MOST Dominican Republic 2025

 Due to some scheduling conflicts, we were able to take our Cultural day today rather than later in the week.  Everybody appreciated the early day of rest to get a different perspective of the Dominican Republic.  And, La Chocolata made a great impression! It is a small chocolate operation originally built as a female safe business- women only- thirty years ago that was a big deal here.  Today the founders granddaughter gave us a tour that included: Breaking and eating the mucus from a chocolate pod. It was quite sweet.  How hungry do you have to be to be the first to try this?! We then roasted the dried cocoa beans, ground them into a paste and rolled into balls  Pretty straightforward process actually and we bringing the process home.  Or maybe just the product!😁 And oh yeah! Our self proclaimed avocado lover said the ones grown here are the best! God bless you all!

 From Linda: Yesterday we had so many miracles and Blessings!!! It started with a church service that was amazing and for me very special then clinic for 4 hours and we had the same amount of people we did the first day for 8 hours!! Whew 😅 we did it!! God provided everything we needed and we witnessed His grand plan! One was a gentleman who was almost entirely blind and team members and one of our translators- who is also blind!-  were able to connect him with the right people to start his path for a better life! God is great!!

 After a night of sleep that only a hard day’s work can produce, we had the privilege of worshipping with our “Faith Family” here in Santiago de Los Caballeros. And yes it was all in Spanish with very little interpretation. The sermon, the readings, the liturgy, confession, absolution, and communion were all in Spanish.   While we didn’t understand everything we certainly understood the basics of the sermon. If you haven’t had the chance to worship in a foreign language we highly recommend it! The Eyeglass session lasted just 4.5 hours today and we managed to serve the same number of people as yesterday in 7 hours.  The local Pastor was very pleased with the impact and impression we  made in the neighborhood. By word of mouth there were 50%more people today than he expected!  What a blessing to show the love of Jesus to more than 120 people.  Some of you may be wondering about the possibility of tropical storms here. Please rest assured that we are monitori...

 This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!  Our devotions performed in the bus this morning en route to our first eyeglass clinic captured so many aspects of this verse- the good when we acknowledge God and the not so good when we that this is His day.  Today was an amazing day!!! 120 people served and over 150 glasses. We started with a dress rehearsal picture above and were in full blow eye-glass mode just an hour later! What a blessing to be a blessing!  We appreciate your prayers!

 From Linda Munoz For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. 1Corinthians  14:33 Yesterday was a day to remember this verse. We were tested in many areas but God prevailed as always. Where He leads He provides always! What comfort these words are and what peace it brings to us. We don’t have to worry about all the bumps in the road Gods got it all handled. I’m excited for what the day will bring as we start the clinic today. 

  Isaiah 6:8 ….”Here am I! Send me.” This week we lost one of the founders of MOST ministries. To say she was special just doesn’t seem enough. She acted when the Holy Spirit called her and today I get to live her and her husband’s vision. Because she acted I have the honor of helping others while furthering God’s kingdom and to live for one week immersed in God’s love. Because she acted on God’s calling many will hear the gospel this week! What an honor and blessing to be a part of that!! She will be missed by many here on earth but we know because of the gospel it is not the end. Thank you Gayle Sommerfeld 🙏🏼  Team #2521

 Please pray for us and for our hosts and for the people of the Dominican Republic as we prepare to leave this coming Friday! We are so excited to be able to show God‘s love to the people of the Dominican Republic!