Back home again...
What a fruitful week this has turned out to be! My trip in teh earlier part of the week was great- I was able to meet with several pastors, work out plans for future projects, dream a little bit of what could be, we got our legal papers for the house/land in Nueva Rosas, met with some of the landlords there and have begun getting them involved in helping make the well a reality, and have an itemized cost for building the well- we took a well-digger with us. Tuesday's trip out to Perdanales was a LONG day- 15 hours of mostly driving but we got a lot accomplished and enjoyed our time to visit. Wednesday Pastor Melvin and I were able to find just the kind of housing (for the volunteer team) we were looking for and very close to our work sites to boot!
I continue to be excited about our volunteer projects this summer. I ordered another water purifier today for the Cool Spring group.
I had an incredibly exciting meeting with Dr. Cornelio- I thought it wasn't going to work out but I am so glad I persisted because I am now convinced she is part of God's plan for the foundations work and our medical projects. Let me share with you some broad strokes of where I think God is leading us. We want to engage more of our medical partners in our ministry here in the DR- I am requesting 20 medical teams for next year- 10 medical/10 dental. I have been praying and searching for how we can take that ministry deeper. I am now in the process of putting together two mobile labs: one will be for the dental clinics- equipment which will allow us to do restoration work as well as cleaning and pulling teeth. The other lab will be for glaucoma and cataract screenings and we are trying to put together the equipent to bring in teams to do cataract surgery several times a year. That is a huge unmet need here in the DR. Obviously, there are details and details and more details that have to be worked out. Equipment needs to be secured, etc. BUT, I sense this is not "my project" but something that has come from God's heart so I am very confident He will make it all happen. Please join me in praying for all the issues to be worked out, for the equipment that needs to be acquired, and for the volunteers to help it all come into place.
I continue to be excited about our volunteer projects this summer. I ordered another water purifier today for the Cool Spring group.
I had an incredibly exciting meeting with Dr. Cornelio- I thought it wasn't going to work out but I am so glad I persisted because I am now convinced she is part of God's plan for the foundations work and our medical projects. Let me share with you some broad strokes of where I think God is leading us. We want to engage more of our medical partners in our ministry here in the DR- I am requesting 20 medical teams for next year- 10 medical/10 dental. I have been praying and searching for how we can take that ministry deeper. I am now in the process of putting together two mobile labs: one will be for the dental clinics- equipment which will allow us to do restoration work as well as cleaning and pulling teeth. The other lab will be for glaucoma and cataract screenings and we are trying to put together the equipent to bring in teams to do cataract surgery several times a year. That is a huge unmet need here in the DR. Obviously, there are details and details and more details that have to be worked out. Equipment needs to be secured, etc. BUT, I sense this is not "my project" but something that has come from God's heart so I am very confident He will make it all happen. Please join me in praying for all the issues to be worked out, for the equipment that needs to be acquired, and for the volunteers to help it all come into place.
