Update from "Equipo Madera"
Hello from Team Wood (Equipo Madera)!
We are having a wonderful time so far in the Dominican Republic. The days have been very hot and very full but we are thankful for all that the Lord has done! Instead of giving you an overview of what we have done, here are some highlights from our group members:
From Jon Heggestad: I was able to finish a conversation with a friend from the Dominican that I began last year. We had started talking last year about some questions that were really holding him back in his faith, but we weren’t able to really get anywhere before I had to leave. Being able to jump back into our conversation was a huge blessing for both of us.
From Dane Hopwood: This is my first time on the mission trip and it is a different experience than being back home in many, many different ways. I have been blessed to get to know a couple different people in our English class who have a big heart to know God and study his Word. It is very exciting to witness people accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and helping people get connected with different ways in which all of us can grow closer to God.
From Stephanie Brandstatt: I have loved being able to be a part of teaching an English class that our group is holding. The people in our class have such a desire to learn more about the English language and we have a lot of fun together. It is such a great way to get to know people better by getting to spend time with them each day. We also got to go to an orphanage today and spend a couple hours playing with the most wonderful and precious children. God has been so faithful to provide opportunities for our group to spend meaningful time with many different people!
Our other three members, Hillary, Rita, and Jason will write our next post! Thank you for praying for us!
P.S. What did one wall say to the other wall? Meet you at the corner!
P.P.S. We have included the super funny Laffy Taffy joke at the top because today in our English class I thought it would be a good idea to pass out Laffy Taffy to help us learn more about English idioms. The Dominicans were thoroughly confused by the jokes and probably have never eaten taffy before as most of them ended up with it all over the front of their teeth. It did not go exactly as planned but resulted in many laughs for us later!
From Jon Heggestad: I was able to finish a conversation with a friend from the Dominican that I began last year. We had started talking last year about some questions that were really holding him back in his faith, but we weren’t able to really get anywhere before I had to leave. Being able to jump back into our conversation was a huge blessing for both of us.
From Dane Hopwood: This is my first time on the mission trip and it is a different experience than being back home in many, many different ways. I have been blessed to get to know a couple different people in our English class who have a big heart to know God and study his Word. It is very exciting to witness people accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and helping people get connected with different ways in which all of us can grow closer to God.
From Stephanie Brandstatt: I have loved being able to be a part of teaching an English class that our group is holding. The people in our class have such a desire to learn more about the English language and we have a lot of fun together. It is such a great way to get to know people better by getting to spend time with them each day. We also got to go to an orphanage today and spend a couple hours playing with the most wonderful and precious children. God has been so faithful to provide opportunities for our group to spend meaningful time with many different people!
Our other three members, Hillary, Rita, and Jason will write our next post! Thank you for praying for us!
P.S. What did one wall say to the other wall? Meet you at the corner!
P.P.S. We have included the super funny Laffy Taffy joke at the top because today in our English class I thought it would be a good idea to pass out Laffy Taffy to help us learn more about English idioms. The Dominicans were thoroughly confused by the jokes and probably have never eaten taffy before as most of them ended up with it all over the front of their teeth. It did not go exactly as planned but resulted in many laughs for us later!
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