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?

The bubble gum did hold the doorknob to the front door but when it got hot the bubble gum melted and dripped down the front door of my house. What an absolute mess!

I know some young people in the Dominican Republic who also lack technical skills because they are without the resources to obtain those skills. Attending an 18-month technical school in the Dominican Republic costs $500. With your help, these young people could have an opportunity to learn computer skills, carpentry, automobile mechanics and secretarial skills. That would keep them from having to use bubble gum to fix things I’m sure!

As you are praying today, seeking the Lord in how you can help these young people in the Dominican Republic, read the wise words of Solomon in Ecclesiastes 10:10:

“If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.”

There are many things that can be accomplished in this life with sheer determination and strength, but we stand a far greater chance of being successful if we are equipped with the essential skills needed for the task at hand.

Category: Dominican Republic, Giving