Entries by ME Staff

Anything but worthless

As a Haitian living in the Dominican for 13 of her 28 years, Sophie’s challenges are now even greater with the birth of her baby boy, Vladimir. He was born 3 months premature weighing 2 pounds to a couple barely getting by. Unexplainably, Sophie’s husband ordered her to kill the baby. She told us that […]

A New Library

Last month we learned that the Cielo school was congratulated by the supervisor of the Department of Education, saying that it has become one of the better prepared schools in the area of Bayona (the district where Cielo and Nazaret are located). They pointed out that in order to be complete, it needed a library. Thankfully, […]

Meet one of our special October teams!

We’re excited to continue our partnership with PropelDR – a team made up of men and women who have given their lives to physical therapists and healthcare providers. PropelDR comes annually and has a history of working with our local clinics and hospitals to educate Dominican healthcare providers and to provide hands-on care and distribution […]

Summer Staff: working with and discipling the next generation

Each year we select a group of young people (16 yrs. and older) to become part of our Summer Staff. We believe our Summer Staff program is one way for Mission Emanuel to live out our mission to incorporate discipleship into cross-cultural ministry. Lord-willing, these weeks of service will lead to a lifetime of transformation […]

Video from our partner, Highland Park Pres!

We’ve certainly enjoyed getting to know one of our newest church partners, Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Dallas, TX). Two groups made up of youth and families came in June and this video highlights their experience. Enjoy! Dominican Republic MIssion Trip 2016High school students and families traveled to the Dominican Republic in June to serve with […]

My trip

The following posts are written by Chris Dreeson, a teacher from Miami, Florida, and a recent participant in our June 2016 trip. Enjoy! Sunday Church was a wonderful experience for me. There was much love there. I truly appreciated the music on many levels. The leaders were certainly filled with the Holy Spirit and the […]

Zika Prevention

The following post is from Carlos Caceres, one of our staff managers in the DR and tells of recent community work in dealing with the potential outbreak of the Zika virus. Stay up to date on our ongoing fight to prevent the disease. Last Wednesday was a big day, where Mission Emanuel medical clinic team […]

Become an “Angel”

Child Sponsorship Success Today, there are nearly 500 children that are included in the Child Sponsorship Program at the Cielo School, the Nazaret School, two secondary schools and several universities. Sponsors of students contribute $40 per month to help to give hope and a future for each impoverished child. It has been enormously successful and […]

Feb 2016: The Christ School

The following story comes from Dr. Jason Powell, the Head of School from The Christ School in Orlando, Florida. In this letter to parents Jason shares several powerful moments from his team’s trip in February 2016. Thank you, Dr. Powell and The Christ School, for sharing and for being faithful friends and partners! Dear TCS Parents, Last week, I […]