Dominican Republic

Bringing Clean Water to Those in Need

Do you ever wonder what you will do with your life? Today’s words of encouragement come from the Appropriate Technology site in the small community of Los Higos, Dominican Republic. God has designed your life with a purpose. If you are a follower of Jesus and are unsure if you have anything valuable...

Changing Lives Un Peso at a Time

This week’s encouraging story comes from Mercedes, a woman that has been a part of the microfinance site for many years. Check out the video below to see how God has used the site to help Mercedes discover her calling. To find out more about the Jarabacoa Micro Finance site...

Reflecting on what God has Done

This week’s encouraging story comes from KD Warner, one of our interns in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. First, I am not the same person who stepped off that plane into the Dominican Republic three years ago. I began this journey in the fall of 2020 as part of the Global...

Defying the Odds

If you have spent any time at Centro Especial Genesis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic you know how special of a place it is. Participants that come down and serve with us are always asked to bring the love of Genesis back to the US with them. For many,...

What will you do with your life?

“What will you do with your life? Answering that question is a central part of Students International’s vision as we seek to help students and the poor discover the unique calling that God has for their lives. However, the question is a difficult one to answer not just...

A Program Like No Other

This week’s encouraging story comes from Lindsay Stoltzfus, a student that has spent the last two years in the Global Bridge Program and then decided to continue her time with SI by becoming summer staff. “I entered the Global Bridge program in the fall of 2020, and looking back...

We are Called to be Reconcilers

As a follower of Jesus, we are called to be reconcilers. But bringing restoration isn’t an easy assignment in a world that is more and more hostile toward biblical truth. Every day through social media and other entertainment, we are flooded with subtle messages that eat away at...

Building Unity Among Women Through Crafts

Watch the video below and meet Amalfi from the Social Work Site in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Learn how God is at work bringing women from all walks of life together through craft projects and other activities. Women’s lives are being transformed through biblical teaching on self confidence, sexual purity, wise...

Being the Light in El Callejon

Do you ever wonder what you will do with your life? Today’s words of encouragement come from one of the education sites in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. God has designed your life with a purpose. If you are a follower of Jesus and are unsure if you have anything valuable to give, think...

What are you waiting for?

Do you ever wonder what you will do with your life? Today’s words of encouragement come from the baseball site in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. God has designed your life with a purpose. If you are a follower of Jesus and are unsure if you have anything valuable to give, think again....