Sincerely,


Brian Berman, Founder & President

In July, Project Mañana had the pleasure of hosting two short-term mission teams.  The first team came from California and the second from Ohio/Pennsylvania.  Both teams spent a week in the Dominican and they made a huge impact.

Team 1

Jose Luis Amezquita (President, Equipping The Church International)
Mike Broyles (Executive Director, Awana Lifeline)
Luz Amezquita
Debbie Broyles

This team was comprised of executive leaders representing Equipping The Church International (ECI), Awana Lifeline, and Only Hope Prison Ministries.

During the trip, Project Mañana hosted a conference for more than 70 pastors, church leaders, and their wives. Pastor Jose Luis Amezquita was the presenter and focused a three-session agenda on how to pastor with a loving heart; while maintaining a bible-based theology.  During the conference Luz Amezquita was the presenter at a special session for women where she focused on “how to be a wife, mother, and church leader.”

Also during the trip, Project Mañana’s Dominican Prison Ministry Team had the opportunity to meet with Pastor Mike Broyles who shared curriculum and training techniques for chaplains working within the Dominican prison system.  Broyles also visited two prisons; where we spoke to more than 150 inmates as a special guest.

In between their speaking engagements and meetings, the team was able to visit Project Mañana’s school and nutrition center where they toured, played with the children, and helped pass out meals.

Based on this trip, Project Mañana is honored and excited to report that ECI and Only Hope Prison Ministries has committed to returning to the Dominican to continue to build relationships and provide much-needed resources.

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Jose Luis teaching at the conference	Luz teaching at the conference
Mike and the Dominican Prison Ministry Team	Mike & Debbie with children at the nutrition center

Team 2

This team, comprised of students and adults and led by Dan & Kristen McSwain, spent an action-packed week serving in various locations throughout the Dominican.  Their trip consisted of a variety of ministry opportunities including:

Preformed a VBS camp in two different locations: La Yaguita de Pastor and Villa Gonzalez
• 400+ total children attended the VBS camps (Watch Videos)
• The week’s core virtue was “Trust in the Lord”
• The week’s core verse was Proverbs 3:5 (there are now 400+ children who have this versed memorized!)
• Two bible messages were shared through drama (including costumes and backdrops): Daniel and Lion’s Den (Daniel 6) and Jesus Calms the Storm (Mark 4)
• Passed out 150+ summer camp t-shirts to the children in Villa Gonzalez
• Sung songs in Spanish, did crafts to reinforce the bible messages, played games, and built relationships

Painted and improved the Villa Gonzalez nutrition center
• Painted all the interior windows
• Purchased windows w/ shutters and had them installed (offers more airflow and security when closed)

Hosted a hygiene clinic for children and adults
• Passed out 200+ toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, floss, etc.
• Susan Julian (Registered Nurse) attended to an injured boy who cut his foot in the canal

Built relationships
• Brought 150+ Spanish children’s bibles for the children
• Played games (especially Dominican baseball!), passed out stickers, blew bubbles, painted faces, etc.

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Team at the Santiago Monument	Brian Berman introduces Faith Bogard to her sponsored child, Stacy
Children of Villa Gonzalez with team	Children of La Yaguita de Pastor showing of their new toothbrush & toothpaste