Pumpkinvine Baptist Church - Monday
Hola! Wow…What a day in the DR. We all got a good night’s rest before rising early this morning for some quiet time with the Lord and breakfast. We then loaded up the two vans with all of the equipment and medication needed to set up the medical clinic. We traveled to a very large sugarcane village (appx. population of 75,000) in Consquelo. This area has been hit hard with poverty due to the primary sugarcane factory closing down a few years ago. This has left literally thousands of Dominicans without employment. We teamed up with a local Dominican Pastor who has planted churches in Consquelo to reach them for Jesus Christ. We were able to share the Gospel and provide medical assistance to approximately 70 people today, including men, women and children. We are thankful to the Lord for being able to share the Good News…and to be the salt and light. We do not know how many decisions were made today…but the seeds were certainly sown. We will pray and know the Lord will give the increase.
The mission team did a great job…Levi was the ‘bouncer’ at the door directing traffic and keeping the peace, Sidney & Kara worked the triage taking blood pressures and temperatures, Abi & Catherine worked directly alongside Bob providing medical attention, and Tammy, Michael and I worked the pharmacy…wow…don’t tell everyone that the associate pastor and his wife were giving out drugs all day…ha ha!! We completed the medical clinic around 4:00 pm and then traveled a few miles to Monte Cristi, where we assisted a missionary baseball team (from FCA and Global Baseball) unload a tractor trailer full of food that was shipped in a container from a group out of West Virginia. The food will go to feed the village for about 3 months…praise God for His provision.
The weather was beautiful today…yet extremely hot…and HUMID. We are now settling down for the evening at the Score Complex…just had dinner actually. We’ll be doing a devotion together here shortly…then it’s time to turn in for the evening…we are all exhausted.
We miss all of you…please continue to pray for us…we’ll send another update tomorrow evening…ADIOS and good night!
Brad
