Atonement Lutheran - Fargo

Wahoo!!! It was a long day, but we have finally arrived to our home away from home in Barahona! We are very much looking forward to some rest in order to be ready for an eventful Sunday that will begin with a church service alongside our brothers and sisters here.

Please keep us in your prayers as our week of service goes on. We will be posting daily updates so please, come back to this page for updates and feel free to leave a comment. We always love those! 

We were up early this morning. Between the early sunrise, the dogs barking, and our excitement to start day one in the DR, there was no sleeping in. We had breakfast, then made our way to church. 

Every Sunday mornings, the church hosts children's church. We felt privileged to join them and their joyful singing.

After church, the pastor took some time to greet everyone and share about his calling and his ministry. Again, we feel privileged to be here and are looking forward to adult church tonight and the week ahead.

We had such a fun time at church tonight! We gathered together to sing and share the word. We even had a beautiful dance performance. Our team got up front to share two songs with the congregation and a testimony. It's amazing to see how the barriers collapse when we come together under the banners of Heaven! 

When you cannot communicate through words, you play cards.

This morning we kicked off the day with home visits. People are so welcoming and open to share their prayer needs. We're loving this opportunity to love on the locals here! 

The needs are plenty, but we serve a God who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we can ask or imagine. He will come through! 

This family is praying for their son. The doctor said that he will never be able to walk again. They are believing God for a miracle and we choose to believe with them. Everything is possible with God! 

VBS is currently underway. We are learning that Jesus is always present and ready to save us even in the craziest of storms. It's been loads of fun! 

Everyone calling everyone at the same time: hey! Hey! Hey! It's either the sound of excitement or just chaos. 

It's the end of our VBS program for the day. We celebrated Jesus' death and resurrection with these glow sticks. He's no longer in the tomb, He lives now and forever!!! 

A lot of us helped to pack FMSC manna pack meals at home. Packing those bags is not only an act of obedience to God, but also an act of faith as we never know who will eat the food put in those bags. 

Today was special because we got to experience the other end of this process, giving out the food. We feel like packing these back home will be even more personal now that we have seen first hand who profits from them.

We're back at our host church this evening for the final VBS event. And of course, just as we do everyday, we danced to our favorite song "tchutchuah". So much fun! 

Today was recreation day. We had some time to relax and enjoy the DR for the beautiful county that it is!