March 1, 2011 - Tuesday

Today we left bright and early to make our way south to San Pedro. We came to San Pedro to visit Marco, who has started a baseball ministry there. It was awesome and Marco and his team is doing such a great job. The vision of the ministry that he is a part of is awesome. We will be writing more about that ministry in the coming days. We saw a 46-acre tract of land where they will soon start construction on a complex to include: 3 baseball fields, 3 basketball courts, a school, a church and administrative offices. Checo was able to go to San Pedro with us, and it was very inspirational for him to see what has taken place in San Pedro.

We watched Marco run a practice and he was great. He had about 50 kids and his practice ran very smoothly. He has instilled discipline in the kids and it definitely shows. We are very excited that AIM will be able to send a team to San Pedro in late June to conduct a VBS/baseball camp.

I can’t put into words how this trip has affected me. I truly feel God calling me into baseball ministry. I am anxious to return home and share all these wonderful things with my wife and family.



February 28, 2011 - Monday

Today we visited a village in the mountains with some other missionaries that were from Canada. They came to the Dominican to bring clothes and school supplies for the children. The church we visited was built in 3 three days and it was amazing.

The afternoon was spent in Cangrejo watching some older boys from all the leagues pitch, catch, and hit. It was great day of baseball. After we left there we went to La Union to visit friends from last year. We were able to see some of the fruits of our labor from last year’s mission trip, including the joy of seeing how $10 of medicine changed a young boy’s life. You might remember him from our posts last year, his name is Ricardo.

Tomorrow brings another full day of activities. We will visit Puerto Plata and host a coaches clinic for all of the Pro Play League coaches. The last thing we will do is watch a girls’ softball team play.

God Bless,
Carlos

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. (Prov. 22:6)