Greetings from the Dominican Republic! We have been extremely busy doing the Lord"s work with some local churches here, but first let me back up and summarize all that's happened since we arrived.

We are staying in a place called Juan Dolio near the capital city of Santo Domingo, in a house owned by SCORE International. The morning after we got here, our group of 25 worshiped at a church in the village of Honduras which was about 45 minutes from where we are staying. We had a great time meeting the villagers and interacting with the children.

On Monday, we packed up our equipment and headed to the village of Forty-One. There, we provided medical and rehab therapy to the community. One of our mentors, Dr. Bob, has been instrumental in providing support and guidance to us. We attended to 60 people medically and spiritually.

One of the cool stories from Monday was when a blind man came into the church. After praying with him and working with a translator, those involved helped lead the man to Christ. It was  definitely a highlight of the day for our group.

Today, we went to a church called Iglesia Bautista Cristo e Unico in the town of Monte Cristy. One of the major ministries of a church is to house 45 residents in a nursing home. We attended to the needs of the residents; the PT and OT students worked on wound care and basic functions with them while the med and PA students did diagnosis and treatment.

It was difficult for many of us to see how underserved the elderly are here, but we are glad that we had the opportunity to minister to them and show them Christ's love.

More to come tomorrow,
Amy Vu (PA student)

P.S. - We are having some internet problems, but we will be sure to update photos when we can!