Weekend of DR Events!

Come out and support the DR outreach this weekend! We have lots of stuff going on:

Saturday, April 17
8am-3pm
MCRC All-Purpose Room
Indoor Yard Sale
There is an unbelievable amount of stuff crammed in MCRC's all-purpose room!
Everything from baby clothes, toys, books, shoes, kitchen stuff, electronics, glassware, and much more! Also, baked goods and coffee.
Most items are cost by donation!
There is also a silent auction:
Row boat with trailer
Motor boat with trailer
Elk Antlers
1 night stay at Holiday Inn of Ludington
Proceeds go to the DR Kitchen Project!

DR Q&A Session/Informative Meeting
Sunday, April 18 12:30pm
MCRC Sanctuary
This is for the purpose of answering any questions the congregation has about anything DR related (sponsor program, trips, meetings, fund raising, culture, weather, etc)
There will be a light lunch provided. RSVP to mcrc@mcrchurch.org so we can figure out food.

Official 2010 Dominican Video!

Our most recent trip to the Dominican to Brandon Heath's "Give Me Your Eyes".

DR Q&A Session

The team has looked through the surveys the congregation filled out in church a couple weeks ago, and we see just how much interest there is for Dominican Outreach in MCRC, so we have decided to hold a Question & Answer session on Sunday, April 18, following the second service around 12:30pm in MCRC's sanctuary.
There will be a light lunch provided and we will take time to hear any questions you have and answer them! We will attempt to hit on every topic. Feel free to bring questions about the trips, meetings, sponsor child program, fundraising, etc. Come prepared! We are hoping to set a date for our next trip as a result of this session as well!
Hope to see you there!

Dominican Yard Sale

Even though we have only returned from the DR a little over a month ago, another trip is sure to be on the horizon. The DR team will be kicking off the yard saling season with one of their famous indoor yard sales on April 17 at Mason County Reformed Church.
We are currently getting word out for people to begin collecting things they would like to donate to the sale. Start that Spring Cleaning and bring all your unwanted items to us! We will gladly put them in our sale. The proceeds will go for the Dominican Kitchen Project!
You may begin bringing your items in starting Thursday, April 15.

March 21

You can all look forward to hearing from our team's recent trip at the March 21st services! There will be accounts from team members, videos, and pictures. We will also be presenting opportunities in which you will have to become a part of the team for our next trip, whether in support or in coming on the trip!
We are looking forward to sharing with you!

Missing DR

This last trip has truly blessed me. There were so many people on this trip that I would have never gotten to know otherwise, and now I feel close to many of them. I love how God brings us there to help others, yet I feel like we got more out of the trip. Our team dynamics were awesome - which believe me, this doesn't happen on every trip- we all carried traits and strengths that didn't clash, and that fit well together to do extraordinary work. I wish there were a way to keep that team in my life always, but we all have separate lives, separate jobs, separate responsibilities to tend to... The Dominican is truly a place where I feel most valuable. I think talking with the kids has always been one of my favorite points of the trips. They love you before you even look at them it seems. God will bring me back to this place in His time.

Dominican Republic Pictures

(Group Photo!)

(Another Group photo in the Tres Ojos caves)

(The Leese Family)

(A little froggy friend the girls found)

(A Dominican Sunrise.)

(Jackie's new little friend.)

(On the work site)

(Kobe Bryant? or Jeff Curtis?)

(Some on-lookers of our work)

(George with his sponsor child)

(Eleana and the Leese's sponsor girl)

(Bird eating a lizard)

(A couple of guys, hitching a ride.)

(The girls waiting in the airport)