A missions team of students and adults from Atlantic Christian School, Fusion Church, and Union Chapel by the Sea traveled to the Community of Los Cocos in the Dominican Republic on March 12 for a one-week trip where they built and painted three houses, ministered to the people in the community, and taught VBS at a local church.
One of the three houses built, pictured above, was in memory of Joe Matera, the previous FCA Director of Board Sports and ACS chapel speaker. Another house was built in memory of the father of ACS Missions Team Leader and teacher Anne Dice. The third house was built with funds raised by the ACS students. Once the houses were built, the team took time to bless the homes and share the gospel with the families who would be living there.
Building houses was not their only ministry opportunity. The team also went on a “prayer walk” where they split into seven teams and traveled throughout the community, sharing the gospel and praying for the needs of the people. A local church in Santiago also allowed the team to teach Sunday School and lead Youth Group where they performed two faith-based skits.
“The people were so thankful for us,” Dice said, “but in reality, they blessed us by giving us this opportunity to grow in our faith. It was a two-way street.”
Building Houses…Building Relationships…With Each Other and With God is the name of this ministry which was founded in 2008. This team built 3 houses on this recent trip, bringing the total to 70 houses built in the past 9 years.