Doble-Doble in the Dominican Republic
Dear Friends, Thanks for your prayers for Jenn and I and our family during our trip to the Dominican Republic last week. It was an amazing time of seeing how God is working through Vida Joven there. Camp capacity is about 160 people when packed full and we had 203(!) leaders there for the weekend-- sleeping in bunk beds, mattresses on the floor and pretty much anywhere we could find space. It was a beautiful first step towards a vision Vida Joven has— Doble-Doble ( double-double ). The goal is to double the number of leaders involved and the number kids coming to know Christ in the next 6 years. It’s a goal they feel God has called them to and know is too big for them in so many ways—but not for Him. The first step has been to raise up more leaders who can work with teens. Of the 203 at the camp, 90 were first year leaders, still young Christians who want to learn how to r...