Through G.O. Ministries, REUNION partners with Pastor Luis Vargas and his family in the Dominican Republic. The Vargas family works tirelessly to share God's light and love with their impoverished neighborhood, La Mosca. Translated as "The Fly," La Mosca is a squatter community next to a trash dump outside of Santiago. Most families survive on less than two dollars a day, and for many, picking trash is their main source of income. It is a place held hostage by disease, addiction, crime, illiteracy, and malnutrition.
Since 2007, REUNION has given financially, provided for special needs (like a ministry-enabling truck and a fridge for the nutrition clinic), and more importantly, supported them relationally. Thanks to this partnership, Luis is able to serve food to 100+ hungry kids six days a week, provide medical care, and seek out and meet the needs of those in his community. Each year, REUNION sends a team to help with construction, offer a medical clinic, and encourage Pastor Luis's family.
If you have any questions about our partnership with the Vargas family, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can also see photos and videos from past trips below, and learn more at www.reunioninthedr.com.
550+ served at the free clinic in La Mosca.Stay tuned for more stories from the 2015 trip. Dios te bendiga!
96 kids loved on in the daily nutrition clinic.
10 houses + 1 (large) church + 1 colmado painted in La Mosca.
1 bilingual church service bringing Boston and La Mosca together under one roof.
countless prayers answered, countless lives changed.
450+ served at clinics in Santiago and La Mosca.Stay tuned for more stories from the 2014 trip. Dios te bendiga!
130 rainbow loom bracelets, made by REUNION kids, handed out at the nutrition clinic.
5 houses + 1 extra long church wall painted in La Mosca.
1 field day in La Mosca, complete with an interrupting cow family.
0 cases of chikungunya virus.
countless prayers answered, countless lives changed.
650+ served at the clinic in La Mosca (with no customs issues).Gracias for your support. Dios te bendiga!
20+ kids who explored their creativity by painting a mural.
3 houses painted in La Mosca.
1 Hato del Yaque church ceiling repainted (and the parsonage is almost done!).
1 VeggieTales movie night in La Mosca.
0 hospital visits despite a bug that hit most of the team + a fall + a stepped on nail.
countless prayers answered, countless lives changed.
500+ served at the clinic in La Mosca despite customs issues.Thank you for all your support. Dios te bendiga!
2 neighborhoods of kids loved on by americanos.
1 future parsonage in Hato del Yaque inching toward completion.
0 team members knocked out by heat exhaustion.
countless prayers answered, countless lives changed.
800+ served at the medical clinic in La Mosca.Thanks for sticking with me on our week in the DR. We appreciate your support so much and hope you enjoy the stories. And remember, it doesn't end here. Continue to pray for the Vargas family and the communities we served. Dios te bendiga!
20 kids who learned more about worship and music.
1 fence wall completed for the future parsonage in Hato del Yaque.
0 ER visits made.
0 days affected by Tropical Storm Emily.
countless prayers answered, countless lives changed.