Sanchez is having a party in heaven tonight! The thought that he is made whole and standing face to face with God right now gives me chills! Sanchez died tonight. We have known Sanchez for 3 years now and he is the biggest inspiration! Sanchez has memorized the bible and can recite every single verse. Thank you for being my inspiration Sanchez...I can't wait to see you again one day and give you the biggest hug! My trips to the Dominican won't be the same without you. #missionaryatheart
Chi Chi is one of my best friends in the Dominican. He works as a moto coache (motorcycle driver) and takes people where they need to go for a few pesos here and there. Chi Chi is a great guy! He is always smiling and will never hear him complain about anything. One night in November, Chi Chi was picking his wife up from work and got caught in the middle of a gun fight. Chi Chi ended up getting shot in his left eye. He immediately lost sight in both of his eyes. So within seconds Chi Chi went from seeing the world around him to being completely blind. When I heard this news I was speechless. I didn't know what to say and I didn't know what to do! It all felt so surreal. Chi Chi needed to get immediate surgery and his family had absolutely no money! The fact that Chi Chi's job was a motorcycle driver didn't help either because now he was completely jobless. As for his wife, she could no longer work because she needed to tend to Chi Chi day and night. After a post on Facebook (not asking for any money at all...just prayers) I had raised all of the money Chi Chi needed for his surgery! WOW! God is good! Since then, Chi Chi has had multiple operations, surgeries, been on many medications, and has had his bandages on his eyes changed out daily. And now I am proud to say that Chi Chi has sight back in his right eye (the eye that was not shot). We know that he will never be able to see out of his left eye again, but having sight in one eye is way better than not seeing at all! And none of this would have been possible without help from a few particular friends of mine that helped Chi Chi financially so he could get the medical help he needed! THANK YOU! Chi Chi's sight will come back VERY slow however he can now differentiate between light and dark, make out shapes, recognize some faces, and recognize numbers! WOW! I pray that one day he day he will be able to go back to work (he is so ready!) and live life just like he had before! Through this whole process Chi Chi has come to know Jesus and is now telling his friends Him! One thing I have learned through this all is that no matter the circumstances, God is always at work! #missionaryatheart
My princess needs our prayers! Her doctors have decided not to do Chemo or an operation since her tumor is growing so rapidly. Her cancer is bad and at this point they just want her to play and be a 6 year old princess until God calls her home. Please pray for peace, strength, wisdom, and healing! I am HEARTBROKEN over this sweet princess! Melanie needs prayers and love right now! #missionaryatheart
Meet Melanie...a 6 year old little girl I met today who has been fighting leukemia since she was one. I truly cannot imagine having cancer in these conditions...I truly cannot. Melanie is so beautiful inside and out!!!! Please be in constant prayer for Melanie and her family! #missionaryatheart
62 christmas baskets were given out to 62 different families this past week! That means we fed over 500 people with these baskets! The amount of thank you's I have received has been unbelievable! This was the best and most rewarding gift these families could ever receive for Christmas! Thank you to each and every person who purchased a packet so these baskets could be made possible! The hardest part of the whole process was the other 100 families that would come to us asking for baskets and food because they were hungry and needed to feed their families....imagine trying to tell someone you don't have another basket for them or any food or money to give them....mission work is hard! However, I have to remember to focus on everyone I have been able to help. I will never be able to help everyone but as long as I help just one person and change that one persons life, I know I am fulfilling my purpose! Thank you again for all of your help with my Christmas project this past year friends!#missionaryatheart