The Cercadillo Project

We have been very blessed to have Rebekah Cline from St. Louis, MO working with us this semester.  This is Rebekah’s 5th trip to serve in Cercadillo.  Her first was as a college student in Spring of 2008.

Rebekah is truly an “Ayudante (Helper) Extraordinaire!”

Rebekah does many “behind the scenes” jobs to keep our various programs running well.  She is such an incredible help and encouragement to me personally that I’m already grieving the day she leaves us in late July.

Although Rebekah has always been able to communicate her love for our people through her actions, it has been exciting to see her strengthening her Spanish skills during this semester.  Her servant heart and caring nature has won her the right to be heard.  Please pray for Rebekah as she continues to improve her language skills and build relationships with our teenage girls.

Last Saturday young people from Gordon College in Wenham, MA and IBI, a church in Santo Domingo, joined with 11 youth from Cercadillo for a day of painting and pizza.  The target for the red paint was our fourth building that was completed last fall.

What a crew!

If you look closely you’ll see “chivos”, Dominican slang for spots that need attention.  We’ll straighten it up later. But fun was had, relationships were built and in the end that’s probably what’s most important.