This 31-day devotional by John Piper has some great things to ponder! Piper introduces the book in this thought-provoking way: (more…)

At the beginning of November, we had the pleasure of working with a medical team from Puerto Rico. This was their 3rd trip since I’ve been working with T.E.A.R.S., and they are one of my favorite groups to work with.The doctors and assistants have HUGE hearts and work hard to bless different local communities with medical care and (more…)

When I heard that we had a sick student from TEARS School that was in desperate need of O+ blood, I volunteered immediately to give her some of mine. It wasn’t until we were on our way there that I began to remember that I hate needles with a passion! I’ve never donated blood before, so this was a unique experience all around. The lady at the blood bank was fabulous, (more…)

Luis & I had the opportunity to translate for a couple of short-term mission teams that came down this summer. Luis worked with a group from Anaheim, CA, while Mia & I were in the states in July. The week after I got back, we had a group in from Utica, NY. They started their time here with a 3-day camp for youth in the barrio. This was the first ever youth camp, and it was a blast. Exhausting, of course, yet fun! (more…)

Mia & I (Jennifer) were excited to have the opportunity to go to South Carolina this summer and visit with family and friends! We spent the month of July there and had a great time just relaxing and visiting with everyone. Mia experienced her first trip to the zoo and REALLY enjoyed seeing all of the animals. (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…)

A couple of weeks ago, I (Jennifer) had the privilege of becoming a Dominican citizen (more…)

Lately God has being showing me (Luis) that he wants me to trust him more and more in more areas of my life. Whatever I’m going through is no more than (more…)

On November 12th, I had the opportunity to head out to Dajabón, DR, (more…)

For the last year or so, I have been set up to do my work for TEARS from my home. This was a great arrangement at the end of my pregnancy and when Mia was a newborn, but as Mia got older, it got harder and harder to work and keep up with her!! (more…)