- NEW POST: dominican republic [micro]blogging for 2011-03-17: And so it begins… – swapping… http://goo.gl/fb/eWbjj#
- breakfast conversation focused on what we thought impacted us the most from yesterday… pastor’s own lives transformed. #loveserves#
- just met the office staff for #loveserves amazing, beautiful, committed people making a HUGE difference across #dominicanrepublic#
- we’re driving to the north side of the island today to visit churches in the san francisco and moca provinces… http://plixi.com/p/84913480#
- san francisco province #dominicanrepublic has a muder rate higher than the national average. also high levels of drug use and trafficking. #
- just learned how coca cola switching from sugar to (high fructose) corn syrup devastated the sugar cane industry here in #dominicanrepublic#
- san francisco province in #dominicanrepublic has 13% of the nation’s domestic violence cases. also 27% of teen girls have been pregnant. #
- half of all students in san francisco province in #dominicanrepublic leave school before completing primary school. #
- driving through the city of san francisco in #dominicanrepublic about to meet with a local pastor here… http://plixi.com/p/84928094#
- pastor belcia delgado is sharing about how she got connected with #loveserves as a way to get training to develop others in her church. #
- while ministering to their community, pastor belcia didn’t wait for resources to come in, but they just worked with what they had. #goodwork#
- pastor belcia also helps the members of her church discover their gifts and where they fit in. #loveserves #dominicanrepublic #
- pastor belcia shares how their community involvement has made her a ‘mother to the community’. #loveserves #dominicanrepublic #
- now even non-church members in the community are helping pastor belcia’s projects of bulding houses #
- when pastor belcia’s church changed their vision to pour out love, they started seeing the community transform from inside-out. #loveserves#
- by living out a life of serving the community, pastor belcia has even recently seen her husband come to Christ. #loveserves#
- next stop is moca province #dominicanrepublic#
- moca province #dominicanrepublic was once very peaceful but has recently been plagued by youth gangs and drug trafficking groups #
- 66% of students in moca province #dominicanrepublic leave before completing basic education. #
- breaking for lunch, and catching up on sharing a few photos… pastor belcia… http://plixi.com/p/84955885#
- stairs into pastor belcia’s church… http://plixi.com/p/84956347#
- i bet these drums make beautiful music… #dominicanrepublichttp://plixi.com/p/84956861#
- just arrived in moca province in #dominicanrepublic about to meet with pastor doing #goodwork to transform the community. #
- moca province pastor brillonte is telling us about the three churches that he runs and working with #loveserves in the last year… #
- pastor brillonte struggled with his church being too spiritual and out of balance with social work… now trying to get that balance. #
- pastor brillonte is telling about the dangers of being isolated as a church the community and other churches. #loveserves#
- i love how they say pastor brillonte’s name… BRRREEEE (with a bit of a growl)… yonte! #dominicanrepublic#
- pastor brillonte is starting to see local gang members come into his church because of how they are caring for the people. #loveserves#
- pastor brillonte’s small groups are designed to build relationships w/ others outside the church, not to be church social clubs. #loveserves#
- arriving back in santo domingo #dominicanrepublic my head is spinning with thoughts about foriegn missions AND local ministry. #loveserves#
- Dinner with the team… mixed (pollo y res) fajitas for me… (@ Lincoln Road) http://4sq.com/gsWb72#
- In for the night and catching up on some blogging… good posts coming… (@ Dominican Fiesta Hotel Santo Domingo) http://4sq.com/f3XJRe#
For more from this trip check out the dominican republic diaries.
Dude! All this? Amazing. keep doing that #goodwork. Praying for all kinds of stuff–all good–to happen while you are there and ever after.