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We are Bobby and Danielle Brown. Simply put, we are Christians stepping into an adventurous ride of faith. We first visited the Dominican Republic in April of 2012 with a group of 70 or so high school seniors. I teach at Calvary Chapel High School and had the chance to chaperone with my wife. We had been on different mission trips before, but nothing that affected us quite like the Dominican. Our whole team experienced something in our hearts that can simply be explained as the hand of God working in and through us. Many of the students were born again for the the first time, and a whole bunch were baptized. When we arrived back to school following the trip, they set the school a buzz with excitement for the things of the Lord. In my heart I knew with a group that size, the Lord could possibly be calling some of them back to the Dominican for more service. My wife and I stepped out and planned our own trip later that summer with a small group. Thus began our desire to keep bringing teams back with us as we try to be the hands and feet of the Lord in this country.
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Batey Central, Barahona
We have been visiting Barahona since 2013. We were first introduced to this place by a missionary friend of ours who lived there with his family. He introduced us to our now very good friend Wilkyns and to the area we would soon fall in love with, Batey Central.
This slum area is located within the city of Barahona. Batey Central's population is made up primarily of Haitian immigrants or people of Haitian descent, many of whom have no citizenship and are thus not entitled to education, medical treatment and other public services. A school was constructed here in 2011 through the help of Mt. Vernon church in Mississippi. Children in this school do not have citizenship or any documentation that would allow them to attend government sponsored schools. Mt. Vernon church set up a sponsorship program for the school that would help provide the needed funds for the children to attend. We came alongside this work in August of 2013, and have been back almost twice yearly. Our heart is to develop relationships with the community of Batey Central and to work with Wilkyns as he fulfills the vision God has given him to work in this area.
This slum area is located within the city of Barahona. Batey Central's population is made up primarily of Haitian immigrants or people of Haitian descent, many of whom have no citizenship and are thus not entitled to education, medical treatment and other public services. A school was constructed here in 2011 through the help of Mt. Vernon church in Mississippi. Children in this school do not have citizenship or any documentation that would allow them to attend government sponsored schools. Mt. Vernon church set up a sponsorship program for the school that would help provide the needed funds for the children to attend. We came alongside this work in August of 2013, and have been back almost twice yearly. Our heart is to develop relationships with the community of Batey Central and to work with Wilkyns as he fulfills the vision God has given him to work in this area.
