Update from "Team Wombo Combo"

Team Wombo Combo reporting in for briefing:

Wow, how time flies! Half of the week is down and we barely feel like we have even touched the surface of seeing how the Lord is working in Santo Domingo. Today was another great example of God’s great power at work here in the Dominican Republic. We thank you all for your prayers.

The Lord works out crazy opportunities for us to meet up with people. Back story: when Loren was here 2 years ago, she spent basically the whole week with a girl named Jessica. We were not able to contact Jessica at all so it was up to the Lord to bring us together with her. On Monday, we went with some of our new Dominican friends to the University Cafeteria, where the meals there are ONLY 5 pesos (approximately 12cents) a meal. The place was packed. One of the girls led us to the table where we were going to sit – it was the only table with enough seats open. In a school of 180,000 students, with probably 1,000 sitting in the cafeteria, we ended up sitting right next to Jessica. This was the only day that Jessica was on campus for the whole week. Wow, God made a play!

On Tuesday, Greg, Becky, Taylor, and Loren had a picnic lunch at the Embassy (a popular park) outside the library. We had so many people that wanted to talk to us about why we’re here and had many opportunities to share the Word with them. Jess met with a girl who prayed to receive Christ as her Savior last week to go over Primeros Pasos (a discipleship book for new Christians). It was so encouraging seeing another sibling in Christ, assured of her salvation in the Lord.

We wrapped up the day back at the hostel. Tay prepared dinner for us and for some of the people we spent time with the day before. It was a great meal and a great time in fellowship. This has been an encouraging trip.

Our prayer requests:

• The Christians we’re spending time with – that they would be encouraged and spurred on
• Salvations and new disciples
• Soft hearts for the people we will meet for the rest of the week
• The fiesta on Thursday
• Travel back to the US