Meadowbrook Christian School

We are finally in Puerto Rico. We are enjoying some delicious pinchos in Piñones. We are so excited to see what the Lord has in store for us this week! 

We have arrived to our lodging in Primera Iglesia Bautista de Celada. We are taking some time to unpack and relax before our dinner and meeting. We are so blessed to be staying in such a beautiful place. 

Tonight we are having our team orientation meeting. We are taking the time to discuss some rules, safety guidelines and plans for the week. We are so excited for every opportunity we will have to serve this week! 

This morning we are doing kid’s Bible class. We are discussing the story of David and Goliath. We are having so much fun singing, doing activities, making arts and crafts and doing skits for them. 

We enjoy this morning reflecting on David & Goliath & how God calls us to take action in our faith. 

This morning we are joining the congregation of Primera Iglesia Bautista de Celada in their worship service. It is amazing being able to worship and praise the Lord alongside our sisters and brothers in Christ. We are hearing the message God has put on pastor Jame’s heart and sharing testimonies. 

After an amazing lunch, we are going on our prayer walk around the community of Lomas Verdes. We are so blessed to have the opportunity to get to know this awesome community and pray over the people.  We are also taking this time to hand out flyers for the activity we will have on Thursday morning with the elderly. 

Today we visited Emma, who graciously invited us to her home. Afterward we headed up to the roof to seal it.

This morning we are at Primera Iglesia Bautista de Celada helping them clean up the temple. We are vacuuming the rugs, sweeping the floors and cleaning the windows. We are also getting fresh flowers from a church member to decorate the temple. We are so happy to be able to serve the Lord and the church by beautifying their house of worship.

This afternoon we are clearing out the kids’ room in the church, so that they can start fixing their filtration problem. We are so blessed to be able to help in this long process so that the kids can have a space for their Bible class. 

This afternoon we are taking some time to clear up the surrounding areas of the gazebo. We are so happy to keep preparing this area for the youth of the church.

Tonight we are joining the youth of the church in their service. We are talking about how things from the world will never fulfill our hearts but Jesus always will. It has been awesome being able to portray this message through songs, a message by Josiah and a skit. 

This morning we are at Madeline’s and Josefina’s house doing some yard work. We are so grateful to be able to help these two amazing ladies that live here by cleaning up their driveway for them. 

This morning we are at Sendero de Dios, an elderly home, where we helped clean the roof, as we progressively give the home a fresher look.

This afternoon we are busy organizing donated clothing at Fundación Las Manos de Cristo El Señor. Luis Diaz is a missionary from here in Gurabo who has been receiving and distributing donations for almost a year now. By the grace of God we were able to sort all of the racks by size and type before he closed for the day!

This afternoon we are painting the railing at Madeline’s and Josefina. It is a blessing being able to do this project for them and be God’s answer to the prayer they have had for a year. 

We return to Senderos de Dios to finish painting the common areas of the facility.

A few of us stayed behind at the church to tidy up the facilities. We are also repairing leaks in the church's gazebo using tar. We finished before it starting raining!

This morning we are back at  Madeline’s and Josefina’s house. We are continuing to paint their railings. We are so blessed to get to spend more time with them today. 

This afternoon we are putting on a Bible School activity for the residents of the elderly home. Many of them are so excited to join in on the songs and coloring!

This morning we are sharing with elderly residents of the community whom we have invited to the church. Not only are we playing games, but we are spending time in prayer and worship as well to show everyone how much God loves and cares for them.

We are enjoying some down time on the beach this afternoon. Nothing can compare to the beauty of God's creation!

We continue to be amazed by God's creation as we kayak through the mangroves to the bioluminescent bay. He is so good!