This will be short but not because the day was less interesting. I need to start these things earlier. Today we got to sleep later than normal and most of us took full advantage of it. Devotional and breakfast were an hour later. We kind of did things in reverse order – we went to Continue reading

Today was pretty hot. After having clouds blocking the sun most of the week, we had full sunshine today. It was hot and the work was hard – more bending and tying rebar and more mixing and pouring cement into the forms. People pay good money to work out that hard! This is the first Continue reading

Today has been a really good day. We made a lot of progress on the school today. We were able to pour concrete into the form on the top of two rooms and framed another room. Most of us had a pretty heavy coating of concrete from head to toe by day’s end. We also Continue reading

After a good breakfast (repeat of Wednesday’s menu), we gathered to pray for both our team and the one working in Bani. We then headed to the school to keep the good work going. Today’s activities including cleaning up scraps of block that have been chipped away, digging a trench to lay a water line, Continue reading

First of all, I want to say “thank you” to all those who have been praying for the team. I cannot tell you just how much they mean to us. There was a sense of God’s presence with us the whole day. As far as the day went, I guess I should start by saying Continue reading

It’s warm and humid here in the DR … familiar weather for this crew from Georgia. Our trip was uneventful, which was an answer to prayer. It’s was Kayla’s first flight, but she handled it like a trooper. I even caught her peeking out the window a time or two. John Beardon (Bearden Ministries) met Continue reading

All 14 of our Dominican Republic mission team members are together at the hotel. We’ve eaten, organized, tagged our bags, made our team assignments, and most importantly prayed. Early tomorrow morning (after what we hope is a good night’s sleep) we’ll hop on the bus for the airport to head out on Delta flight 681 Continue reading

A lot of people were tuned into the Discovery Channel on Sunday evening to watch Nik Wallenda attempt to cross the Grand Canyon on a 2-inch high wire. He traversed about a quarter of a mile 1,500 feet above the canyon floor. He did this without a net or a harness. Nik is part of Continue reading

This past Sunday we honored fathers and argued for their importance in families and the culture. In addition, we dedicated children and their parents to the Lord. This week we are in the midst of Kids Week (our version of Vacation Bible School). Is this just something to fill time or does it matter to Continue reading