All one in Christ

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Sunday evening we were listening to Pastor G. preach, suddenly our oldest son began to quote the text above. He had heard the Pastor mention the words Jew and Gentile, and immediately felt the need to quote and explain the meaning of Gal. 3:28. It dawned on me that children are sponges, their brains absorb everything. We need to share the gospel with them as early as possible.

(This excerpt is the second part of our Dominican trip experience.)

On our trip we were privileged to hand out Bibles and colouring books with Bible versus for the young children. (If you would like to see a samples, go to Bible Verse Coloring books.) We handed out the colouring books to some of the younger children, but soon realised that even the older children were interested. Many children there don't own a colouring book. Someone had kindly donated little packages of crayons to the mission, so we were able to attach them to each booklet. 

Rosalyn and Ray were very excited with their new colouring books

We also shared the colouring books with a local Pastor, he was going to hand them out at the next Sunday school class. Here are some of the Pastors children eagerly colouring.

Before we left, someone gave a donation towards a washing machine and dryer. New Hope was in desperate need of a proper washer and dryer to sanitize the girls' clothes. We shopped around at several appliance stores in order to find the best deal. When it comes to appliances, a good deal is hard to find, they are outrageously expensive there. We finally ended up at a store called, "Price Smart", it is equivalent to our Cost-co. As a matter of fact, they carried several items with the Kirkland brand on them. God gave us an amazing deal here, there was a washer and dryer set completely assembled and for an amazing price. The only problem was, Price Smart didn't deliver, so what to do? You call a local taxi truck and he will deliver!

The delivery truck

Fresh fruit is so tasty when ripened on the tree. I don't know if we've ever eaten so much pineapple in one week. Each day, on our way to La Vega, we bought from locals who walked with an arm full of pineapples through traffic. They would get so excited if we waved them over to buy from them, I think they did fairly well while were there! 

All the girls at New Hope received new socks. The socks all had coloured bottoms, so each girl received socks with their favourite colour on them. It was so neat to see how a few pairs of socks could make children so excited. Sophia and Joy sorted through clothes to see what would fit whom. Each girl was given a "new" outfit, they were so excited to try them on and show us. It's amazing how little items we take for granted are treasured there. 

 Sophia and Joy sorting clothes

The Girls eagerly awaiting as all the items are pulled out of the boxes

I will include a picture of the flip flops the women make and sell. They are super comfy and beautiful. You are able to order them through their Facebook account, "New Hope Girls Academy" or by emailing using the website, with the same name. 

Well, I was intending this to be the last post about our trip, but it appears I still have more pictures and stories to share. Hopefully I will have time later this week to complete another entry.