Sharing the love of Christ by meeting the needs of His people
Evangelism is a big need in the Dominican Republic. Most Dominicans are Catholic but not practicing. Most know who Jesus is, but they do not know Him as their Lord and Savior.
There are many ways mission teams can be a part of proclaiming the Good News! Teams can attend church services in the area they are working. They can get to know the locals working with them (maybe even spend the lunch hour sharing testimonies). They can lead retreats, host camps (basketball, baseball, soccer, English, bible, etc), teach a sewing or hygiene class, hold a revival, or just pass out tracks and invitations to church. Team members can also just spend time with the locals in their area.
The joy of the children during Vacation Bible School was awesome! I will most definitely do this again!
--Kathy, Pittman Park (GA)
Attending church
church in Manzanillo retelling what learned in Sunday school
mission team singing at church worship service in Santiago
youth service in Barahona worshiping God together
experiencing God in a new place saying goodbye to isn't easy
being one body in Christ loving the Lord in unity
Bible school stories
learning a story from the bible
enjoying a story from a special guest listening intently to the story
Face painting
We interacted with the kids greatly and even though there was a language barrier, it was surpassed quickly because they welcomed us with open arms. It was amazing.
--Evan, youth Beargrass Christian Church (KY)
Games
playing duck, duck, goose playing twister
playing a game with a ball playing little league ball
playing hot potato looking for Easter eggs in the crowns we made
Arts and crafts
(Oriental Trading has wonderful ideas and good prices)
coloring pages that match our story
making bookmarks enjoying the hats they made
making crosses making the resurrection scene
Singing
gotta love songs with motions singing to God with all our heart
singing and dancing in church teaching kids songs in VBS
Just hanging out with the people
visiting a school playing with the community kids
playing baseball with the village people making news friends at the river
talking with kids playing basketball with new friends
working side by side with the locals
We would love to talk to you about bringing an evangelism team to work in the Dominican Republic! Please contact us at dominicanrepublicmissions@yahoo.com or you can call us at (912) 376-4146.