Archive for Founders’ Blog
Dental Team
What a great blessing it was to have Dr. Jim Gosney and his wife Susan with us. They were sent here by World Medical Mission to help meet our dental needs. Dr. Jim and his wife worked hard to pull teeth and fill cavities on many of our public school teachers and families. The school [...]
The Pavillion: Pressing on
Besides getting back to stapling up heads, sowing lacerations, draining abscesses and cleaning wounds, we have been busy laying down the gravel to prepare for the pouring of the pavillion floor. As you can see there are literally tons of gravel to spread around. On Februrary 7 our good friend Greg Hardin and his family will [...]
Dorcas and Company
We started off the year with 3 new and exciting bible study classes, one of them being Dorcas and Company. The students in this class are learning how to sew by hand and machine, and learning about a woman named Dorcas and how she lived her life. Disciple-Obedience-Respect-Corazon de amor (heart of love)-Acts of charity-Senor [...]
Electricity
If you have been to visit us in the DR you are probably aware of our electrical challenges. The challenges have increased over the past year with less supply of electricity from the city, or grid. Fortunately, we have a power inverter for each building which provides back up energy supply when the grid [...]
Pizzeria
Earlier in the year we opened our pizzeria. It is quite a popular place with young people and families coming to enjoy good pizza which is nonexistant in our area. It is something the people looked forward to on the weekends. It is a great opportunity for young people to get work experience, learn about [...]
Leadership Training
One of our goals at Delcorazon is to train the younger generation to be the future Christian leaders of El Catey and the Dominican Republic. We identify those who have a desire to learn and grow and encourage them to get involved in the ministry. We create a paying job, have scheduled Bible studies [...]
Sickle Cell Children
Sickle Cell Anemia occurs when there is a defect in the structure of the red blood cell which decreases a person’s ability to carry oxygen to their tissues. As a result, children with sickle cell experience a crisis almost every 3 months, which may involve pain anywhere in the body and difficulty breathing. Here in [...]
The Pavillion
The Pavillion: a place where large groups of people can come to worship Jesus and learn about Him through medicine, education and sports. It has been part of the vision for 9 years and it is finally here, all but the concrete floor. The completion of the pavillion is one of the most significant milestones [...]
National Day of Exercise
November 7 was a national day of exercise in the Dominican Republic. Our Pavillion and our sports facilities hosted El Colegio Evangelico Dominicano, a private Christain school in Sanchez to a celebration of this national holiday. 115 students, the faculty, the pastor and parents were present in the morning for instructional activities, then in the afternoon to participate [...]
Breaking in the Pavillion
Since finishing the roof of the pavillion many people have passed by expressing interest and curosity., and some even initiative. A few weeks ago a leader from a local church came by to inform me that there was going to be a concert at our place. He even showed me the tickets that were already [...]
