In the Dominican Republic

Today's readings are from Jeremiah 32, 33, 34

While in the Dominican Republic (last week) I couldn't help but be amazed at the resiliency of the various Pastors and church folk I met. They do an amazing amount of work with very little. Most pastors have to work full time jobs just to make ends meet. The church buildings are meager, and I mean meager. Block walls, metal slatted windows (in some cases nothing in the window areas), and either cement floors, or their rock which is crushable and packed down as the surface. I saw the work Everyday Ministries was doing in helping 7 churches in building projects. The projects are modest - between $10K and $15K is the vast majority of the buildings.

The DR is a developing country. It's not a third world country, but it is a developing one - most of the transportation is on motorcycles. There are lots of cars, but then there are also horses that are traveled on - especially in the country.

The dominant agriculture is rice. There were rice fields everywhere in various stages from being flooded to harvest. They can grow year round.

Into this land God is doing a work in evangelization and growth in disciples. I had the privilege of joining that work for a short week, but it was a memorable week for me. Everyday Ministries is an awesome group of 5 people who work in concert with local churches in their province to make them stronger and more viable...great people...check out the web site in the side bar.

Peace

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