My July Trip!

For those of you who have heard that I am leaving in July, I still am; however, I am not going to Mexico, I am going to the Dominican Republic! The Pachuca, Mexico DTS was canceled for lack of applicants. :(

For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, let me fill you in! In July, I am going to the Dominican Republic to take part in a Discipleship Training School (DTS) through Youth With A Mission (YWAM). I will be there for 5 months, learning how to be a missionary. The first three months are full of classes and maybe some outreach in the base city (Jarabacoa -- yes, I'm going back to my roots!). The last two months are the outreach months. I will either be working more in the DR (other cities) or in Haiti; it depends on where the Lord leads me. I'm not exactly sure what kind of outreach we will be doing, but I will keep you posted!

I am so excited about this opportunity! I will miss the first semester of my freshman year of college, but since I am graduating high school with a semester's worth of college credit, I'm not missing much. Grace College (where I will be going in January) has offered me a 3-credit "Intro to Missions" class that I will be getting credit for while I'm in the DR.

Please pray that the base in the DR solidifies details with me soon -- it's hard not knowing exactly what's going on. Also, as I continue to raise the $4,000 I need, your prayers (and donations!) are very much appreciated.

---Rachel