What You Haven't Heard
Um, hi.
Here's the short version of this past month: witnessed the beginnings of a new movement on a university campus in San Pedro; continued to follow-up with those 200(ish) contacts from the Spring Break trips, gone to Santiago to train students on biblical support raising, successfully had 3 straight weeks of discipleship, seen the provision of God for the students raising support, filmed and edited a hilarious orientation video for Summer Project, and began to gather "how the heck to live here" information for next year's STINT team.
And, I thought March was madness.
Here's the dilemma.
I want to tell you everything.
Every. Single. Thing.
Know that I'm not really this chatty.
I'm an INFP, remember?
But, I've witnessed life-change in this city, and that is worth the mention.
So, to help your eyes (and, let's be honest, my fingers), I propose to NOT outline every minute detail of this past month's activities. (Yes, you may applaud me here.) Instead, I submit for your perusal a collage of stories, snippets really, from this past 5 weeks...
Gina, Franchesca, and Carolina, to Name a Few
These are some the girls that I have had the privilege to meet with and to share with not only how we can have a personal relationship with Jesus, but how we can have security in Christ, for as we know, "'Salvation comes from the Lord'". Although each have doubts about their faith or God, each time we talk, the Holy Spirit reminds me of specific Scripture to read with them.
Crazy as it may seem, God didn't lie when He said His Word will not return to Him empty. And crazy as it always feels, I see the sovereignty of God as I speak with so many students who emotionally or mentally or spiritually are in the quagmires of Doubt.
Because I've been there, too.
Thank you so much for your prayers as I continue to meet these students and share God's purpose for our lives--
San Pedro
The beginning of May, our team plus Prospero, National Campus Staff for the DR, went to the small town of San Pedro, located about 45 minutes outside of Santo Domingo. We were meeting with a student leader, Franchesca, from the university, who was interested in launching a Vida Estudiantil movement on her campus. Not only was she willing and ready, but her youth pastor supported her, her church pastor supported her, the leaders of her church anointed her, and then we were all sent to the TV station and were filmed describing Vida Estudiantil. Besides how grateful I was that I actually wore make-up that weekend, we are still in awe of the fact that a church is now willing to partner with the movement in this city.
What a huge answer to many prayers!
Santiago
This past weekend we went to Santiago, the second largest city in the DR, in order to recruit students at a local church to the upcoming Summer Training Camp in the hopes that they would desire to help launch a Vida Estudiantil movement on their campus. I'm not sure the last time I felt so welcomed by a community. The students took us out to eat "yaroa," a famous dish from that city. We were invited to eat lunch with a family after church yesterday, and then we had the privilege to meet, pray over and worship with one of the church's leaders, who has miraculously survived a ruptured appendix and the subsequent infection. Two things I took away from this weekend:
1. From the moment we stepped foot into the church leader's home, I had an immediate sense of the Holy Spirit and witnessed as he shared the Gospel with his nurse...from his makeshift bed...in his nightgown.
2. The opportunity to listen to a local missionary give the Sunday's message on the importance of leadership among students.
My Birthday
That's right. I have now lived for twenty-three years. That's two decades and some change. Our team celebrated by going to the Botanical Gardens and eating chicken-salad sandwiches. Best!
Vida a la Playa
As a way to say thank-you to the students for their leadership, service and dedication this semester, Leyla, Prospero, and our team invited them to a day at the beach--to renew, refresh and recollect what is Vida Estudiantil and why is the Great Commission needed in our universities.
Summer Project 2013
Last night, we welcomed 25 CRU university students and staff (Summer Project) to Santo Domingo, who came to help grow the movement and reach students at UASD for Christ. Below is a video our team made to help orient them to the city and culture. I'll be sure to keep you posted on how God uses these students to further His kingdom--
xoxo,
kme
Here's the short version of this past month: witnessed the beginnings of a new movement on a university campus in San Pedro; continued to follow-up with those 200(ish) contacts from the Spring Break trips, gone to Santiago to train students on biblical support raising, successfully had 3 straight weeks of discipleship, seen the provision of God for the students raising support, filmed and edited a hilarious orientation video for Summer Project, and began to gather "how the heck to live here" information for next year's STINT team.
And, I thought March was madness.
Here's the dilemma.
I want to tell you everything.
Every. Single. Thing.
Know that I'm not really this chatty.
I'm an INFP, remember?
But, I've witnessed life-change in this city, and that is worth the mention.
So, to help your eyes (and, let's be honest, my fingers), I propose to NOT outline every minute detail of this past month's activities. (Yes, you may applaud me here.) Instead, I submit for your perusal a collage of stories, snippets really, from this past 5 weeks...
Gina, Franchesca, and Carolina, to Name a Few
These are some the girls that I have had the privilege to meet with and to share with not only how we can have a personal relationship with Jesus, but how we can have security in Christ, for as we know, "'Salvation comes from the Lord'". Although each have doubts about their faith or God, each time we talk, the Holy Spirit reminds me of specific Scripture to read with them.
Crazy as it may seem, God didn't lie when He said His Word will not return to Him empty. And crazy as it always feels, I see the sovereignty of God as I speak with so many students who emotionally or mentally or spiritually are in the quagmires of Doubt.
Because I've been there, too.
Thank you so much for your prayers as I continue to meet these students and share God's purpose for our lives--
"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39
San Pedro
The beginning of May, our team plus Prospero, National Campus Staff for the DR, went to the small town of San Pedro, located about 45 minutes outside of Santo Domingo. We were meeting with a student leader, Franchesca, from the university, who was interested in launching a Vida Estudiantil movement on her campus. Not only was she willing and ready, but her youth pastor supported her, her church pastor supported her, the leaders of her church anointed her, and then we were all sent to the TV station and were filmed describing Vida Estudiantil. Besides how grateful I was that I actually wore make-up that weekend, we are still in awe of the fact that a church is now willing to partner with the movement in this city.
What a huge answer to many prayers!
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| Franchesca, Prospero and the team at UCE. |
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| --with students from a local church eating ice cream. |
Santiago
This past weekend we went to Santiago, the second largest city in the DR, in order to recruit students at a local church to the upcoming Summer Training Camp in the hopes that they would desire to help launch a Vida Estudiantil movement on their campus. I'm not sure the last time I felt so welcomed by a community. The students took us out to eat "yaroa," a famous dish from that city. We were invited to eat lunch with a family after church yesterday, and then we had the privilege to meet, pray over and worship with one of the church's leaders, who has miraculously survived a ruptured appendix and the subsequent infection. Two things I took away from this weekend:
1. From the moment we stepped foot into the church leader's home, I had an immediate sense of the Holy Spirit and witnessed as he shared the Gospel with his nurse...from his makeshift bed...in his nightgown.
2. The opportunity to listen to a local missionary give the Sunday's message on the importance of leadership among students.
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| View of the Santiago. |
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| Berkeley and I before meeting with the church youth group. |
My Birthday
That's right. I have now lived for twenty-three years. That's two decades and some change. Our team celebrated by going to the Botanical Gardens and eating chicken-salad sandwiches. Best!
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| Enjoying the picnic and the shade. |
Vida a la Playa
As a way to say thank-you to the students for their leadership, service and dedication this semester, Leyla, Prospero, and our team invited them to a day at the beach--to renew, refresh and recollect what is Vida Estudiantil and why is the Great Commission needed in our universities.
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| Leyla speaking on the importance of the Great Commission in college. |
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written,“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” Romans 10:13-15
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| Enjoying some fun in the sun with the university student leaders. |
Summer Project 2013
Last night, we welcomed 25 CRU university students and staff (Summer Project) to Santo Domingo, who came to help grow the movement and reach students at UASD for Christ. Below is a video our team made to help orient them to the city and culture. I'll be sure to keep you posted on how God uses these students to further His kingdom--
xoxo,
kme
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