Outreach Christian Church

We are thrilled to have Outreach here to continue their encouragement to Tim and Samira Krauss (G.O. Staff) and Wilby and Lisa Romain (Pastor/G.O. Staff). Please pray for them as they love and share Christ with the many they will be in contact with.

WEDNESDAY: Outreach started their day today with VBS's for children. This picture was taken outside of the Central Church where their dormitories are located.

THURSDAY: Today, baseball clinics began in El Guano. The team is doing an incredible job of teaching and training these young boys and being examples for Christ.

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Hayworth Wesleyan Church

They are Here! We are all really excited for this group to get here and encourage Mike and Amanda Braisted (G.O. Staff). They will also be hanging out with Gregorio Tomas who is a pastor for G.O. Ministries in the mountains. Pray as they seek to be used in mighty ways!


WEDNESDAY: Today, Hayworth started working on the homes of Eduard Gabriel and Rene Rodriguez. They began cleaning out the houses in preparation for putting concrete on the walls. They were a great source of energy out on the construction site today!

THURSDAY: Today the group worked on fraguache! It's a Spanish term which basically means "covering a block wall with concrete." This work will help to keep water from leaking into the homes. The group was covered in concrete but had a great time doing it!

FRIDAY: Hayworth worked in a place called The Hole, today. They assisted the nutrition center staff by helping pass out food to the 120 children who eat there everyday. It was great to see this young group serving in such a big way!

SATURDAY: Today, the group drove two hours to Gregorio Tomas' community. They participated in a VBS and also passed out really cool backpacks to each of the children. The backpacks were made specifically for these kids by the Hayworth children who participated in their own VBS in this summer.

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Christian Church of Clarendon Hills

Welcome Back! The group arrived safely this afternoon and will be heading south tomorrow to love and encourage their partner William Decena who is a pastor for G.O. Ministries in Batey 9 (a sugar cane village). Please Pray for this team as they witness to many the love of Christ!

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Starting Point

The group has arrived safely and got acquainted. We are so happy they are here and look forward to the lives that will be changed. Pray for them as they work with the children here through a soccer camp and children's ministry.

Today, the Starting Point group began their soccer clinics in Pontezuela. About 35 kids came from Romano's (one of the G.O. Pastors) church in downtown Santiago. They started their morning warming up and doing jogs across the field!

Today, the team fed at the nutrition center in the community of Los Perez. It was so great to see how excited all the kids were when they arrived. They finished their time there by teaching the kids "cups." Fun was had by all!

Today Starting Point wrapped up soccer camp in Pontezuela. Romano said that all of the kids have had so much fun with the group, both playing soccer and being a part of the afternoon VBS sessions. We're so glad Starting Point could be an encouragement to Romano and the people in his community.

Every afternoon, Starting Point did a VBS for the kids from Romano's new church plant. They told stories from the bible, had props to go with their skits and then did a craft to go with the story. The kids loved spending so much time with this group!

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Eastview Christian Church Youth Group

It is a great feeling to have the Youth from Eastview here to love and support their partner Indriss Ivremond a Pastor with G.O. Ministries, Inc. Both groups have arrived safely. Please pray as they are Jesus' hands and feet this week.

The Eastview Youth Group began their work in Renewing the community of Pontezuela where their partner, Indriss, pastors. Many houses will be painted this week giving encouragement to the people of this community!

Today, the team did two more VBS's in Pontezuela. They taught the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and each child got to pretend they were fire. It was a crazy time of learning God's word and having a blast!

Today, the Eastview crew began constructing an office for Indriss inside of his church. This is such a great addition to his ministry, giving him the opportunity to have a place of his own to prep sermons, counsel broken hearts and spend solitary time with God.

70 people packed onto the stairs in The Hole. Today the youth group from Eastview moved more than 1,000 rocks, by hand, to the river near the church. These rocks are used to protect the church's foundation from the river when it floods. What an awesome day of champions!

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Pathway Community Church

The group has made it safely here and will be involved in many areas of Ministry. Pray as they further God's Kingdom through Constuction, Children's Ministry and a Basketball Clinic.

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Cross Point Church

The group has arrived safely. Moises and Romano (National's with G.O.) were all smiles this morning as they shared hugs and stories as if they had been hanging with Cross Point all week. We look forward to the redeeming, renewing and restoring that will take place. We also are excited to have Jeff and Vicki Rogers (G.O. Staff) and family with us down here as well. Welcome All!

Today, Cross Point started working on construction of Rene and Luis' homes (G.O.'s construction foremen). They passed block and sand up to the roof and began tying rebar cages for roof support.

Today, Cross Point was able to go and feed the children in the nutrition center at Brisas de Ocampo. Many of the team members were in awe of how amazing it is to see the completed church and see children being fed there. What a blessing!

Today, the team held a VBS at the church in Brisas de Ocampo. A game of duck, duck, goose became a favorite among all the kids!!!

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Welcome River Valley

Welcome back to the Dominican Republic River Valley! It's nice to have them back and we're so excited about their hearts to serve. Please continue to pray for them as they work along-side of our Dominican and Haitian brothers and sisters.

Today, River Valley began working construction on Eduard Gabriel's (G.O.'s Dominican President) house. They mixed concrete and completed pouring all of the columns that will eventually support the second floor.

Today, the team fed children at the nutrition center in The Hole. It was great to see the group loving on the children and giving them the attention they so desperately need!

River Valley worked the day at the new home of Will and Audrey Partin. Will and Audrey are supported by River Valley and it was so great that the timing was perfect for River Valley to be a part of the next chapter in their lives.

The team held a field day in Hato del Yaque this afternoon. All the kids had a blast playing baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. They especially loved the balloons, jump-ropes and little games the team brought for them!

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Dorothy Sayers

The group has arrived and all are doing well. They will be participating in a basketball clinic and we know much fruit will come from them being here this week.

Today, the group worked construction in Hato del Yaque, mixing concrete, tying rebar and laboring for our block layers.

They also helped feed the children in the nutrition center in Hato del Yaque. They are being such an encouragement to this community!

Today was the first day of the basketball clinic in Los Salados! Approximately 50 girls were participating in shooting, dribbling and passing drills and they even got an individual "All Star" photo taken!

Today was day two of the clinic in Los Salados. More girls came to the morning clinic and were able to join for the day. The girls said at the end of the day that it was the most fun they have ever had playing basketball.

After spending several days doing the basketball clinic, the team did children's ministry at Los Salados today. They told the story of Zacchaeus and had a coloring page and bracelet to make with the kids!

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Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine

We are so excited about Pikeville being here and working in the southern part of the country where medicine and medical attention is highly in need. Pray for them as they work to improve a sugar cane village.

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