support

I leave for the Dominican Republic in early September! I am going to attempt to keep a blog while I am there to keep you updated on my day to day life. I'll try to send out lots of emails as well, but this may be your best bet if you want to check in on me.

My hope is to spend 6-7 months working as a teacher/ after school program coordinator on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. The area where I will be working is really close to the Hatian border. I will be working in a care center that provides education and meals to a group of over 100 children. Seventy percent of these kids are Haitian and the children of immigrants that have moved to the DR to work in sugarcane fields. Though I have lived in the Dominican before, working so close to the Haitian border will be a completely different experience. I know my time there will be challenging and will be an amazing opporunity to learn about other peoples and cultures.

On Monday, I will start raising support, prayer and financial, for my trip. It would be wonderful to have your participation in either of these! I will be raising a total of $6,400. I have been assured that this is a doable goal, though it seems like quite a bit of money! I am confident that if the Lord wants me to be in the Dominican Republic by September, the support will come in a timely manner.

If you are interested in getting involved, please let me know. You may send me your mailing address or email, and I will send you a support letter with more information. Also, if you are interested in talking to me in person or on the phone, I would love to make that happen! I will be in Winston-Salem until July 24th. Then, I will be in Murrells Inlet, SC from July 25th until August 8th. I will also be making a few trips down to the Charleston area during the next few months.

Please contact me at georgia.a.thompson@gmail.com or 843.902.8778. Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I look forward to seeing many of you soon!

Also, I've added some pictures to show you some of the kids of I worked with in the Dominican in the past. Enjoy!

I thank you my God everytime I remember you.
Phil 1:3