Today, June 26, our church celebrated its Feast of Title, the day on which we commemorated the name of our church, “Holy Sacrament.” It is like celebrating a Patron Feast or Patronal Festival of a church that bears the name of a saint, such as, St. Peter or St. Mary. Since our church is not named after a saint, the [...]
Having not been in the office for a week always mean lots to do when I return. After returning from mission in the Dominican Republic was no exception. It was back to meetings, keeping up-to-date on happenings which took place while I was away, and getting back into the groove of things. Thankfully, I was able to respond [...]
The following prayer was sent to me by my friend, Tom Ungleich, one of the missionaries to the Dominican Republic. I felt it was such a beautiful prayer that I wanted to share it. FINAL BONAO MISSION PRAYER Dear God, we thank You for the opportunity to have participated in the Church’s 2011 mission to the city [...]
It’s Saturday morning, June 18, and the hotel is a hive of activity as we prepare to leave the town of Bonao for Santo Domingo. Our Team Leader, Karen Eddy woke us up at 6:30 a.m., an hour later than usual…wow…one whole hour. Sounds like a lot but that depends on what time we went [...]
Thursday, June 16, 2011 Today, Thursday, June 16, was another busy but fulfilling day, At the clinic we only had one doctor and the dentist as Dr. Holder had to leave this morning, however we treated see 50+ patients. The young folks put on a skit at Granville dealing with the topic of “Attitude.” It was well received [...]
We began the day knowing that this was the penultimate day of our trip and the last day of missionary work. Jordan King, one of the two youngest members of the team was assigned to wake us up but I did not hear when he did. I believe I was in a deep sleep having only gone [...]
Thursday began with Bibi ringing my doorbell once again to wake me up. Since I knew what took place the previous morning, I jumped right out of bed, opened the door, and gave Bibi a broad ‘I am awake and looking at you, Bibi, smile. Then it was time to take a shower, get dress [...]
Wednesday at 5:30 a.m., the magic hour of the day: Knock, knock. “Who is it?” “It’s Bibi [Achaibar], your human alarm clock this morning.” “OK! Thank you!” Knock, knock, “Who is it?” “It’s Bibi, and I am not going to stop knocking on your door until you open the door and I can see that [...]
June 14, the fourth day of our missionary work, was a very interesting and varied day for me personally as the rest of the team continued to serve with dedication and love in their hearts and in their assigned positions on the medical and VBS teams and the painting crew. The day started at the [...]
We are delighted to hear from our counterparts in Jamaica and the following is a brief synopsis of what is happening there: Saturday, June 11: We arrived later than we normally would in past years. By the time we cleared customs and checked into our hotel, it was too late to have our usual quick visit with the girls. We [...]
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