May all of you walk according to God´s desires. God Bless you always.
Since I am not using some of the major social networks (Facebook or Instagram), so I can use that time to work on m spiritual disciplines. I thought I ´d maybe write a post to keep y´all updated. and since it doesn´t seem like I will be using those platforms in a while (or at all), I´ll keep it short and simple.
My family is doing good, Trip to Cuba was great and it set up the pace for future mission trips, we learned that travelling with a baby might be difficult but not imposible, As a family we were deeply ministered but the Holy Spirit through this trip. Right now we are supper busy and going through some stuff that need to be done before we think on going on another longer trip. Patria´s working on her school, I am working on the missions department in my church, and training more missionaries here in San Juan.
Dominican Rising is doing good, our former students are leaving the nest, Connie felt led by the Lord to keep on working here in DR as our ministry´s IT, Mayi is getting married next month, and soon after that moving to the states, Laritza just left for a one month training before she heads to Mexico for two years where she will be serving with her church. And Horlyn is working on the paperwork in order to visit a Muslim country, where he feels called to serve for life. *Pray for Laritza´s Visa, Horlyn´s funds, Mayi´s wedding, and Connie´s work with us.  |
| Cuba Missions team |
We have realized that training individuals for missions is a difficult task unless churches see missions as imperative. - Most churches in DR do not have missions as a doable ministry, the idea is that missions or missionaries are american- We have started focusing our attention to Pastors and ministers encouraging them to adopt one of the unreached communities in San Juan. This process raises missionaries at a slower pace, but they will be raised under the training and experience through their church.
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| bible study at el Hoyo |
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| Cuban church leaders |
At our home church, I have been officially appointed as the head of the missions department, one month after I went to Cuba with my family, I went back with three more people from our church to work on the set up for a partnership between my local church here in San Juan and a Cuban church near la Havana. The trip was a blessings and we discovered many ways in which we could work together towards the expansion of the Kingdom. A team of Dominicans just met on Sunday to start talking about this mission trip. it will be happening in September, and 25 people have signed up for it. Though this is a local church doing ministry, this will mark the beginning of an era where Dominicans understand we have to give by grace what we have received, that we need to stop being consumer Christians and now start giving, becoming missionaries, and going on missions. Please pray for this project, since it is also a pilot for our encouragement to other churches to adopt a people group and actually making a commitment to work on reaching it with the Gospel.
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| Church in Cativo |
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home church youth group  |
Please pray for our family. Patria´s travelling every Monday to Santo Domingo in order to take her college classes, we stay apart three days a week, I take care of Abdiel whenever I can, but mostly Patria´s mom helps us with him. Pray that we are faithful servants, pray that we all deny ourselves take up our crosses and follow Jesus wherever he leads us. Pray that we don´t get used to our comfort zone, Pray that we are committed to seek him everyday. Pray for Promised land and Dominican rising as ministries, that everyday we are led by God, Pray for each of us as disciples and disciplemakers. Pray that we are bold to share the gospel with our words and with our lives.
Thanks for your prayers and financial support.
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| Abdiel´s sorta Birthday party |
