Because of the long term leadership development impact we have had in Nicaragua, the national Director of Young Life in the Dominican Republic has asked me to come with a small team from PRMI to start providing training over there.
Young Life has been present in the Dominican Republic for over 25 years. They have 6 developed areas and 2 others areas that are newer but growing quickly. They are also have Young Life and Wyld Life in 3 international schools throughout the country.
Young Life’s ministry is to help share the gospel with kids. Their leaders work in some of the toughest barrios, among the urban poor, and often in conditions that most North Americans don’t ever see. We get to come along side these ministries to help them reach their goals.
Our partnership with Young Life in Nicaragua has helped to develop theological and spiritual maturity in their leaders, and now other regions of Young Life Latin America are opening their doors for us.
Listen in as Rafa give that invitation:
Again, I am not sure how to have removed the wind noise from the recording, but at least you can hear the translation
“I have seen God use them in a great manner here in Nicaragua, and I want God to use the team in the Dominican Republic as well.”
Camp dates are just prior to Easter, in April of 2010, and as of this writing, about 180 Young Life Leaders are expected to attend.
They currently have 120 volunteers, 12 student staff, 6 full time national staff, 3 international staff, plus a team that is developing our camp property.
Another DR Leader writes:
Our volunteers and leaders are very well trained on how to do direct ministry but have not yet been trained well in the person of the Holy Spirit.
The reality of our young people today is that they have a poor concept of who the Holy Spirit is and how He works.
That’s why we are very excited to have Chris and Sam here with us so that he can help us to develop this area where our leaders still need to keep growing.
We think that having Chris here will be a great blessing and the spirit of God will be with him to instruct us. We hope to learn as much as we can from Chris and use it to expand the Kingdom of God.
Help me Fulfill this call:
We’ll definitely need your support to give this training to over these leaders of Young Life in the DR.
We will be focusing on about 40-45 of them for the teaching time.
I’ll need your support to cover the airline ticket. At this point, I’ve set a budget for airfare and time at $1500. Tickets are approaching $700 alone.
Donate through Paypal, and let me know by email that it was for the DR trip. Anything over and above will be used for ongoing ministry expenses.
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