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This is Wilson Dofe. He and his sister are some of our newest students. They live in Chichigua with their mother and two younger sisters. Wilson moved from another batey recently and hasn't had much exposure to Spanish. He really only speaks Haitian Creole but is learning Spanish at school. When he first got to Chichigua he knew absolutely nothing in Spanish. You could ask him any question and he would answer, "Wilson". He has the most beautiful smilie of white teeth. He loves to giggle and has found great friends in Marta and Regina.
Last week was the kick off for our new summer school program. With groups coming every other week throughout the summer we decided to have groups focus specifically on projects for the new school and bible camps for the local kids. However, when groups are not here we decided to hold a literacy camp. Anne [...]
Our first official group of the summer ended a couple of weeks ago. If our summer were to end right now it would be considered successful. Fortunately we will have 5 more groups come down to partner with us and see how God is working in the Dominican Republic. In just 4 short work days [...]
We had a dentist visiting from the States to check out the kids’ teeth and pull any if infected. Roughly 50 were extracted.
One such kid, Jesmarco, was none too happy about getting his teeth pulled. So they called in the cavalry…
Cavalry however, ride horses and have poor experience in the field of dentistry, so in [...]
The second school house is underway! After several weeks of digging our footings, steel has been placed and concrete poured. We will begin laying block and pour our roof in the weeks to come. It is a blessing to see and be a part of what God is doing here. In just a few short [...]
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