Monday I met the FCA soccer team at the airport with a
fro-yo in my hand (the first thing I had eaten since I was bed ridden J lol). They were quiet…
yeh, that didn’t last long! Come Tuesday they were ready to get going! I was
assigned with them to translate and help the team overall. We began with a
soccer clinic in La Rinconada. The girls did great and enjoyed getting to know
the Dominican children, but it was the game in the afternoon that literally
left me standing with my mouth wide open…
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| Luci and I after hiking to a football clinic held in a village. It was MUDDDDDDY! |
We had scheduled a game with a local team from a local area
(you’ll know why I’m being careful with names in a moment). We were excited,
the other team was excited… everything seemed to be going great. That is, until
we mentioned the name of Christ. In a country where they are open to
Christianity, I was SHOCKED to be asked to leave because we shared the Gospel.
The game was cancelled and the girls were upset, but we had no choice. It just
reminded me how close we are to Christ’s return. Jesus is coming!
Throughout the week we were blessed with the opportunity to
visit Pasitos de Jesus (a girl’s home) and Josiah’s House (a boy’s home). It’s
always so special to spend time with kids who have a story to tell, a heart to
mend and sweet arms to hug J
Other highlights were soccer games in Santo Domingo and San
Cristobal, where the Gospel was preached and testimonies were given. One
particular testimony, however, had me choking back tears as I translated. On
the day that the team arrived, I was told that there were a few girls on the
team that weren’t Christians, but there was one in particular that was openly
atheist and was happy to attend devotionals and Bible studies (which were
required) but made it clear that she would not listen. We agreed not to offend
her beliefs and just let God do His thing. Day by day, God worked on Lauren’s heart. She saw the hope in girls, boys and adults who owned nothing, but had Jesus…
and through the devotionals and testimonies of other team mates that were getting
serious about the Lord, she realized that she didn’t have to be saved when she
was 3yrs old… she could start now! She shared her testimony at a game today and
said, “It’s just so cool to know that there IS Someone out there and that
Someone loves me very much!”
God is SO cool.
Rejoice with us! It is amazing to see God work on the hearts
of mission teams who came to minister and leave being ministered to. I feel
blessed to have worked with this amazing group of ladies! And to top it off, the leader (Bob) managed
to get me boxes of Reese’s Pieces that I have been missing so much!!! I am so
BLESSED!!!!!!!!
Alright, it’s 1:03am and we have camp tomorrow so I am
heading to bed… I hope I sleep well know that this little guy is close by…
Found him outside our front door when we came home tonight,
LOL! SLEEP WELL J
P.S. Say a little prayer for my Lily House girls. The 3 that
I’m discipling have a week of vacation. They’ve travelled to see their families
and this will show us if they’ve grown depending on the decisions that they
make. Pray that they will be strong! I know Satan is going to be working hard
this week!!!
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