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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2023 - DAY 5![]()
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May 26
8:20 AM
Hello church, family!
It was a beautiful Thursday in the Dominican. We are so blessed to be here. Thank you for your support and encouragement of our team as we support and encourage the Kids Alive ministry.
We began the morning with construction and repairs in the sensory room to prepare it for organization. We touched up the painting to make the room look spotless.
Felicity and Christian joined the high school students in their volleyball PE class in the afternoon while Naomi and Darlene did the third teacher training to encourage the Kids Alive staff.
We went to the pharmacy in the afternoon and used our team funds to purchase essential medical supplies, including hydrogen peroxide, bandages, gauze, and basic medications for the school at Jarabacoa. Becky, our team’s pediatric nurse, provided wound care for multiple children who had infections at the school and referred them to a clinic to obtain prescribed medications. It was truly a blessing for us to be able to provide medical supplies and care for children directly.
We took the Kids Alive missionaries out to dinner and then meditated on God’s word in the evening as Brad led us through a powerful devotion.
We are looking forward to our last full day of service here tomorrow!
In His Love,
Naomi, Brad, Dilo, Brad, Becky, Felicity, Darlene, and Christian
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2023 - DAY 4![]()
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May 25
9:46 AM
Good evening from your church family in the Dominican Republic!
We began this beautiful morning by covering books for the school library and setting up equipment in a sensory room. In fact, today, we had children sample the equipment in the sensory room for the first time!
At noon, we did club with the high school students. First, we played kickball, and then Brad led the students in a devotion. Finally, we shared a snack and then headed to lunch with the high school students on their new outdoor patio.
In the afternoon, we visited the Ark, which is the residential facility of Kids Alive where they take in children from the community who have no one to take care of them and are oftentimes victims of abuse, neglect, trafficking, and more. We visited a few of the house parents, who take care of the children in homes in the Ark and raise them as part of a family.
We finished the day by visiting with a few children at the local Haitian tutoring center, where disadvantaged students come after school for a snack and extra help with schoolwork. Most importantly, they are fed with the gospel of Jesus.
Your prayers for our team are greatly appreciated. We are passionately sharing the message of Jesus and working to be an encouragement to the children, teachers, and staff around us at Kids Alive.
Thank you, TBC!
Your family in the Dominican,
Dilo, Naomi, Darlene, Glenn, Becky, Felicity, Brad, and Christian
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2023 - DAY 3![]()
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May 24
8:53 AM
Hello to our friends, family, and supporters at TBC! Our third day serving in the Dominican Republic was a blessing and encouragement to the Palo Blanco community as well as our entire team.
In the morning, we joined the children at Anija, a Kids Alive Pre-K—9th-grade school in “downtown” Jarabacoa. We joined them in a Spanish singing of “Stand up, Stand Up for Jesus”, and then the Dominican national anthem during the flag raising. Finally, we joined the children in a morning prayer before the school day.
During the day, we did another preschool workshop in which we did a story, craft, activity, and snack all centered around the Biblical story of Noah! We were blessed to interact with the children and simply have fun with them. The men painted a second coat in the sensory room and then began assembling the equipment, as shown below.
In the evening, we had a candlelit team dinner because the power was out! It created a beautiful bonding experience where we shared our challenges and highlights from the day.
We finished the night with our daily devotion on the back porch of the team home.
Again, thank you for your daily prayers for our team and for the people we are serving. We appreciate your support. We could not do this without you!
Blessings from the DR!
Dilo, Naomi, Brad, Glenn, Darlene, Christian, Becky, and Felicity
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2023 - DAY 2![]()
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Naomi, Darleen, Becky, and Felicity did a story, song, craft, and snack to tell the story of Daniel in the lion's den. A child’s lion-themed snack is pictured below! We did exercises and movement “brain breaks” with the children. Finally, we prayed over the children and the classroom with the teacher.
In the afternoon, the men continued painting the sensory room a beautiful pale blue. The women did a teacher training for preschool teachers, emphasizing classroom behavioral management techniques and sensory room equipment applications.
May 23
9:10 PM
Greetings from Jarabacoa! We woke up bright and early to serve in the Kids Alive school at Palo Blanco. After touring the pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school facilities, we divided into two groups. Christian, Dilo, Brad, and Glenn (from left to right) painted the first coat of the sensory room to prepare for our construction later in the week.
Together, after school hours, we toured a neighborhood in Palo Blanco and greeted and chatted with many of the local people.
We finished the night with a traditional Dominican dinner and then, in the evening, a shopping trip to the local fruit stand! Thank you, Bible Chapel family, for the continued prayers and support of our ministry in the Dominican. We had a wonderful, service-filled, first full day here.
Blessings from your friends in the DR,
Naomi, Glenn, Dilo, Darlene, Brad, Becky, Felicity, and Christian
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2023 - DAY 1![]()
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May 22
9:29 AM
We arrived at the Pittsburgh airport at 3:30 AM sharp ready to depart for the Dominican Republic to serve at Kids Alive ministry. We transported 16 suitcases of supplies to fully equip a sensory room, gifts for preschool teachers, and games and crafts for preschool and elementary classrooms. We landed in the DR around 2:00 PM, retrieved the bags, and headed to the ministry house at which we are staying.
After orientation and a Colombian dinner with the director of Kids Alive, we spent the evening organizing all the supplies for the preschool trainings throughout the week and the sensory room construction. Preschool educator, Darlene Slifco, who purchased and packed nearly all of the supplies, organized this effort to prepare us for our ministry throughout the week.
Thank you for your prayers and to all who supported our ministry! We are excited for a week ahead of spreading the word of Jesus to our friends.
