With our time split between Santiago and Santo Domingo the week seemed to fly by. Here is a recap of the second half of our week. Wednesday was an encouraging day in Santiago. We were able to meet back up with people we met earlier in the week and help connect Christians with each
Update from Como Un Hefe!
Update from Como Un Hefe!
Monday was a very encouraging day for group 'Como Un Jefe' (like a boss)! The Lord provided so many new and old friends that we were able to spend time with. Our group was able to talk with a guy named Daniel who Mel had met last year. She and Liz were able
Update from Santo Domingo and Compassion International!
Update from Santo Domingo and Compassion International!
Today a few of us went to various places in the Dominican and God used us in many ways. The girls headed to San Pedro to meet up with the child, Adrian, that Nicole sponsors through Compassion International. They were blessed with the privilege of meeting him and his family and with seeing
Update from Santiago, Round Three (New Group)!
Update from Santiago, Round Three (New Group)!
Update from Santiago Round Three (New Group)! Greetings from Santiago! God is doing big things in this city, so our team was sent here on Monday to follow up with the believers that the first team met. We traveled from Santo Domingo to Santiago Monday morning, dropped our bags at our house, had
Update from Santiago, Round Two!
Update from Santiago, Round Two!
As we write you this update several of our members are sitting at the Newark airport waiting for their flight to Des Moines. Returning after such an amazing trip will make adjusting back to life in Iowa difficult. God blessed our time in both Santo Domingo and Santiago so much. We heard it
Hola from Santo Domingo!
Hola from Santo Domingo!
After being delayed in Newark, New Jersey due to a snow storm, we made it to the Dominican Republic around 2 a.m. on Saturday. It was a long day of airplanes and airports, but sitting around our terminal in Newark, surrounded by so many Dominicans heading home, we knew we were almost there.
Hola from Equipo Despuerto, Round Two!
Hola from Equipo Despuerto, Round Two!
Although we are all sad to be leaving the Dominican today, we have all been greatly encouraged in our faith during our time here. Before we came on the trip, Erik was praying to be able to meet up with two people that accepted Christ into their hearts last year. His prayer was
Que lo que from Los Mensejeros!
Que lo que from Los Mensejeros!
Friday was our last day on campus and we were all very tired. Even though we were physically exhausted, we spent some extra time in prayer and we left our hostel full of encouragement and God given strength. On campus we spoke to many new people about the truth of the gospel, but
Greetings from Santiago
Greetings from Santiago
Our group (Tim Rude, Duane Laugerman, Greg Baker, Colleen Bragg, Laura Brill, Kendall Schroll, and Bettina Khanthongdy) arrived in the Dominican Republic on Friday afternoon. We began our time in the city of Santo Domingo but have journeyed on a new mission trip for our church to the city of Santiago, which is
Baptisms of Dominican Believers
Baptisms of Dominican Believers
The teams witnessing the baptisms of Dominican believers in San Pedro. Pastor Tim Rude baptized Alex, a believer in Santiago.
Update from Mike and the Ikes!
Update from Mike and the Ikes!
This week has been great! It started out very encouraging when we visited the San Pedro church where we were able to see some baptisms and the growing congregation. Throughout the week we have been able to get into a lot of good conversations about Christ on the university’s campus. We have built
Hola from Equipo Despuerto!
Hola from Equipo Despuerto!
Hola from Equipo Despuerto! Monday morning our group ate breakfast together and then climbed the 7 floors up to the rooftop to have worship with the entire Iowa team. After worship, we prayed as a group and headed to the Supermercado to pick up lunch before going to campus. Once we got to
Update from Los Mensejeros
Update from Los Mensejeros
Hello from Los Mensejeros! Yesterday our group traveled to San Pedro for their church service. We had the privilege of traveling with some Dominican brothers and sisters. It was a two hour bus trip so we were able to have many encouraging conversations along the way.When we arrived we were greeted warmly. It
Hola from the Enmercíoneros
Hola from the Enmercíoneros
We call ourselves “The Enmercíoneros,” and the first two days have been fantastic! On Saturday, we all walked to the University of Santo Domingo to take a tour and to get a feel for the campus since all of us but Ernesto have not been here. It was really encouraging to meet Ernesto’s
Greetings from Los Soldados!
Greetings from Los Soldados!
We arrived here safely around 1:30pm yesterday. The trip started off with us leaving for Chicago at 9pm from Walnut Creek Church Windsor Heights on Thursday. From Chicago we flew to New Jersey, and then from there to Santo Domingo. From the start there have been a few opportunities to trust God in
Mission 2015
Mission 2015
The mission 2015 blog is starting now! This year, we will be returning to the Dominican Republic in an effort to bolster la Vid (a small church that we support) and share the love of Christ throughout the community. There will be 2 separate trips this year: March 12-22 (Collegiate) March 20-29 We
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