It has been 3 days since we left the Dominican Republic and have arrived back in the United States. This trip was to start building the first floor of the technical school at Kids With a Hope. It will be a two story building to be used as a trade school which will train teens and young adults in a specific skill i.e. car and motorcycle repair, sewing, etc to help break the cycle of poverty. The upstairs floor will be able to be utilized as a medical clinic for when medical professionals come to Kids With a Hope to offer continued care of the kids’ needs.
I stood there at the top of the hill on the tech site able to see the trash dump to my left where so many kids have been rescued from because of your help and then I was able to look to my right and see Kids With a Hope. A big thanks to all the people who have been a part of this process to see this dream come true for these children. It was a privilege to come back five months later and see how even the atmosphere in the community has changed. You can ask the kids what they want to be when they grow up and now they may say a doctor or teacher. There is hope once again. But the most important thing is that they can know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior along with meeting the kids’ physical needs. I believe these two concepts go hand in hand. Meet the need and preach the Gospel.
What was awesome was to have a group of believers pray over the tech site after the foundation was laid and dedicate it to the Lord. And then, it was awesome to have a group of professional masons to come to the Dominican Republic and finish the first story of the building. It was by God’s grace that we were there to be apart of such an adventure. Thank you for all of your prayers and support as we each do our part to further the Kingdom!!
Together,
Elaine DeMeo
