Countdown to the Dominican Republic - UPDATE

Our family would like to thank you for your continued prayers, love and support! We are so blessed to have supporters whose consistent spiritual and financial generosity nurtures our family and our ministry!

God continues to bless our ministry despite some new challenges. We've changed our departure date to June 4th because we recently found out that we have to increase our travel budget. We originally planned to buy one-way airline tickets to the Dominican Republic at a cost of about $2,000. However, we've been informed that because we are citizens of the United States (except Ruben), we must purchase round-trip tickets -- which is considerably more expensive. We now need about $6,000 to buy tickets to our new home! Despite this challenge, we know that God is faithful and our needs will be met. In the meantime, we continue to work at a feverish pace to complete all the tasks that need to be done in order for a smooth transition.

During the next few weeks, we will continue spreading the word about our growing ministry, and visiting family in New York to say "good-bye." Pray that God will give us courage to speak boldly about the needs of the disadvantaged children in the Dominican Republic and that those who hear us will be inspired to participate in H.O.P.E.'s ministry. Also, pray that He will give our family strength, endurance and wisdom in the decisions that we make. We look forward to keeping you updated with praise reports about how God is answering prayers!

Have a Blessed Day!