Today's Dominican Team Pictures!

Here are some pictures shared by the team today:

30 Days of Prayer for the Dominican: Relationships

Today, pray for the relationships the team will build with those they meet along the way during their time in the DR. Pray that light will be shone and that bonds will be made. Pray that God will plant seeds through the team members through the relationships and just by leading by example as they work.

DR Team Taking on Another Day!

Check out the pictures Bonnie posted today!

MCRC DR team getting the morning instructions of what they are to do for the day. Mix cement, fill holes, mix cement, fill holes, mix more cement, fill holes, eat lunch, mix cement, fill holes...

 

This morning the MCRC DR team began the day with prayers written by each team member and said over the Church site and tossed into the cornerstone hole before it was filled with concrete. Please be in prayer for this project.

 Jeff Curtis hard at work doing nothing! Nice wheelbarrow Jeff. It's going to be a very productive day, I can tell!

The most rewarding part of our day here in the Dominican Republic is working with these smiling little faces as we photograph all 683 children here at Lighthouse School for Careforce International USA. We will be printing each class picture and individual pictures for each child to take home to their families. Something they usually don't get like we have in the United States. This will be something very special for them.

 The team has returned! Looks like they worked pretty hard today!

Always feeding his face with something! Crunchy yet satisfying! 

30 Days of Praying for the Dominican: Team Unity & Relationships

One of the greatest things about these trips are the relationships, with both those on the team and those you meet along the way. (Tomorrow we'll touch on the relationships along the way.) I can't tell you how close to team members I am since being on 6 teams now! We're all a big family that have each others' backs not only during the trip, but for years after we get home.
Today, pray for the team itself. That unity will be tight and that they can all work together well with the individual gifts they bring. Pray for relationships to grow and that they can keep each other accountable and encouraged.

The Team is Hard at Work!

Got these pics via Facebook today! Check out what our fearless team is working on today:

 Gotta get in a hearty meal before a long day of work!

Dominicans digging holes for the footings.

 

The site where the church will be!

 John! Get to work!

 Cutting rebar to get the footings started!

Getting ready for the day!

Assessing the work ahead!

 Kids at the school.

The work site.

 Julie's ready for the day!

Moving in the supplies for work!

 Jeff and John bending rebar! Love the pink gloves!

More cutting of the rebar.

30 Days of Praying for the Dominican - Health & Safety

Today, pray for the team's health and safety as they begin the work projects this week. Pray that health will be maintained, or improved for some, and that God will protect their steps.
Simple as that.

30 Days of Praying for the Dominican - Open Eyes

Today, as the team sees their surroundings for the first time, or the first time this year, in daylight, pray that they have God's eyes on. The first look at the community and the area around us always made us realize why we were truly there, no matter how many times we'd seen it before. There is always something new. A different kid that hits your heart in a different way. A house you never noticed before that's barely held together. A different way of doing something. There is just always something that struck me on that first look in broad daylight. It is that thing that always made it so incredibly and brutally real to me.
So today, pray for the team that they really find the reason why God brought them there individually. Pray that there will be open hearts and light shone.