“The building could fall down, hopefully everyone is safe, but we can worship God in the driveway.  Our faith and desire to worship God is NOT dependent on this building.”
… I explained that Lynette and I would share their story … to tell them of this small church in the northern mountains of the Dominican Republic that serves as a beacon of hope to their community as A church and as THE Church.
…it was clear to me that [he] was prepared to complete this project, but he simply lacked the funding to make put the plan into action.

We have experienced and been shown that life here is very little like our life was in Haiti, and therefore the same is true of our ministry definition.  We clearly sense that our call here is to a season of walking alongside and of capacity building. It’s facilitating a space and the time to process for leaders to realize their truer and larger capacity of themselves, their ministries, and their communities.

Here is an up-date from three Trailblazers who are now serving as short-term volunteers in Hungary and the Dominican Republic through our STM digital ministry.

A unique opportunity to experience ministry in The Dominican Republic with Rev. Ketly & Vital Pierre.

Madeline’s mission work takes place in the severely impoverished bateyes (bah-tays) communities. Teams meet local needs by bringing supplies such as food, clothes and bedding. They also set up medical clinics; offer training in hygiene, birth control and domestic violence prevention; and lead Vacation Bible School programs. In Cuba, Madeline works with the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention and the churches in the Jiguani district in Granma.