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Spanish is the national language, with Haitian Creole being the largest minority language
Dominican Republic is the most visited tourist destination in the Caribbean
Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, taking in many Haitian immigrants following the 2010 earthquake
God is Working in
Santo Domingo!
Please pray for...
Continued protection from COVID-19 for our students and dedicated staff.
Completion of the last steps of the purchase process for the adjacent land which will allow us to expand the school which has been delayed by concerns of the local neighborhood association.
Additional child sponsor and site partners to help fund the programming of this life transforming school.
Prayer requests updated 06/2021
Our Santo Domingo North School and Care Center, known locally as MIANCERG, serves over 200 impoverished youth in an isolated community in the capital city. The dedicated staff diligently teach about God and His love while offering a basic academic program. In addition to education, children receive holistic care that includes spiritual encouragement, medical and dental care, and nutritional support.
We currently teach students up through 5th grade, and we have expanded tutoring and counseling services for academically and emotionally needy children. In order to run our small office and accounting more efficiently, we hired a wonderful administrator who also substitute teaches in the school. And we added another floor to our main building, allowing us to have a dedicated chapel space for both children’s programs and outreach to the families we serve.
Future goals for our campus include hiring a fulltime computer teacher for our new 15-station computer lab, obtaining government approval to add 6th grade to our program, and finding additional site partners to fund ongoing needs.
Our Country Director says, “Margaret and Juan and the staff at Santo Domingo North overflow with a natural passion to share about Christ and his love for every child who passes through their doors. In their modest facility, they serve tirelessly with a natural joy and peace that stems from their own closeness to God.”
Once again, we greet you from the ministries of Kids Alive in Dominican Republic, where your partnership and your gifts are helping to plant hope in the lives of at-risk children and young people. We rejoice that this is not simply a hope for escaping poverty or for a better career – you are planting the living hope (1 Pet. 1:3) in their lives which means an eternity with the One who loves them!
Within Kids Alive DR, we have the privilege of working with over 2,000 kids between the ages of 3 and 22. While this seems like a large window of opportunity to cultivate these seeds, the culture here often works against us, making the labor difficult. And nearly all the children we serve come from, and still live inside, backgrounds of abuse, exploitation, or extreme poverty. These “hard places” make the sowing of hope a real challenge.
However, one of our great joys is seeing the visible, healthy growth in these young lives and watching them blossom into beautiful new creations before our eyes. They are developing strong roots, watered by your compassion and love, and are going on to have a positive impact on their families and communities.
All our ministries are benefiting from unprecedented favor with government officials. Our schools are receiving awards for excellence; our homes are receiving commendations for our quality care, and we’re increasingly being asked to take additional children that Dominican officials have identified as abused or neglected. We see this as a tremendous privilege – and a great responsibility. read more »
Vic Trautwein
Co-Country Director
Dominican Republic
Ramon Prenza
Co-Country Director
Dominican Republic