Dominican Sunday 2016

The DR Team shared a special Dominican Outreach Service on June 12, 2016.
A special recitation of the Sermon on the Mount, videos and stories from MCRC's Dominican Outreach Team.
Check it out here!

Awesome Yard Sale!

Awesome sale today! Thanks everyone for all the donations and help. We made about $1,550.00! Onword to the next fundraiser!

Cristine get the prize for the best dressed!

 And of course, in true team style we have found the best items to model for you! But since we look so awesome we think we'll just form a new praise team. =)

Thank you, everyone! Your support for DR Outreach 2017 is already making impact!

A New Season is Beginning!

We are kicking off a new season of fund raising for the DR! 
If you are interested in going on one of the next years' trips, NOW is the time to jump on! Our first fund raiser of the season is our garage sale on April 23rd!
If you want to join us, come to our team meeting on Tuesday, April 12 at 7pm at Mason County Reformed Church for more info and to get plugged in. Coming doesn't mean you have to commit! Just come for more info!
If you can't make the meeting, but want more info in joining up, email us at mcrc@mcrchurch.org and we'll hook you up!

Home and Sleepy!

Our awesome DR Team endured many delays in their flight last night from NJ to Detroit. They had finally boarded a plane around 11pm last night, which would have put them in Detroit around 1am-1:30. Talk about a long night!
 They got in around 6am this morning and are hopefully sleeping soundly!
Thanks for the prayers and keep them coming as they process the last week!

DR Team Thursday Update

 From Cristine:

Thursday Dominican update....

Started our morning with some rain but it stopped in time for us to fill the truck with buckets and head to the open walls church.  We split up into 3 teams and walked into the community with buckets, going door to door handing them out.  We took school photos to the classrooms and handed them out to the kids and then blessed the teachers with buckets. This afternoon was spent back at the old camp working on the new basketball court.  We raked and shoveled rocks and some laid bricks.  It was super hot and sunny over there.  The large team from Georgia arrived right before dinner..so there are an additional 45 more people sharing the camp with us.  Another church came tonight and we blessed them with buckets as well as the night guards from our camp as well as Felix the night guard at the old camp.  Tomorrow before we leave we will be passing out the remaining handful of buckets.  

Please keep us all in your prayers for safe travels tomorrow as we are facing a very long day and night coming back home.  See you soon!

Wednesday Updates

Here are some pics and updates from the DR team from yesterday! Thanks Cristine and Lighthouse Projects!

Surprise, the container was released from customs!!
Today we did our free day early and headed to Santo Domingo to shop at the market, tour the old city and then went to see the underwater caves called the 3 eyes.
The market is always an experience and with so many new people it was GREAT! The tour of the old city was great and we got to feed the pigeons... First time for Hailey and I. Yes, this is my 3rd trip and her 2nd.. but we have never fed the pigeons. The trip to the underwater caves was pretty neat. Lots of stairs though. But the guy that dove off the wall was pretty exciting!
We came back to camp and had a late lunch and then met the truck pulling in and unloaded the shipment. Tonight after dinner and devotions we will pass some buckets out to some families that will come here. So we are excited and looking forward to that. Tomorrow we are hopeful to get the rest of the buckets handed out in the community. We are almost done here and will head home soon!

And... the container has arrived and been unloaded.. And the first 2 buckets have been graciously given.

 

Tuesday DR Updates

Sorry this is late for "Tuesday". Here is what the team did yesterday! Thanks Cristine for the pics and update!

Dominican team Tuesday update!
Today has been a hot and busy day! We finished pouring the columns that were started yesterday and worked on painting. We finished up with some great devotional conversation and then a little baby shower for Felix Acosta Ortiz and his wife Fifi and daughter. It's gonna be a long day tomorrow.... but I won't tell you why yet... It's a surprise!!

(I hear the buckets made it out of customs, so that is what the team will be doing ALL day today!) =)

Happy Monday from the DR Team!

Post from Cristine!
Happy Monday from the Dominican team! We had a hard working day today! We shoveled rocks and sand, hauled water, and made/poured concrete at the church site in the morning. The plan was to go back in the afternoon, but we shifted plans and stayed back to head over to the old camp and mix some more concrete to help with a basketball court that they are making. It was nice for those of us that have been/stayed there to see it again and the work they have been doing and nice for those who had never been there to see the other side of the compound. It was also exciting for some because as most of us that have come before know.... that side has more tarantulas than where we now stay. So, as far as I heard there were 3 large and one baby tarantula caught/seen while doing cement. This prompted some great excitement...good and not so good!
Our team is holding together pretty good wellness wise. I was not feeling well this morning, but some rest after lunch and the Grace of God I woke up refreshed and back to myself. Hailey has quite the rosie nose and cheeks so lathering up more sunscreen tomorrow and aloe lotion tonight to try and help heal that. Our gracious hosts/translators from here, Luchy and Felix have been suffering from some upper respiratory stuff the last couple of days. So please keep them in your thoughts to heal quickly. More to come tomorrow!!