It was an amazing adventure! Keith and I, along with our eight kids, three of their spouses, 2 of their girlfriends, and 5 grandchildren went to Los Alcarrizos in the Dominican Republic. We went with UNTO, Inc., and stayed at the same camp that Tri-Unity has stayed for the past 15 years. All but 4 of the adults and all the grandkids had been there before, but it was definitely fun having the family together for that week.
It’s really awesome as a parent to see your family working, praying and playing together on a trip like this. God blessed us with not just being able to raise the $25,000 for us to go, but then being able to raise the $13,000 to build a house for a needy family. Cristian Santiago and several churches in the area decided who we would build for. It was the Valenzuela family, who ironically have eight kids also. We were able to get the house built, and moved the family in on Sunday. It was a very emotional ceremony giving the family the keys to the house. We prayed together and sang together and did alot of hugging and crying. It was a great way to strengthen our relationship as a family, but even more important we were able to grow in our love for God by being his hands and feet, and being used by Him.
We sincerely appreciate all the prayers, and financial support we recieved from the Tri-Unity family! It wouldn’t have been possible without it.