Via Dolorosa

Christ walked down a long road, “La Via Dolorosa”. He walked down the way of grief to a deadly cross with a heavy piece of wood on his back. All of this for me and for you. Before this dramatic event took place, He wanted each one of His followers to know that we too would have to carry our own cross in order to follow Him. Reading those words sound so wonderful. Listening to a sermon about living a selfless life sounds so energizing. Watching others carry it out can often times be encouraging. Yet, doing it yourself is painful. It’s a pain that wells up deep within, yet we keep walking.

Walking down the road that leads to death of self is really the only way to obtain true life. Assimilating in a new culture is not easy. Adjusting a family of 10 to a completely new world is no simple task. Living out God’s word in the midst of naysayers is hard. But wasn’t that Via Dolorosa hard? Wasn’t that cross painful? Didn’t He say that we would have to carry ours as well?

This is an exciting death. This is the only type of death that truly produces resurrection. I must die so that He will live. I need Him to live through me in order to shed His light on those around me. I need Him to shine through me in order to offer love to the hurting by my side. We all do if we are truly His.

So we, the Domínguez family, which represent H.O.P.E 4 DR are happy to die for our Lord. We are thrilled to live out His word this way. Each day we respond to His call as we give to another in need. Each day we obey Him when we love those that despitefully use us. Each day we serve Him when we forgive those who have hurt us. No matter the cost, we’ve decided to follow Him.

A SPECIAL THANKS
Most of you reading this have given faithfully to H.O.P.E 4 DR and we are so grateful. You have helped us to reach over 100 children with consistent teaching from God’s word. You have helped us feed over 20 families. You’ve helped us pay the all so many bills for our home/ministry center. You’ve helped us to continue with our Sunday services and many are being transformed there. Just the other night one of our neighbors said that we were a light house to this neighborhood and he hopes that our light will reach his house.

UPDATES
•Our children are all studying hard each day. In addition to their regular studies, they create dramas for our Kid’s Club and other outreaches. They write and produce quality puppet shows. They work on videos and designs for our ministry and they reach out to those around us in love.
•We are still waiting on our non-profit paperwork and permit for orphans. Please pray for favor.
•We are still looking for land. Please pray for a miracle.
•Our meeting with the school’s superintendent was cancelled. We will start our classes in January. Please keep praying for prepared hearts in the schools.
•God is transforming lives at our church. Jonathan is working on a video of testimonies that we’ll soon share with you.
•Our Kid’s Club is growing strong. The children are learning new scriptures each week!
•Our house feels more like a home as we now have living room furniture.
•We had a wonderful visit with our Pastor Brad and his wife Angela and the team from Calvary Revival Church. What a breath of fresh air!


NEEDS
•A vehicle large enough for our family and for transporting people to and from church.
•Household furniture.
•A generator for our home and outreaches.
•A portable screen for the movies we show.
•A portable sound system.
•More puppets and a stage.
•Spanish Bibles.
•Small prizes for our Kid’s Club participants.