Mission work is not always sunshine and rainbows...yesterday, I got some very heart shattering news. One of our 11 year old street girls was raped by a 17 year old. What breaks my heart even more is that I know and love dearly the street boy who did it and he used to come to our mission house but stopped coming months ago and started hanging out with the wrong group of friends. Now, I have 2 street kids both lost and broken for very different reasons. I would give anything to be in the Dominican right now to be able to scoop my street girl up that I know is so hurt and scared and just hold her, love her, tell her she is beautiful, and that she is always my girl, but most importantly God washes her clean. I would also give anything to be in the Dominican to hug my street boy that I know is so lost and broken for different reasons and tell him that I still love him and that more importantly God still loves him and will always forgive him. My heart is so broken today for my street kids and their families! Please join me in prayer for my kids as I believe there is power in prayer where 2 or more are gathered! #missionaryatheart
Hospital for Petete
Being a homeless street kid in a third world country is anything but dreamy. It’s not getting to play PlayStation and going to a 5 star school and having your mom do your laundry for you and cook you dinner every night. It’s having to truly fight for your life and wonder where your next meal will come from every single day. It’s getting in fights and having glass beer bottles busted over your head causing pieces of glass to slice your arm open. And instead of going straight to the hospital you run and hide for a few days because you’re scared of the hospital because so many people die at the run down local hospital so the infection in your arm gets worse and worse....
Petete got in a bad fight on Friday causing lots of glass to become embedded in his arm. Sunday he finally came to the mission house and my dad was able to take him to the hospital for stitches and to get the wound cleaned. He is in a lot of pain and we are praying the infection stays to a minimum!
My heart truly can’t take my street kids getting hurt all of the time! #missionaryatheart
Tea Party!
Happy Friday from #missionaryatheart! Look at this precious picture of one of our beautiful street girls having a tea party at our mission house 😍 toys are few and far between for our street kids so when our kids get a toy they truly cherish it forever! #missionaryatheart
Last Day!
Today is the LAST day to make a tax deductible donation to #missionaryatheart for 2017! Every single dollar changes lives in the Dominican Republic! #missionaryatheart
27,500 Plates of Food in 2017!
It has been a BLESSED 2017 for #missionaryatheart!
We are so thrilled to be able to share with you everything that we have been able to make happen in 2017 thanks to the love and support of our donors!
•We served over 27,500 plates of food to hungry and malnourished street children
•We provided our children with over 4,000 gallons of clean drinking water
•We gave out clean clothes and underwear to children wearing tattered scraps
•We were able to increase the total number of children we are helping to over 250
•We fed on average 75-150 children per day
•We made 2 our of Dominican friends full times employees for #missionaryatheart and enabled them to obtain their own housing, refrigerator, stove, bed, furniture, motorcycle, and purchase food and gas on a regular basis
•We made 2 of our Dominican friends part time employees and helped them pay for their school expenses, family needs, and food
If you ever wonder if your donation to #missionaryatheart is going to make a difference, please stop and think of the 27,500 plates of food that were made possible for hungry street children in 2017!
God has huge plans for our mission and we cannot wait to see what He has in store for 2018! We truly cannot do what we do without your love and support!
