Mar 31 2010
Glory to God!
New phrases must start somewhere so let’s start one today. Here is the continuing story of Jack the Baptist, who recently returned from serving in Haiti with our dear friend, Pastor Pedro Kery Johnson.
Archive for the 'Dominican Republic' Category
Feb 21 2010
No Need Too Great
Several Rivers of the World (ROW) staff have some unusual names. We have 3 and Wuk, to name a few. Now, we have our great friend who comes from the Baptist faith, Jack. Naturally, we call him Jack The Baptist. Hey, it works for me!
Dec 30 2009
Come, Follow Me
Oh, my goodness, I didn’t know they let him on the plane looking like that! Tom Flaim, Dominican Republic (DR) Batey Program Manager for World Water Relief, stepped off the plane from the DR looking like a dust covered Santa Claus! He traveled to the DR ignited by a tremendous challenge given to him by Rivers of the World (ROW).
Jun 09 2009
No Hiding From God
I don’t mean to sound judgmental but do you ever get tired of listening to people blame everybody else for their problems? Let me tell you what happened to me recently in the Dominican Republic. Our car wouldn’t start and we were simply abandoned out in the middle of nowhere.
Apr 29 2009
One Body
I was reminded on my trip in mid-March to Barahona in the Dominican Republic that as Christians we have family all over the world. While there, I worked beside Thomas and Sarai Ann Webb of Meridian, Miss. and Pastor Pedro Kery Johnson from Barahona, located on the southwest side of the country along the Caribbean Sea. We celebrated putting some concrete floors in the homes of families in some very poor parts of the Dominican Republic.
Mar 28 2009
Contaminated
Okay, admit it, how many guys as small children spent time in their backyard with a bucket of dirt and water making mud pies and smearing the mud all over them? I plead guilty! I think that’s why I like playing in river mud even today. It just feels so mushy between the toes! Unfortunately, river mud in some countries is filled with horrible parasites and worms. Whether you have an open cut or not, if you walk barefoot you risk getting horribly infected.
Feb 26 2009
Solid Foundation
They just absolutely floored me and knocked me off my feet! My buddies from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, led by Dean of Students Dr. David Klein, did an amazing job in fall 2008 in the Dominican Republic. Rivers of the World’s (ROW) work in the Dominican Republic in based in Barahona, located three hours southwest of Santo Domingo.
Mar 09 2008
Losing to Win
It is springtime and do you know what that means? It means it is baseball season! My team has taken the field and they are down by several runs but I am confident they will finish strong. You know what I learned recently? While traveling around Central America I discovered in countries such as Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic the most popular sport is not soccer, it is baseball.
Mar 07 2008
Essential Skills
Well, I shouldn’t be surprised! It is not like the Mathes’ are technically minded. Nonetheless, my father, Dr. Gordon Mathes, is in real trouble with me. He is famous because he fixed the doorknob on the front of my old house with bubble gum. Did I mention we weren’t technically or mechanically inclined?
Mar 05 2008
Living Water
Yesterday I witnessed something that had such a profound affect upon me that I simply cannot forget about it. I was in the Dominican Republic and I watched this poor soul take a nasty metal can and scrape it through the gutter of the street in an attempt to gather filthy water just so he could have something to drink. He then took the can and gathered more dirty water and poured it over his head so he could take a bath.