You know the song “Going Back to Cali?”
Well this month I am back in the Dominican Republic!
You see, God called me on my first global missions trip to the nations 3 years ago
and the place he called me to was the Dominican Republic!
It was definitely MORE than a missions trip! Which is what this year on the world
race is about to be! Why do I say it was more than a missions trip? I say that
because God not only used me to help be a part of changing the nation but he also
changed me from the inside out! He is going to do so much more of that this year!
Being that it was my first time out of the country on a mission trip, it was a big
deal!
Going into it, I felt very excited! I was eager to finally actually get to do what God
has called me to do! The group of people I went with were amazing and we all
shared similar hearts for the nations and for people!
It was that fact that made the trip impactful in may ways!
Not only did we do ministry at schools, and within the neighborhoods within the
part of the country we were in~I had a major turning point happen in my faith! I
got baptized in the Holy Spirit and received the gift of speaking in tongues!
That in itself was such an experience that I could write a whole entire blog post
about!
A super cool thing about the way that I get to experience the Dominican Republic
this time around is that this time around I get to experience the countryside! When
I was here 3 years ago, I was in the city- so I didn’t really get to see the beauty of
the mountains and the trees up close and personal.
Being here at Hope Mountain this month- we are so blessed to be nestled in the
beauty that God has created. We get to wake up and see the mountains and feel
the breeze that is so crisp and pure!
During this month in the Dominican Republic we are doing a variety of things for
ministry including manual labor, housekeeping/cleaning, going out into the
community (outreach) and more!
Stay tuned! (MORE TO COME!)
Love and blessings to you all!
~Cimone
My New Friend Ashley and I! She came and visited me and my team when we were working and digging dirt for her cousins new house!
