Dominican Republic increases security force in Dajabon, worsening tensions at border with Haiti January 23, 2015 5:00AM ET by Renee Lewis DAJABON, Dominican Republic —  Every Monday and Friday morning, the bi-national market town of Dajabon fills up. Thousands of Haitians cross the border into the Dominican Republic and line the streets of Dajabon with

Day #11 Transformation Dr. Cedeno is our really good friend in the DR.  He has a great heart for his community.  He’s a natural community leader.  Today Jake Bihari and I were invited by Dr. Cedeno to the dedication of the regional rehabilitation center.  The community raised all the money needed to create a rehab

Day #10 Did you ever feel that you just can’t do enough… I had one of those moments tonight as I went house to house on a ‘house inspection’ in our first community.  It started with an attempt to make sure that all the homes were being well kept.  As I wandered from home to

Day #9 Don’t judge the book by the cover! Tonight we were out interviewing families for houses. We were pulling up to a house that was a great house for the area – and they were having a wonderful birthday celebration.  From the car I had already concluded that this family clearly does not need

Day #8 A Powerful Message God Places Before Us. ...Life Blessed in Abundance Two more families moved in to the community tonight.  One was a single hard working mom who is raising her two year old child.  She makes about $200 a month as a maid in the Punta Cana resorts.  Her rent was about

Day #7 New Homes • Home Plate • Homecoming What a day!  That’s all I can say to sum up the day.  We had 55 eager missionaries all over the place doing all sorts of things.  The day began with some cultural immersion.  The group toured the Basilica, visited the crazy market, and the Mont Santa

Day #6 Three bulbs and a small Fridge!   This evening we visited several families to interview them for the new houses.  Part of the question concern both their income and their expenses.  The common response for the electric bill was 1300 pesos – about $35.  I know that my dad would be thrilled with