CE-DR 2024: Day 6 & 7
Day 6 and 7: On day 6 we have 2 photos of the team enjoying time site seeing near the Lighthouse compound. On day 7 they continued working with the local kids in the VBS afternoon program.
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03, 2024
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03, 2024
CE-DR 2024: Day 5
Day 5: The team from Harmony Baptist spent the day serving children in the local community. Part of the day they got to teach a bible lesson and help make craft paper cross with the kids.
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03, 2024
CE-DR 2024: Day 4
You can find more content from Harmony here: Harmony's Instagram
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03, 2024
CE-DR 2024: Day 3
Day 3: A Haitian Church, community, walking and Cable Cars. The team used their first full day in DR day to take in the signs and sounds of the community that they will be working in the rest of the week.
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03, 2024
CE-DR 2024: Day 2
The team left Toronto this morning with little issues and have touched down in Santo Domingo (as of 4:00 pm EST) with the Lighthouse Team ready to greet them. They are all settled in at the Lighthouse compound, ready for their first full day tomorrow.
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03, 2023
CE-DR 2023: a reflection
Our 8 days in the Dominican Republic culminated in both a series of blessings and challenges. For me (Alvin), this was my second time serving with a team in the Lighthouse Project. Those 8 days consisted of: Morning devotions together on the rooftop of our residence building Delicious meals provided by the Lighthouse staff Building projects in Villa Altagracia specifically with their vocational school and first attention clinic Finishing
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03, 2023
CE-DR 2023: Day 7
On our final day, we visited two different locations. First, we visited the old city of Santo Domingo. We began with visiting Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, the oldest cathedral in the Americas. With reverence, we explored different areas of the main sanctuary. Afterwards, we had a chance to shop in the tourist area of the old city. In the afternoon,
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03, 2023
CE-DR 2023: Day 7
This was our final day of work. We wanted to leave a positive impact in the communities we worked with. As we returned back to Villa Altagracia, this time, we had a chance to walk around the community. Felix (a Lighthouse staff) shared some of the future plans they have in the area. We got to hear briefly about who lives in this particular neighbourhood. Then we completed a
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03, 2023
CE-DR 2023: Day 6
This morning (around 4:30 am), some of us were awakened by an earthquake located approx. 80 km away from us. It was very brief and there was no damage at all; some of our team members didn't notice it. Our morning brought us back to the CBOQ school. This time, the morning classes were there i.e. those ages approx. 4-6 and 11-13. We rotated through some crafts and outdoor
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CE-DR 2023: Day 4
There was one key word that summarized our day: PAINT! In the morning, we divided into 2 groups: one that joined a ESL class and another painting the interior and the washrooms for a satellite school (that was named after CBOQ). In the afternoon, we continued painting, this time some metal storage unit that will be used in the Lighthouse compound itself.