Greetings from the Dominican Republic!
We have had a busy month of serving along side a pastor who just lost his 25 year old son, yet at the same time is celebrating his upcoming wedding which we will be attending this Saturday. We have seen over a dozen people accept Christ as their Lord and Savior these past two weeks, as well as been deeply involved in prayer ministry, evangelism, children services, painting and construction. Next month we will be camping in Haiti doing the following:
Ministry Overview in Haiti
The teams will be going with an organization called C3 who works with a ministry called El Shaddai to the hurricane relief area of Gonaives, Haiti. Pastor Louis St. Germaine and his brother Dony St. Germaine will help organize ministry for the teams as they rebuild physically and spiritually this area devastated by the hurricane.
Following Haiti, we will have a few days de-brief in the Dominican Republic, followed by a short one night layover in Los Angeles on March 3rd!! Yes, we are coming home for one night!! In saying that, we have some special requests from our team that would no doubt bless and encourage us all as we continue on in this race for His Kingdom to come to this Earth. If you would like to donate any of the following items to our team, please let us know via e-mail (press “reply to all”) and feel free to ship it to Long Beach by March 1st:
Lindsay Hoogendam
4827 E Colorado St.
Long Beach, CA 90814
Wish List-
REI-
CR123A 3V batteries (x4) for our UV water purification “pen”
Non-glass French Press for coffee (optional: french press mug x2)
Quick Drying Pants (no shorts) for Dave—34 waist/ 34 length (or just L size…my X-large ones are too big on me)
Nalgene Bottle (x2)
Quick drying towel for showers (large size)
Grocery Store-
Instant yeast packets for baking (x10)
Neutrogena sunscreen 45+ (x3)
Pharmacy-
One month yaz (or more if available)
Cipro
Benadryl tablets
MAC Computer or Technology Store-
Earbud headphones for Dave’s i-Pod
Headphones for Skype (preferably one for MAC and one for PC)
Outlet and/or battery powered mini-speakers for i-Pod/computer
Date Nights for Dave & Lins
Pick a hotel or hot spot in any of the 11 countries to bless us for a 1-2 night escape OR nice dinner…for some of you, this may be right up your ally to surprise us in this special way!
*Dominican Republic on February 28-March 2nd
*Phnom Penh, Cambodia in March
*Thailand-April
*South Africa-June-August (Lindsay’s 30th & anniversary)
*Eastern Europe-September-November (Dave’s 31st)
Thank you again for being our dear friends, supporters and our sending force on this amazing mission trip to testify of God’s work around the world! We could not do this if it were not for YOU!
Love always,
Lins & Dave
