A Growing Team

The team is growing with every meeting we have. Many are stepping forward to take on this calling God has set before us in completing this remarkable project for the kids. There is much support for us and the project as well, as people are stepping forward to help with fund raising and getting the news around about this project.

There are still many, many fund raisers ahead as we are still doing what we can to raise the money for our team members and the products for the building project. Here are a few opportunities for you to come and support us with!

~November 8: There will be an oatmeal bar between the 9 and 11am services, and a yummy spaghetti dinner after the 11am service at Mason County Reformed Church! Give by donation for your fill!

~ November 20 & 21: Knights of Columbus art show. We will have a table set up there, selling goodies and crafts! Friday 11- 7, Saturday 9-3.

~ Apple Pie Sale: The team will be selling delicious, homemade, freezable apple pies now, until November 14. The pies cost $10 each and will be ready by November 21. Get your Thanksgiving dessert today! It'll make the whole family happy.

~Caramel Corn Sale: Looking for a great, yummy treat for your friends and family for Christmas? How about a huge canister of various flavors of caramel corn. The team is selling Christmas-themed canisters of caramel corn for $5 each. There are flavors like cranberry almond, chocolate drizzle, and toffee almond cashew. Hurry and order yours today! The sale ends November 8!

Indoor Yard Sale!

Saturday, October 17, the DR team will be holding one of their famous indoor yard sales at MCRC from 8am to 3pm! There are tons of awesome pickings, including books, clothes, appliances, toys, games and much, much more! There will be lunch served and snacks throughout the day!

If you would like to donate items to our sale, bring them by MCRC Friday (tomorrow), or call Mason County Reformed Church to arrange for them to be picked up by our team!
Proceeds will go towards the kitchen project.
Hope to see you there!!!

Dominican Meet & Eat

The team is gearing up for a Saturday of presenting Dominican culture and projects to the people of our church an community. There will be displays, photos, fellowship, food and a guest speaker, Cristian Santiago! He'll be sharing with us about projects and culture. Come on down and get to know our team, join the team, support the team, or just come down for some fun and learning about the missions that God has placed before us. There are some really great stories behind many of these projects and the people involved.
Saturday, October 3, 1-4pm @MCRC.
Cristian will be sharing around 3.
Hope to see you there!

Dominican Trip May 2009 Video

Here is a video I made from our most recent trip last May. Enjoy!
Song: Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath

Building Up for Another Adventure

As some of you may know, another trip to the Dominican Republic is being planned. We already have a solid number of individuals ready to pursue this next trip, but are still looking for more to join us in this awesome journey. We will be working more with the kitchen project and working towards getting that kitchen up and running for the next school year.
Fund raising is also a given for this trip. We have already held many events to raise money for this cause, but will be holding many more, and encourage everyone to come on out and see what we have to offer. Bring friends too!

• Harvest Festival Weekend- The DR team will be working out of the Hungry Howies booth at the Scottville Harvest Festival (September 24-26). There will be many yummy snacks and goodies offered, including pizza, chili, and our delicous grilled cheese sandwiches! Stop by for lunch and dinner!

• Indoor Yard Sale- October 17 at MCRC from 8am to 3pm. We will be seeking donations, so be setting aside things you don't want anymore to give to this cause. Bring them by church starting the Thursday (Oct 15) before the sale. Come on out to the sale to get some good stuff for sale by donation!
  

• Dominican Republic Meet & Eat: We will be holding a special event October 3 at MCRC from 1pm-4pm, for anyone interested in what we are about, and for those who have been on previous DR trips to come and see what our current project is about. There will be food, and Cristian Santiago will be speaking at 3! Come and have some fun with fellowship and food!

That's all we have coming up so far! Please keep checking back here for more updates on our progress and our team! We are cooking up more events every time we meet, so come back!

Fundraising updates!

We have decided to return to the Dominican in January of 2010, or at least try to. In order to keep supporting the project we are working at completing, we would like to extend invites to the summer fundraisers we are having:

~July 4th we will be in downtown Ludington, selling food from a booth at the art show. You should all come out and get a bite to eat while supporting a good cause. Spend your day at the art show and then head on down the street to the beach for some fireworks!

~July 11th: We will once again be having our annual church parking lot sale. We are currently taking registration forms from anyone (personal or business vendors) who would like to rend a 18 x 27' space to sell your stuff! To rent a space, the cost is $25. Or if you would like to come out on July 11th to see what kind of stuff is being sold, feel free! This is always a great summer event. There will also be lunch at this event! Pick up your registration forms and information at the missions station of Mason County Reformed Church today!

Home and Well

We're home! We're alive! We're well! We actually rolled into Ludington around 4am on Saturday morning. The end of our trip was great! We moved Pedro's bed in and we got to pass out goodies to the kids on our last day. We finished the wall around where the kitchen will be and the gate is looking good.
There will be sharing of our experiences at MCRC this Sunday at the 9 and 11am services! Come hear a great sermon from Pastor Rick and check out our trip. There will be slide shows, videos and team members sharing their experiences.
We would like to thank you all so much for keeping updated of our journey! We hope to return to the Dominican Republic very soon to keep working on that kitchen. You can stay in touch with this site to hear about more updates of our upcoming trips and fundraisers! We will be having some activities going on during the summer for you to come out and support the Dominican and our community! Please pay attention to the site to catch those dates! Also keep praying for future teams, the kitchen project and the people of the Dominican. We want to keep this God's work!