Summer Team #2- Fellowship Church Round Rock



The Team!




After a very efficient grocery shopping trip!

We had another amazing week with our summer group #2, Fellowship Round Rock.  They arrived on the scene on June 14 and were with us until June 22.  We had a quick turnaround between Group #1 and Group #2.  In fact, we had about 3 hours to turn over the house which involved cleaning bathrooms, making 26 beds, washing the towels and sheets from the previous week, and grocery shopping for 30 people.  Thankfully, we have 4 amazing interns who helped me do my grocery shopping  (We looked like we were in the game show, Supermarket Sweep with our 5 shopping carts!) and I have a wonderful friend and housekeeper, Lucia, who lovingly helps me with the bathrooms, beds, etc.  She and her son, Abrahan, do a fabulous job every week cleaning and making the Makarios House a place where people can encounter the Lord.  God has provided an amazing team of people to serve alongside us this summer.  It's awesome to see the body of Christ at work!


Brandon and Jules- The Group Leaders

Fellowship Round Rock didn't waste any time and they jumped right in and started off their week visiting Chichigua, which is one of the villages that Makarios serves.  They played with the kids and spent time visiting with some of the adults in this community.  It was a great way to begin their week
 

This group was a blessing to have in our home.  The theme they chose for the week was "Grace" and it was evident that they were applying this concept to areas of their life as well as to different aspects of the

Building the Shed

trip.  Living (or visiting) a country different than your own can have some challenges.  This group made the most of having to adjust to having no A/C, constant power outages, and schedule changes because of the rain.  It was a joy to witness God at work in their lives.  They built a maintenance shed which will be a huge help to the school, they took the 2nd and 3rd grade kids to the beach, played with the students during recess, and enjoyed entertaining the neighborhood kids.


Progress is Being Made...

Working and Playing at Makarios

Soccer...Soccer...Soccer

 


Soccer Camp!

On the last day, we took the team to the beach to process what God had taught them and prepare them for their re-entry into the States.  It was also a nice chance to get some R&R after a week of blood, sweat, and tears. (Literally!)  God had been at work among us-

At the end of the day, there were 2 people who asked to be baptized.  So, we gathered as a team- worshipped and prayed- and then witnessed God's Grace as one student and one adult were baptized in the ocean.

 

As I stood on the beach watching God at work, I was reminded of the conversation Doug and I had at the end of our 1st trip to the DR in 2011.  I was standing almost in the exact spot where we first began talking about feeling called to work with Makarios in the DR.  As I watched and heard the roar of the ocean waves, I couldn't help but think about God's creation, His power, and His glory.  It was a perfect ending to a perfect week.  Thank You, Fellowship Round Rock for being the hands and feet of Christ...

Love from the DR,
The Becks