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Archive for June, 2009

El Camino Youth Camp. 2009 (VIDEO)

Composed on June 22nd, 2009 by Tracy Mullins

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…)

T.E.A.R.S. School Celebrations (video)

Composed on June 20th, 2009 by Fey

Kindergaten Graduations: (more…)

Davis Family Reunion

Composed on June 18th, 2009 by Rod & Twila Davis

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/ Un dia de lluvia

Composed on June 11th, 2009 by Fey

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…)

Adventure In Culture

Composed on June 11th, 2009 by Luis & Jennifer

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…)

Davis Family Update

Composed on June 9th, 2009 by Rod & Twila Davis

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 El Camino Church

Composed on June 9th, 2009 by Bautista Valerio

Youth Ministry

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…)

Swine Flu in the Dominican Republic

Composed on June 9th, 2009 by Joy & Vidal Reyes

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…)