Jarabacoa

Real people, long-term impact

Read today’s newsletter from Eric Miller in Jarabacoa, DR, and discover how real people are making a long-term impact in Jarabacoa, with SI. Aren’t short-term mission trips a big waste of money? Don’t people go on international mission trips so they can “serve the Lord” and take a...

Discover a Calling that Transforms Lives

Thanks to your support, ministries like these were able to survive The Year With No Teams. We are now going through summer with almost no teams. The summer is not over yet, and our ministries need your support. Today, learn about what is happening in Jarabacoa thanks to...

Over an Empty Field

Today’s story comes from our Education Site in Los Higos, Jarabacoa, DR! Over seven years ago, Hector Rosario stood in his community of Los Higos and looked out over an empty field filled with trash. As he stood there, God gave him a dream. Hector no longer saw...

Another Path

God has designed your life with purpose. If you are a follower of Jesus and don’t think you have anything valuable to give, think again. God has equipped you with unique gifts and experiences that nobody else has. When you use those talents and gifts for the purpose...

Proximity

Proximity. It is not a word I have pondered upon. It also doesn’t typically make its way into my everyday vocabulary. If you look up this word in the Oxford dictionary, the definition is somewhat short. It simply says nearness in time, space, or relationships. Recently, I read...

An Opportunity in Disguise

The beginning of 2021 looks much different than in previous years. However, we are blessed to continue finding ways to serve God in the communities to bring light and hope. Today we are hearing from Hector Rosario, our Education Site leader in the community of Los Higos in Jarabacoa,...

Never Alone

The beginning of 2021 looks much different than in previous years. However, we are blessed to continue finding ways to serve God in the communities to bring light and hope. Today we are hearing from Maribel Mondragon, Special Education site leader in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. More than 70%...

A Batting Cage and an All-Powerful God

As the pandemic continues and countries begin to open back up, our work in each base is looking different every week. However, we are blessed to continue finding ways to serve God in the communities to bring light and hope. Today’s story comes from Dave Adams, one of our Sports Site leaders in...

Other Plans

As the pandemic continues and countries begin to open back up, our work in each base is looking different every week. However, we are blessed to continue finding ways to serve God in the communities to bring light and hope. Today’s story comes from our Microfinance Site in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic....

The Face of Long-Term Ministry

When I close my eyes, I can still see his smiling wrinkled face. And it is his face that comes to mind when I envision the meaning of "long-term ministry." God reunites with his children in many different ways; sometimes, it is instant, through a sermon or street evangelism, but a lot of the time it's through long term investment.