-On Monday, we met a Christian named Jeison. He came to English clubs, and yesterday he brought a friend named Camilo. We shared the gospel with his friend, and he prayed to receive Christ. Today, I had the opportunity to encourage Jeison to really build into and disciple his friend in his new relationship with Christ. Both men were able to meet Sabino and Mike today.

-On Tuesday, we met a student named Luis. After sharing the Gospel with him, he became a Christian. He spoke with Mike today at the volleyball courts. He understands the importance of this decision and that truly following Christ will require sacrifice. He is currently counting the costs. Please pray that God assures his heart that it is worth everything to follow him.

-We met a guy named Miguel a couple days ago. After explaining the gospel to him, he prayed to receive Christ and has been coming to English clubs and Bible studies. He has also been able to meet Sabino.

Please pray for these 3 men - that they would be given the strength and grace needed to say no to the world and yes to God. Pray that they would continue to come to the English clubs and Bible studies the following week. Pray that they would get connected with other Christians on campus - specifically Mike and Sabino.

These are just a few people that stand out in my mind - there have been countless conversations that have planted or watered seeds. Someone described an interaction with us as though he had found water in the middle of a dry desert. Praise God that he is using us.

If you supported any member of our team (Cole, Dayna, Lans, Melissa, Kendall, and Megan), please know that your financial contributions have allowed for much fruit in the Dominican Republic. Thank you.

To God be the glory. Dios te bendiga!

- Team Equipo

We have had an awesome couple of days seeing God work in the Dominican Republic! God has been super faithful in providing multiple opportunities to not only share the gospel, but also to encourage & build up the believers here in the Dominican Republic.

On Wednesday, we got to have lunch with some friends (AKA “the cool kids”) that we had met Tuesday. We think they are the cool kids because they are super fashionable, and super pumped about Twitter. They also gave Allison hair barrettes as gifts! Please be praying for them, as they have heard the gospel multiple times. One specific story is that one of the girls, named Nemesis, at first seemed cold to the gospel, but the next day heard the gospel from Laura and admitted that she had had a bad attitude the day before, but seemed more receptive to the gospel on Wednesday, so praise the Lord! However, this is only one of many stories of God’s faithfulness on Wednesday.

Manuela accepted Christ as her Savior on Monday and has grown so quickly! She is full of the Holy Spirit and it is so encouraging. Today we were able to grab lunch with her in the cafeteria and she shared a lot about what she has been learning. She wants to make sure that her relationship with God will continue to grow and be the most important thing in her life. Manuela talked about the need to pray, read the Bible, and stay connected with other believers in order to foster her relationship with the Lord. She is excited to receive an English Bible, which will be brought to her by the team coming down next week. She is excited to continue to learn and experience the truth that a life following Jesus is ‘worth it’.

Our bible study has been so encouraging! Today, it started raining very hard during our bible study time that we usually have outdoors so we got to move into a classroom. The rain was very loud on the tin roof so Matt and Leslie had to yell over it in order to share Truth. It was so cool to see how the students maintained their interest in what Matt was saying about the Bible. After the bible study, we had a time for worship that was incredible. Josh led a song with his guitar and the Dominican people sang in Spanish while we sang in English. It was such a beautiful picture of how God is a God of all people.

We are very excited for our big party with all of our new friends tomorrow! Please pray for that and for safe travels home tomorrow night. We’re excited to tell you all more stories in person!

We love you!
Matt, Mitch, Allison, Courtney, Leslie, and Stephanie