First update from 2013 trip

Our group is loving the Dominican Republic! We have been so thankful for God's provision and faithfulness. Even though Sam and I speak very little (basically no) Spanish, our group has been able to share the gospel with many English speakers. God is answering our prayers for soft hearts, new friends, and opportunities to eat meals with people. Lindsay, John, Elena and Tina are putting their Spanish knowledge to the test. They have been able to communicate very well with people who only speak Spanish.

We went to the beach on Saturday when we got here, and we met a sweet Christian vendor who was really encouraged by us and we were encouraged by his faith. We got to share with a 29-year-old man who knew a lot of truth but didn't want to turn away from his sin. We are praying he thinks about our conversation and considers the Lord.

The six of us ventured to the university on Sunday afternoon to tour the campus. We didn't expect to run into any students, but we met a male graduate student and two younger female students. We talked to them for over an hour, and we were all so encouraged and thankful for the conversation. Our group works together very well, we are able to tag team and help each other out. The girls spoke English and were very interested in Christianity. We hope to see all of them again this week! We also had a lot of people come to our first English class, yahoo!

"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20

We are meeting so many people who let us talk to them about the Lord. We are urging them to accept Jesus. We are pumped to see what God does the rest of the week!

From Grupo Los Perseguidos,
Jackie Wallentin, John Beyer, Sam Greeno, Elena Clark, Tina Stanley & Lindsay Wesdorf