In this photo I am giving a computer to World Vision medical laboratory in Batey 6 of the province of Barucho in the Dominican. This lab does a tremendous amount of work with health education and lab analysis. I have seen different stats that say the Dominican and Haiti are two areas where HIV is growing. We are very careful with our own health and always watchful of disease and sickness while ministering.
The laboratory was running into problems with their antiquated computer. As a body we are called to be unified. Some would say but World Vision is so large why should you buy them a computer or John they have so much more going on and you are the underdog let them take care of it. I understand those comments but that is not what we are called to. There are many things that a small person can do as opposed to a tall person. In fact the bible says we should be like the “ant” one of the smallest insects. Since the lab needed a computer and I happened to find one on a huge discount I picked it up in Santiago and brought it to aid in the fight against HIV in the batey area. In Spanish we simply say “se puede” which would translate in this case to “I can”. The lab does some wonderful work with this fight against all types of disease and the big guy will help the little guy later on I am sure. We are a unified body.
Recently, I did manage to take three days off and hit the beach in Punta Cana. This is the richest area of the island by far. The name with the likes of Trump, Clinton, and Bush all own property in this area of the DR. I on the other hand found an all inclusive, 4 star resort with a room about 25 meters from the beach for $50 a night. Of course it is off-season. I also happened to be there during the full moon oh how gorgeous it was to walk the beach at night under those starlit and moon soaked night.
I want to say a huge thanks to the Great Expectations Class for donating school supplies and uniforms for all of the kids in Hoya de Bartola known as the Hole. It is a requirement for kids to have uniforms before attending school. Most of the kids in the Hole cannot afford those uniforms or even school supplies. They also aided the only two students attending the university who are from the Hole. These two young ladies are the only two in the hole who are bettering themselves. These girls were both involved in the GO nutrition center and still attend church, in fact I saw them both in church last night there.
Ministry continues here in the DR. We will be completing a ministry retreat with all of GO (DR and Haiti) and then with the month of October full with groups. At the moment I am going to be in the states for Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years in the Dominican. I am so excited about what is coming up.
More coming up and more blogging.
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