“For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9

I thought my heart was fully committed, but looking back on our first three months here I realize I was trying to stand with one fo

ot in the DR and one foot in the U.S. God worked amazingly through Jonathan and I and our team here last semester despite the fact that part of me was still grieving what I left behind.
  God has allowed Jonathan and me to enter more fully into this place we call “home” for this season in our lives. He has certainly “strengthened” my heart as I have become more fully committed to Him and His work here in San Juan.
  We have experienced contentment as we have trusted Him more fully.
  We are asking God to teach us more deeply what it means to be His disciple, to “deny [ourselves] and take up [our] cross and follow [Him]” Mark 8:34. I’m hopeful that he can use us in big ways as we allow the Holy Spirit to transform us to be more like Him.

We’re excited about working towards the goals our team has established:to start four home churches in the four different areas of town we are ministering in and to have eight discipleship relationships with Dominicans by May 15^th.
  Please join us in praying for these God given goals. We are excited about home churches because they would be a place where people that don’t normally go to church could come to learn about Jesus, learn how to read the Bible, worship God, and be a part of a sweet community.
 The legalism of some churches here keeps many people distanced from the church. They think being a Christian is a list of do’s and don’ts.
  It is our desire to tell people of the freedom there is in Christ and to walk alongside of them as they grow into a relationship with Him.
  The hope in establishing these churches is that they would remain long after we are gone and be led by Dominicans that we have discipled.

God has called us to be fully committed to Him for the rest of our lives and fully committed to His work here in San Juan for this year. We say “yes” to Him and look forward to continually be strengthened by Him. Thank you for enabling us to be right where God wants us.