Dominican Republic Missions Trip 2012
We are excited to announce our 2012 Missions Trip to the Dominican Republic! WHEN: August 6th to August 11th (It’s a 6 day trip – AIRPORTS: EWR to SDQ – direct) There is an info meeting for your parents on Wednesday, Feb. 8thth after service @ 9:00pm Missions Trip Application due by Wednesday March 7th along with $150 deposit. Write the check out to “CCOB” and earmark...
Read MoreDominican Republic Missions Trip Update 2011 – Day 5
What a great way to end our trip. Today we spent the morning in the capital of Santo Domingo. We went to the straw market to do some shopping for our wonderful, benevolent, kind, beautiful families. After a while, we walked down the market street to get some pizza. Along the way we handed out Bibles and tracts. It was amazing to see the reaction! Construction workers climbed down from the...
Read MoreDominican Republic Missions Trip Update 2011 – Day 4
It is day 4! This morning we spent our time buying food for all 150 families for a sugarcane village in a supermarket called JUMBO. Each student grabbed a shopping cart and followed the person in front of them. It was interesting to see 29 people crowding up the supermarket with full carts. One leader, Cathy Edelman handed a Spanish Bible to one JUMBO employee. He received it with gladness and...
Read MoreDominican Republic Missions Trip Update 2011 – Day 3
It has been a great relaxing day for us. Sunday is the day that the missionaries take off to rest up and spend time with their families. We got the chance to go to a Dominican church service. Pastor Avi taught a great message on what it means to serve Jesus. How getting close to Jesus matters the most. After the service, we went to the beach! The water was crystal clear and refreshing. We ate...
Read MoreDominican Republic Missions Trip Update 2011 – Day 2
It is day 2 here in the beautiful Dominican Republic. Everyone is doing great! Two of the leaders began to feel sick in the morning, but through prayer God was able to heal them completely and they were able to go out in ministry today. We went to another sugarcane village this morning. This one had a lot of farm animals running around. It was interesting to see the mix of donkeys, horses, and...
Read MoreDominican Republic Missions Trip Update 2011 – Day 1
Hello from the Dominican Republic! We are praising God for all the wonderful ways He has already provided for our trip. We are very tired at the moment…most of us went to bed at midnight last night and woke up at 2:00am to drive to the airport together. The flight was a smooth 4 hours. Security was very tight in the DR regarding traveling with minors but everything worked out perfectly....
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