prayer walk. Alvin invited us into his house. We met his mother and explained why we were in San Juan. A few days later we introduced Alvin to the rest of our team. He quickly became our friend and we began visiting him almost every day. Alvin has absolutely been one of the highlights of our stay in San Juan. He’s bright, honest, gentle, polite, and humble. He was eager to serve as our translator a few times during door to door ministry. One evening he took us on a short walk to see a remarkable view of the D.R. at sunset. I see God using him in huge ways throughout his schooling in Santo Domingo and in his home community. I’m looking forward to hearing from him throughout the year as we continue our mission. I know that the love I have for him is the same love that Christ has for him because it comes from within a very deep, rather mysterious place inside me. I’ve only known him for three weeks, but Christ’s love makes me feel like I’ve known him much longer.
became clear to me there was an honest love for Christ running deep inside him. He and his mother have a very centered way about them. Leaving is a little hard because it means trusting that he will continue seeking after God with all his strength. In this, I remind myself that the reason he’ll continue seeking after God is not because of us, but because of the Holy Spirit awakening love for Christ inside him. I am praying that God will use him in great ways for his community as he continues maturing into a man of God. I had the honor of speaking to the men in the family-size congregation at our last service, telling them that in the eyes of God, they are a royal priesthood capable of changing their community with Christ’s love – that is, if they choose to walk in it, which I am confident that they will.
