The Cercadillo Project

So many, many people play a part in what we’re doing in Cercadillo.  How thankful I am for all who help:  some in up-front visible ways and some behind-the-scenes.

I couldn’t make it to the Labor Day Weekend fabric sales in the States this year, so I asked our trusted friend, Jessica Terpstra, to do the year’s fabric shopping for us.

Jessica enlisted her two friends, Caroline and Sara to join her in the adventure.

I would call that a successful weekend of shopping, wouldn’t you?

And after packing help from Nikki, another of our  Des Moines friends, the Rubbermaid tubs will soon be on their way to us in the DR via Agape Flights .

Thanks, Jessica and friends!

And speaking of Agape Flights . . . Cindy Darnell and her husband  Tom are Agape Flight missionaries stationed in Santiago, DR.  Cindy is very crafty (in a good way) and generously came to Cercadillo last week to help our women with beading.

We were so busy all day long that neither of us managed to take even one picture.  So  no pics of Cindy in action, but here are some of the finished products.  Thanks, Cindy!

This past Sunday afternoon 69 people from Cercadillo  loaded into an old school bus and my Toyota 4 Runner to make about an hour’s trip into Santo Domingo.  The purpose of the journey – to witness five of our women being baptized.

Mayleni

Yolanda

Rosa

Joelina

Mariana

Five women whose lives have been transformed.

Five women buried with Him in baptism, and raised to walk in newness of life.

Special thanks to Alberto Felix, our visiting pastor, for performing the baptisms and to Iglesia Bautista International for allowing us to use their pool.

And thanks to all of you who have supported the work in Cercadillo through your faithful prayers and giving.  Indeed the Kingdom is coming in Cercadillo.