For the past few months all the members at El Camino Church who have a heart for the youth of this barrio (high school/ college age) have been meeting together to plan the church’s first ever Summer Youth Camp! (more…)
Kindergaten Graduations: (more…)
We just pulled into Sacramento, California Monday night and are finally with Twila, thank the Lord! The last couple days have been trying to say the least, but God is faithful. We had to pay a few hundred dollars that we were not expecting to have to pay to leave the Dominican Republic because of changes in exoneration laws for missionaries. They asked for $415 US for each of the kids and $100 US for me. We all just cried (literally) because we did not have the cash to pay the fee and it was Sunday so (more…)
A rainy day is an unforgettable experience, the smell of rain, the sound of raindrops falling on the tin-roofed houses, is a pleasant experience, but a rainy day in Maria Auxiliadora, despite everything can turn into a dangerous situation because of all the water that bathes the unpaved roads dragging with it all sorts of (more…)
As you can tell by the lack of entries on the Rodriguez blog page, I (Jennifer) really struggle with keeping it updated. I often find myself wondering what in the world I’m going to share. Most T.E.A.R.S. staff members are blogging about their areas of work & ministry with T.E.A.R.S., and I’m pretty sure it would bore everyone to death if I told you about the little numbers that I enter into a database on a daily basis. Several people have mentioned recently that I should blog my thoughts on different books that I’m reading. I am (more…)
For those of you who haven’t heard, Twila has been diagnosed with venous reflux disease which has been the underlining cause of the bleeding ulcers, leg pain and circulation problems. She will be undergoing surgical treatment on June 16th. After the operation Twila will be bed (more…)
The Ministry of Youth is currently going through some structural changes. For a while we’ve been working with the youth of this community, Maria Auxiliadora, but we felt from God that we needed to (more…)
I have never been one to watch the news or read beyond the front page of the newspaper. I make no judgment on those who do and hope no one would consider me less educated for my choice to decline on all the current facts, but (more…)
