The departure date is almost here! I leave for Santo Domingo on Monday. So excited! I will be arriving a few days before the summer staff of Mission Emanuel, so I will spend the first few days in the villages, Cielo and Nazareth, making preparations along with the director. I am excited to have a few days to try to revive my Spanish and get reacquanted with the ministry before I have to act like I know what I am talking about!
Once the summer staff arrives, I will work with them to coordinate for the American teams which will begin work the following week. The first few days of preparations will be hectic, but once teams arrive, it will be fun to see the work begin! There will be construction projects, VBS, medical clinics, and visits to a leprosorium. Each week will bring different challenges, and I am really excited to see how God works each week.
I will also be working specifically with a group of Dominican high schoolers who serve as our interpreters. Many of them are not Christians, but go with us into homes and churches to interpret prayers, testimonies, and sermons. My job is simply to love on them, answer questions, walk with them through the process, and hopefully get them to think about some of the words they are translating. My biggest prayer request for this summer is for these teenagers: for my interactions with them, for the relationships we will build, for the questions they will ask and the answers I will try to give them, and for the work God will be doing in their hearts and their lives. Please pray for them and for our time together this summer. I look forward to sharing stories from my time with these teenagers, and just hope God will use me as I interact with them.
My plan is to update you all regularly with pictures, videos, stories, and prayer requests. Check back for all of those, and know I am so thankful for your prayers this summer. Thanks for your support!
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