Report from Dominican Republic: Day 3

Day 3 in the Dominican Republic:

• Our first day in the field was truly a blessing on several levels. As the medical team converged up on the village school, the town's people gathered with many children in tow. The dental clinic got underway which basically involved tooth pulling for tooth ache and teeth cleaning. The VBS focused on the creation today and the children learned some songs. The leaders shared the gospel with the children. After VBS, we began a hair ministry where a woman who is a beautician led a team of women in washing and braiding hair. This was a huge hit.

  While all this was going on a group of folks traveled to Pastor Ney's hometown where he showed us the land he intends to plant his coffee field on. He wants to employ local Dominicans to work and process the coffee. This is a new venture which can be a great avenue for community development to start this micro-business.

  We also walked through some very poor villages and some folks prayed with the locals. Words can't describe how grateful the people were for the medical care. God is good and we are seeing Him in the faces of the poor.

Jan Jaussen