For Such a Time as This

Awesome Team!

 Greetings from the USA! I have been back home for a week now. The mission adventure to the Dominican Republic was truly an awesome time in the Lord.Thank you for your prayers. They were felt. Everything went remarkably well. I have so much to share but the most pressing news I have to report at the moment is that the church we helped bring about in Playa Laguna had its first service over the weekend.70 people attended! The pictures I have included are of the building as it stood before. The middle picture is during the reconstruction. The foundation and the roof were raised.The third picture does not show enough of the new building but I think it gives a good idea of the improvements.The building may be small but the implications of what this means to the town are monumental.What an honor it was for our team to have a hand in this.I got to prime and paint some too. I am in the door way of the team picture.How great it was to work together, 'for such a time as this'. Incidentally, our team flew out to the DR at the beginning of the Jewish holiday, Purim, the celebration of Esther whom God used to change the course of history for the Jews. We are proud to say that God used us to help change the course of the people of the Dominican Republic. Only God Himself knows how many black eyes we have given the Devil. We can not wait to go back and I am looking forward to attending  a service at this neighborhood church in Playa Laguna. It feels great to be used by the Lord! More details and pics to come...