Muchas gracias!

Our G.O. Kids Program is moving forward with sponsorships. Thank you to all of you who have commited to sponsor one of these precious children! With your help, there are almost 200 kids in the school with partners.....we're over half way to our goal!

G.O. Ministries just wanted to take the time to thank you for your faithfulness in supporting these children. Each one of you is truly making a difference in their lives. Thank you for seeing the need to raise these kids up with a Christian education which will help mold and shape them into becoming Christian leaders in their own communities.

Below are pictures of Discovery Church from California. In April, a few of the team members were able to meet the sweet children that they support.

This is The Jones Family with Wenibel and her mother

Wenibel

Brian and Arlette

Thank you four your continued support!

Two Churches United as One

Northeast Christian Church is an amazing example of what a partnership truly is! They partner with the Pastor Rafaelito, his wife Griselda, the church as a whole, and the community of Los Guandules. Northeast has also taken on the feeding center within the new church that was just recently completed. Their goal is to have every child (120) involved in the feeding program sponsored by people that attend Northeast. Many of the supporters came last week to visit their children. Below are some pictures of the sweet kids with their sponsors.

Thank you Northeast for your generous hearts, humble spirits, and loving souls!

Northeast was able to complete the church in Los Guandules. They have been working so diligently on the building for several years now. The final step was to put paint on the walls! The building is just perfect and is painted with God's hope, love and joy.
The inaugural church service was held in the finished building on Sunday, March 25....there was standing room only!
God reminded everyone of His presence and blessings during the service.
The service began with worship from Dominicans and Haitians, what a joyful noise! Pastor Stuart Jones from Northeast delivered a beautiful message and Pastor Rafaelito followed with words of encouragement and excitement about the new church.
Shortly after the singing began a storm poured down on the building. Several adults looked out the windows at the river flooding the area far below remembering the time when the church used to sit next to the river. Thinking how different it is now for the church to be high on the hill, safe from the destruction of the flooding river. God's blessing are everywhere!

Northeast Christian Church has created a beautiful Partnership with the church in Los Guandules. A special thank you to those who continue to help in the development of the church, allowing the feeding center to run, and providing financial support so the Rodriquez family can do full time ministry.

A Man of God in Santa Lucia

He is a man of God. His name is Jonas de Leon Gutierez. He has a wonderful wife, Ruth Jesse Manuel Martinez, who teaches in the school and a son whose name is Samuel Jonas de Leon Manuel.

We asked Jonas to share with us a little about his life so you can better understand who he is and what he does.

He was born into a Christian home and was baptized when he was 15 years old. Jonas began assisting the pastor, who was also his mentor, in La Mosca when he was 18 years of age. When his mentor and friend passed away, Jonas courageously took the head pastoring position with full force. With help from a North American brother, David Savage, Crestwood Baptist Church, and G.O. Ministries, he is able to do the work of our Lord in Santa Lucia.

With the help of God, Jonas prays that the church community will grow. His prayers are that God will use him to teach the members of the church to depend on their own strength, in terms of economics, and to always be thankful for the help that they receive. He wants to work with sports to reach the youth and help educate the people who need psychological help in the community. Above all, he wants the Lord to continuously guide and teach him.
His dreams for the future of the church show just how on fire this man is for God. This vision shows how Jonas is praying for the community of La Mosca to flourish and to lean on our Savior for everything.

Jonas helps feed the children of the feeding center six days a week and pastors the church that is held in the same building. He also helps his wife while she teaches in the school.

Jonas de Leon Gutierez is a courageous man of God.

Welcome to G.O. Kids

Welcome to G.O. Kids! This blog is designed to help inform you of all of the exciting things that are happpening in our school and feeding centers in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Many people have questions about how to sponsor a child through G.O. Ministries. This blog will provide you with the information you are looking for! There will also be stories about how kids are being educated, fed, and nurtured in their spiritual growth. Lives are being changed! Thank you for visiting this blog and we pray that you will help change this island of Hispaniola.