Shelter from the Storm

November’s DR Mission Report
Isa 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.

The Scriptures of Isaiah 61 begin with the stated mission of Our Lord Jesus Christ as He quoted it in the Gospel of Luke. His target audience- the poor and afflicted. But this is no mere sentimentality towards the downtrodden. It crescendo’s into a full blown promise of a righteousness that transforms the nations. It supersedes all political paradigms and gets to the heart of the promise- transformation of the individual and society to the glory of God. We live in an exciting time of great opportunity for those willing to press into the heart of tragedy and face the utter devastation that is present in this world due to sin since Adam’s fall.

On this November’s trip we became a Rapid Response Disaster Team as God equipped us with more medicine than we needed to bring relief after Tropical Storm Noel dumped up to twenty inches of rain in the Dominican Republic. Torrential rivers wiped out neighborhoods and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Rivers rose 30 feet high and surpassed the floodplains just days before we arrived. It was providential that we received a bounty of medicines (over 500 lbs. worth $40,000) and also that our trip was postponed a week. Had we gone on our initial schedule we would have been in the storm unable to help. God is amazing!

We saw about two hundred (mostly children) come to Christ on our medical evangelism outreaches, and we saw a profound healing of an elderly woman with cancer. As a result of her healing three members of her household also came to Christ in awe of the power of God and with repentance of heart. All glory to God, Hallelujah!

Also, the municipality granted approval for our orphanage project and gave us a governmental Resolution to partner with us to help orphans and single mothers who live in life threatening poverty. An architect has been retained to develop the site plan. We expect to begin site preparation in the spring of 2008.

Please pray and see if the Lord will release you to help as a short term missionary.

Any questions, please call Ken Peters 603-520-1413

May God continue to shine His face upon you,

Ken