On Sunday morning, we woke up bright and early to attend the church services in the Dominican Republic called Iglesia Bautista de la Gracia, which means Grace Baptist Church. Since this church cares about orphans and wants to genuinely share the love of Christ to the community, the senior pastor Oscar Arocha, and his wife, Olga, started a ministry with 4 different homes to house and feed 60 kids-in-need, ranging from 0-18 years old. The kids either come from broken homes, or they simply don't have parents at all. The four different homes have four different purposes.
1. Alas 1 - girls from 4-12 years old
2. Alas 2 - girls from 12-18 years old
3. Casita - babies (both boys and girls) from 0-4 years old
4. Gideon - boys from 4-12 years old
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| The inside of Iglesia Bautista de la Gracia |
After church, we drove over to Pastor and Mrs. Arochas' home
To eat lunch. They are a really sweet couple! And we got
To meet a few of Pastor Arocha's kids and grandkids,
Who were there also.
| This is where we ate lunch! The dining room table was quite packed out! |
| On the left is a Pepsi and on the right is a delicious but strong fruit juice, which is Pastor Arocha's favorite drink. |
| The Arochas' back porch is such a beautiful place to lounge. |
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| My brother, Mark Edward, taking a picture. He was the DR trip photographer, and he did an excellent job! |
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| Everyone who was at the Arochas' home for lunch that day |
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