doing, and about our brothers and sisters in Christ at Vida Nueva here in the Dominican Republic.

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We’re back from Jarabacoa (which was more beautiful than any of us imagined); we’re checked back into our home away from home; and we just finished a time of prayer, praising God for all He has done and all the prayers He has answered, and one thing we know… you must have been praying! Thank you so much for all of your prayers. Here are just a few of the many answers to prayer.

-We had safe and smooth travels.

groupa

-Though it rained on the way up to the retreat, the weather was wonderful!

-The time Pastor Chris spent preaching/teaching went incredibly well. The adults had a Question&Answer time at the end of the sessions and the people were really engaged with heartfelt questions about issues they were struggling with.

-The time with kids went really well! A few older bi-lingual teens from the church helped out with translating. They were awesome! Kelly Webb was a huge encouragement when she told us she was impressed with how prepared we were. That compliment came at just the right time too!

kiddos

-The time of fellowship was sweet. Kelly was praising God for the relationships that were built between people at their church. The retreat provided an opportunity many have never had to build relationships with other people from the church. We enjoyed the fellowship too!

-Worship went really well! Gregoris, one of the song leaders at the church, helped lead the singing with us, and I’m telling you, Dominicans love to sing! It was a beautiful sound!

-Encouragement. There are many stories I could share on this one, but for now, I’ll share just one. I overheard a man talking to Pastor Chris as Pastor John translated, and he said something along these lines. “Before coming here, I was depressed, but now I am encouraged, and I’m not just encouraged, I’m encouraged in Christ and for Christ.” He said something similar to me before leaving, though I didn’t have a translator to tell me exactly what he said, I could pick up enough of what he was saying, and his expressions and the repeating refrain of “thank you so much,” communicated the blessing the Family Retreat was to him.

Proverbs 16:9 keeps coming to mind. “The heart of man plans his ways, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Now that we are on the tail-end of an amazing week it’s clearer than ever, that God has gone before us the entire way, from when we started talking with the Webbs about this trip in May of 2010, to now, looking back on a week that included a lot of what we had planned, but even more that God had in store. Thank you again for your prayers and support as a part of this team. You have played an invaluable part.

As hard as goodbyes are and as much as we hate to leave, I know we are incredibly excited about coming home so we can share with all of you what God has done, what He is doing, and about our brothers and sisters in Christ at Vida Nueva here in the Dominican Republic.

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Prayer In All You Do https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/prayer-in-all-you-do https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/prayer-in-all-you-do#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/prayer-in-all-you-do We began our morning piling into the van and heading out with Edwin on a couple of visits. The first was to the small store owned by his father in the middle of Santiago. One of the things really valued by Dominicans is praying over their homes and businesses.

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It was an honor for us to spend time visiting with “Frank” (Edwin’s Dad) and seeing in his eyes a trust in the Lord and a desire to honor Him in his work while depending on Him all day long. Truly each moment of our lives is to be lived before God as an act of worship (Romans 12:1ff.); there is no distinction between the secular and the sacred. This humble and hard working believer in the middle of the bustling streets of Santiago understands this – and it became clearer to all of us again as we spent time talking, sharing and praying.

We then made a trek across town to meet with Edwin’s mother to pray at her home. Trent continued in his role as the ambassador of good will, breaking down barriers as he literally reached out to one of Edwin’s nieces.

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We enjoyed a time of prayer and fellowship and then headed off to lunch at Pollo Victorina (the Victorious Chicken). The sauce for the chicken had a balsamic vinegar kind of flavor – it was unlike anything we’ve tasted in the states and very delicious. After seeing some sights, doing a little shopping and walking the streets of Santiago with John we headed back to the hotel.

In the evening we had a meal and fellowship with Hector and his family at their new restaurant. We met some other missionaries in the area and enjoyed talking with Luis a dedicated young man who serves at Vida Nueva as a translator (among many other things).

Tomorrow morning we will check out of our hotel and go to the Webbs to make final preparations for the Family Retreat. Please pray for the following:

1. Safe and smooth travels for us and all those attending the retreat as we make our way up to Jarabacoa.

2. Wisdom for Pastor Chris as he has more material than time for the retreat sessions (surprising right? : ). He and John will talk together about this tomorrow. It is important to us that the most helpful issues are addressed with our brothers and sisters here at Vida Nueva.

3. For the Lord to speak through the retreat sessions that husbands, fathers, wives and mothers would be encouraged and challenged by Him (Eph. 1:18).

4. That the lessons for the children's sessions would be used by the Lord in the heart of every child present (Matt. 19:14). That the team would work in joyful unity as they care for the kids (Eph. 4:3-6).

5. That all of us would be transformed more and more by Him during our time together in Jarabacoa (Phil. 1:6).

Thank you for your ongoing support and prayers. Without each of you we wouldn’t be here. Without your continued prayer for us, our time here will not be effective (Col. 4:3-4). As we depend on Him and His power for doing in this work, we anticipate great things from Him for His glory (Rom. 11:33-36).

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We began our morning piling into the van and heading out with Edwin on a couple of visits. The first was to the small store owned by his father in the middle of Santiago. One of the things really valued by Dominicans is praying over their homes and businesses.

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It was an honor for us to spend time visiting with “Frank” (Edwin’s Dad) and seeing in his eyes a trust in the Lord and a desire to honor Him in his work while depending on Him all day long. Truly each moment of our lives is to be lived before God as an act of worship (Romans 12:1ff.); there is no distinction between the secular and the sacred. This humble and hard working believer in the middle of the bustling streets of Santiago understands this – and it became clearer to all of us again as we spent time talking, sharing and praying.

We then made a trek across town to meet with Edwin’s mother to pray at her home. Trent continued in his role as the ambassador of good will, breaking down barriers as he literally reached out to one of Edwin’s nieces.

wed-trent-reach-out-smallwed-trent-touch-small

We enjoyed a time of prayer and fellowship and then headed off to lunch at Pollo Victorina (the Victorious Chicken). The sauce for the chicken had a balsamic vinegar kind of flavor – it was unlike anything we’ve tasted in the states and very delicious. After seeing some sights, doing a little shopping and walking the streets of Santiago with John we headed back to the hotel.

In the evening we had a meal and fellowship with Hector and his family at their new restaurant. We met some other missionaries in the area and enjoyed talking with Luis a dedicated young man who serves at Vida Nueva as a translator (among many other things).

Tomorrow morning we will check out of our hotel and go to the Webbs to make final preparations for the Family Retreat. Please pray for the following:

1. Safe and smooth travels for us and all those attending the retreat as we make our way up to Jarabacoa.

2. Wisdom for Pastor Chris as he has more material than time for the retreat sessions (surprising right? : ). He and John will talk together about this tomorrow. It is important to us that the most helpful issues are addressed with our brothers and sisters here at Vida Nueva.

3. For the Lord to speak through the retreat sessions that husbands, fathers, wives and mothers would be encouraged and challenged by Him (Eph. 1:18).

4. That the lessons for the children's sessions would be used by the Lord in the heart of every child present (Matt. 19:14). That the team would work in joyful unity as they care for the kids (Eph. 4:3-6).

5. That all of us would be transformed more and more by Him during our time together in Jarabacoa (Phil. 1:6).

Thank you for your ongoing support and prayers. Without each of you we wouldn’t be here. Without your continued prayer for us, our time here will not be effective (Col. 4:3-4). As we depend on Him and His power for doing in this work, we anticipate great things from Him for His glory (Rom. 11:33-36).

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Off to the Mountains https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/off-to-the-mountains https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/off-to-the-mountains#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/off-to-the-mountains It was an early morning as we packed our bags, checked out of the motel, and headed to the Webbs to get ready to head to Family Retreat! We’ve been putting things together, loading the car with groceries, and making sure we’ve got everything we think we need.

 

The bus is picking us up in the next few minutes, but we wanted to get one last post off before we go! If we have internet in Jarabacoa, we’ll keep posting. If not, please keep praying for everything we’ve mentioned so far! Please pray for hearts to be soft to God’s word. Pray for ongoing fellowship and unity. Pray for clarity and understanding, and for smooth translation! Hopefully we’ll get to keep posting, but if not, please remember how incredibly important your prayers are to the work of the Lord here!!!

 

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It was an early morning as we packed our bags, checked out of the motel, and headed to the Webbs to get ready to head to Family Retreat! We’ve been putting things together, loading the car with groceries, and making sure we’ve got everything we think we need.

 

The bus is picking us up in the next few minutes, but we wanted to get one last post off before we go! If we have internet in Jarabacoa, we’ll keep posting. If not, please keep praying for everything we’ve mentioned so far! Please pray for hearts to be soft to God’s word. Pray for ongoing fellowship and unity. Pray for clarity and understanding, and for smooth translation! Hopefully we’ll get to keep posting, but if not, please remember how incredibly important your prayers are to the work of the Lord here!!!

 

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Tuesday https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/tuesday https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/tuesday#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/tuesday Today was a full day, and the Webbs were incredibly helpful in prepping us for it. We began at the Public Children’s Hospital, which they told us would break our hearts, and they were right. Jody was a little boy Chris and Sophia met at the Children’s Hospital. He was an adorable one-year-old. They gave him a coin purse with a mono (Spanish for monkey) on it...and Jody fell in love with his American visitors. They played peek-a-boo, pass the mono, and prayed for him and his mom. I didn’t get to see it (I was watching Trent), but the whole team talked about how precious it was that Jody really didn’t want them to leave! Sarah was another little girl that had an impact. She was a two-month old abandoned Haitian baby with HIV. It was heartbreaking to see. We got to tour almost the entire hospital from the cancer center to the burn ward, and though John was with us, he certainly wasn’t able to translate for all of us, and so we prayed with each child and family that we could. As we talked about the experience tonight, Pastor Chris reflected about how Jesus loves the little children…more than we ever could and even more than we can know. That is an incredible comfort when we see an overwhelming amount of pain and suffering, and suddenly prayer isn’t “the only thing we can do,” it’s the best thing we can do. 

The other thing the Webbs told us was that tonight would be one of the highlights of our trip…and I can honestly say that "they told us so!"  Our group split up and each joined one of four church families for dinner in their homes. There was a lot of amazingly delicious, authentic Dominican food. We all experienced the amazing Dominican hospitality again and learned a lot about their culture. We also learned a lot about what it’s like to be a foreigner. For some of us, there was a lot of Spanglish. For some, an opportunity to witness to unbelieving family members. One thing’s for sure, we all had an incredible time of fellowship. 

It was a full day! Pray for endurance for us, pray for the families going on the retreat, and pray for us tomorrow as we finish up the last details of putting everything together to head to Jarabacoa for the retreat! The church families are excited and so are we!

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Today was a full day, and the Webbs were incredibly helpful in prepping us for it. We began at the Public Children’s Hospital, which they told us would break our hearts, and they were right. Jody was a little boy Chris and Sophia met at the Children’s Hospital. He was an adorable one-year-old. They gave him a coin purse with a mono (Spanish for monkey) on it...and Jody fell in love with his American visitors. They played peek-a-boo, pass the mono, and prayed for him and his mom. I didn’t get to see it (I was watching Trent), but the whole team talked about how precious it was that Jody really didn’t want them to leave! Sarah was another little girl that had an impact. She was a two-month old abandoned Haitian baby with HIV. It was heartbreaking to see. We got to tour almost the entire hospital from the cancer center to the burn ward, and though John was with us, he certainly wasn’t able to translate for all of us, and so we prayed with each child and family that we could. As we talked about the experience tonight, Pastor Chris reflected about how Jesus loves the little children…more than we ever could and even more than we can know. That is an incredible comfort when we see an overwhelming amount of pain and suffering, and suddenly prayer isn’t “the only thing we can do,” it’s the best thing we can do. 

The other thing the Webbs told us was that tonight would be one of the highlights of our trip…and I can honestly say that "they told us so!"  Our group split up and each joined one of four church families for dinner in their homes. There was a lot of amazingly delicious, authentic Dominican food. We all experienced the amazing Dominican hospitality again and learned a lot about their culture. We also learned a lot about what it’s like to be a foreigner. For some of us, there was a lot of Spanglish. For some, an opportunity to witness to unbelieving family members. One thing’s for sure, we all had an incredible time of fellowship. 

It was a full day! Pray for endurance for us, pray for the families going on the retreat, and pray for us tomorrow as we finish up the last details of putting everything together to head to Jarabacoa for the retreat! The church families are excited and so are we!

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FAT Monday https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/fat-monday https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/fat-monday#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/fat-monday group-shot-at-parkFAT, it’s an acronym we knew we needed to learn as we embarked on this journey, because eventually something wasn’t going to go as planned. Flexible Adaptable Teachable. Proverbs 16:9 was the verse we memorized as a team. “The heart of man plans his ways, but the Lord establishes his steps.” That being said, it wasn’t a bad day, it was a good day! It just wasn’t all we had planned.

The orphanage was one a new member of Vida Nueva wanted to introduce us to. The girls of the orphanage were quite a bit older, so the games and gifts we had planned didn’t work out. But the great thing is a new believer and member of Vida Nueva took the initiative to get involved in ministry. Awesome. Even though it didn’t go “as planned,” John Webb said that might be a place people from his church could start to minister.

Travel. Both flights Sophia and Chris were on were delayed. Parts…crew…weather…it’s hard to tell what exactly delayed the flight, but whatever it was, they got in 2 hours and 20 minutes late. But the good news is it was a good trip, and they got here safe and sound! The other good news is, it allowed a few of us to visit a lot longer with John and Kelly than we would have.

And the last random fact of the day is that “chivo” is delicious! Chivo is goat, something Steffanie mentioned she’d like to try while eating lunch with the Webbs. So after feeding us a feast for dinner, coffee and dessert, Kelly surprised us with some freshly made “chivo” from a lady in her church. Again, the hospitality of this culture is humbling.

So praise God that the Proverbs taught us everything we needed to know about how to handle things when a plan doesn’t come together.

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group-shot-at-parkFAT, it’s an acronym we knew we needed to learn as we embarked on this journey, because eventually something wasn’t going to go as planned. Flexible Adaptable Teachable. Proverbs 16:9 was the verse we memorized as a team. “The heart of man plans his ways, but the Lord establishes his steps.” That being said, it wasn’t a bad day, it was a good day! It just wasn’t all we had planned.

The orphanage was one a new member of Vida Nueva wanted to introduce us to. The girls of the orphanage were quite a bit older, so the games and gifts we had planned didn’t work out. But the great thing is a new believer and member of Vida Nueva took the initiative to get involved in ministry. Awesome. Even though it didn’t go “as planned,” John Webb said that might be a place people from his church could start to minister.

Travel. Both flights Sophia and Chris were on were delayed. Parts…crew…weather…it’s hard to tell what exactly delayed the flight, but whatever it was, they got in 2 hours and 20 minutes late. But the good news is it was a good trip, and they got here safe and sound! The other good news is, it allowed a few of us to visit a lot longer with John and Kelly than we would have.

And the last random fact of the day is that “chivo” is delicious! Chivo is goat, something Steffanie mentioned she’d like to try while eating lunch with the Webbs. So after feeding us a feast for dinner, coffee and dessert, Kelly surprised us with some freshly made “chivo” from a lady in her church. Again, the hospitality of this culture is humbling.

So praise God that the Proverbs taught us everything we needed to know about how to handle things when a plan doesn’t come together.

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Merging https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/merging https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/merging#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/merging It was a day of merging. From the Dominican way of driving to the Spanglish (Spanish/English) we’re speaking as we try to communicate, to the members of Clayton Valley Church finally meeting our brothers and sisters in Christ at Vida Nueva, today was all about bringing two things into one.

To begin, Dominican driving is much different than the US. It’s sometimes hard to tell how many lanes there are and whether or not we’re in a lane or on “our side” of the road. There are motorcycles, cars, pedestrians and it seems to us as though “no harm, no foul” is the only rule of the road! Horns are a well-used communication device to say “coming through” or “hey watch out,” or “hey hurry up” but as far as we’ve seen, road rage doesn’t exist and merging is a constant.

Many of the people we’ve met know some English. And most of our team knows “some” Spanish. So communication has a fun process of combining what you know with what they know (hence the term “Spanglish”) and calling over a translator when you hit a wall! We’ve been so grateful for how warm, loving, and gracious everyone we’ve met has been!

And finally the Church. It is amazing to me that two people who have never met, who share “Jesus as Lord,” are instantly of one and same family, the family of God. I have seen nothing else like it, and all glory be to God for He is the One who has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sin! It was such a joy to all of us to finally meet and worship with the body of Christ at New Life. They are such a warm, vibrant community of believers, and they love Jesus their Lord and they like their music loud! We had such a great time of worshipping with them. A smaller group came back to the church later this evening for a time of sharing, prayer, fellowship and games. I think we all were mutually encouraged! Praise be to God for more answered prayers.

Tomorrow, Pastor Chris and Sophia will be arriving! Pray for them as they travel. The team here will be serving at an orphanage and spending the evening with the Webbs finalizing the details for the Family Retreat. Please continue praying for us as well as praising God with us for the ways He has answered prayers! And we pray all of the merging the week has will go as well as it did today!

 

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It was a day of merging. From the Dominican way of driving to the Spanglish (Spanish/English) we’re speaking as we try to communicate, to the members of Clayton Valley Church finally meeting our brothers and sisters in Christ at Vida Nueva, today was all about bringing two things into one.

To begin, Dominican driving is much different than the US. It’s sometimes hard to tell how many lanes there are and whether or not we’re in a lane or on “our side” of the road. There are motorcycles, cars, pedestrians and it seems to us as though “no harm, no foul” is the only rule of the road! Horns are a well-used communication device to say “coming through” or “hey watch out,” or “hey hurry up” but as far as we’ve seen, road rage doesn’t exist and merging is a constant.

Many of the people we’ve met know some English. And most of our team knows “some” Spanish. So communication has a fun process of combining what you know with what they know (hence the term “Spanglish”) and calling over a translator when you hit a wall! We’ve been so grateful for how warm, loving, and gracious everyone we’ve met has been!

And finally the Church. It is amazing to me that two people who have never met, who share “Jesus as Lord,” are instantly of one and same family, the family of God. I have seen nothing else like it, and all glory be to God for He is the One who has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sin! It was such a joy to all of us to finally meet and worship with the body of Christ at New Life. They are such a warm, vibrant community of believers, and they love Jesus their Lord and they like their music loud! We had such a great time of worshipping with them. A smaller group came back to the church later this evening for a time of sharing, prayer, fellowship and games. I think we all were mutually encouraged! Praise be to God for more answered prayers.

Tomorrow, Pastor Chris and Sophia will be arriving! Pray for them as they travel. The team here will be serving at an orphanage and spending the evening with the Webbs finalizing the details for the Family Retreat. Please continue praying for us as well as praising God with us for the ways He has answered prayers! And we pray all of the merging the week has will go as well as it did today!

 

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Charlotte's Sunday Summary https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/charlottes-sunday-summary https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/charlottes-sunday-summary#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/charlottes-sunday-summary

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Safe and Sound in the DR https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/safe-and-sound-in-the-dr https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/safe-and-sound-in-the-dr#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/safe-and-sound-in-the-dr group-clock                                      group-balcony

Steffanie Desrosiers summed up the day best as we breezed through customs. “This has been the easiest time I’ve ever had traveling on a missions trip.” Or something like that…and she was right. On-time flights, our luggage arriving the same place we did, and the beautiful sight of a brother in the Lord greeting you as you exit the airport. Today could not have gone better. Praise be to God!  We spent a little time with John, Christian (John's son), and Bob Webb (John's dad) as they drove us to our hotel and helped us check in. They even brought us dinner. The Webbs are an amazing family! We are now settled in for the night, praying for a good night of rest, and asking you to pray with us that we will be encouraged and be an encouragement to our brothers and sisters in Christ as we spend the day with them at New Life Baptist Church! Wishing you a good night and a wonderful Lord’s Day from the Dominican Republic.

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Steffanie Desrosiers summed up the day best as we breezed through customs. “This has been the easiest time I’ve ever had traveling on a missions trip.” Or something like that…and she was right. On-time flights, our luggage arriving the same place we did, and the beautiful sight of a brother in the Lord greeting you as you exit the airport. Today could not have gone better. Praise be to God!  We spent a little time with John, Christian (John's son), and Bob Webb (John's dad) as they drove us to our hotel and helped us check in. They even brought us dinner. The Webbs are an amazing family! We are now settled in for the night, praying for a good night of rest, and asking you to pray with us that we will be encouraged and be an encouragement to our brothers and sisters in Christ as we spend the day with them at New Life Baptist Church! Wishing you a good night and a wonderful Lord’s Day from the Dominican Republic.

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On Our Way https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/on-our-way https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/on-our-way#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.claytonvalleychurch.com/dominican-republic-missions-trip-blog---2011/post/on-our-way trent-and-adrian2

These posts won’t always be all about Trent…but since so many people were praying specifically for him for this part of trip, this one will be! His morning started at about 2:35am when we put him in his car seat. He normally falls back to sleep, but not this morning. He cried until I remembered we still had his favorite music in the car…Dominican Republic worship music. I’m serious. He stopped crying as soon as we turned it on, but he didn’t go back to sleep. Nope, we picked up Charlotte, Dan, and Steffanie, and he stayed awake. Drove to SFO. Stayed awake. Checked our bags. Stayed awake (which was ok, because the lady waived one of our bag fees since he was so cute). Went through security and boarded the plane. Still wide awake. As we reached our cruising altitude, he finally fell asleep and slept soundly for the next three hours. Talk about answered prayers! The rest of the flight was great. He made a lot of new friends, played peek-a-boo, and even won the vote for “America’s Best Baby” according to the lady sitting behind us. So here we are in Miami, waiting for our connecting flight. Praise God for uneventful travels, on-time flights, waived luggage fees, and Trent! We will try to post again tonight from the Dominican Republic, as long as we have internet! Sincere thanks to all who are praying for us. We are certain God is answering your prayers!

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These posts won’t always be all about Trent…but since so many people were praying specifically for him for this part of trip, this one will be! His morning started at about 2:35am when we put him in his car seat. He normally falls back to sleep, but not this morning. He cried until I remembered we still had his favorite music in the car…Dominican Republic worship music. I’m serious. He stopped crying as soon as we turned it on, but he didn’t go back to sleep. Nope, we picked up Charlotte, Dan, and Steffanie, and he stayed awake. Drove to SFO. Stayed awake. Checked our bags. Stayed awake (which was ok, because the lady waived one of our bag fees since he was so cute). Went through security and boarded the plane. Still wide awake. As we reached our cruising altitude, he finally fell asleep and slept soundly for the next three hours. Talk about answered prayers! The rest of the flight was great. He made a lot of new friends, played peek-a-boo, and even won the vote for “America’s Best Baby” according to the lady sitting behind us. So here we are in Miami, waiting for our connecting flight. Praise God for uneventful travels, on-time flights, waived luggage fees, and Trent! We will try to post again tonight from the Dominican Republic, as long as we have internet! Sincere thanks to all who are praying for us. We are certain God is answering your prayers!

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