Library Project - Growing Fast!!

We have been going once a week to three different sites with Iglesia Centro Cristiano Shalom (Pastor Carlos's Church).  We've been going to Kilometer 16 (Batey La Mina) and to Jalonga 1 & 2. 

There are about twelve different people who have been volunteering their time - singing, sharing Bible stories with kids, and then opening the "library" and spending time reading with kids.

Community members of all ages can come and enjoy the books.  The leaders/librarians spend time reading with kids who aren't able to read yet.  I see the love of Christ shining through them as they get to know the kids in their group and enjoy the opportunity to read and learn new things together with them.

I'm praising God for the opportunity to be a part of this project.  A new shipment of books should be arriving next week.  We'll divide the books into three suitcases and rotate them between the sites each month.  The group will continue traveling to these sites when I return to MN at the end of the month. 
Thanks to everyone back home who helped make this possible!  Keep praying!

Here's a link to facts about literacy in the Dominican Republic and the rest of the Caribbean.  http://www.indexmundi.com/map/?t=0&v=39&r=ca&l=en

Also enjoy this link - 5 Dominicans set the Guinness World Record for longest continuous reading. I would love to find them and get them to visit our libraries and speak to the kids!!

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/07/20/general-cb-dominican-republic-reading-record_8575593.html

Why are we doing this??  Lots of reasons...here are three!

1) John 3:16

2) Matthew 28:19

3) Proverbs 2:12

God Bless You!!!!