#tbt On this International Migrants Day, I remember Haitian 🇭🇹 migrants in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and their ongoing struggles for dignity, safety, and belonging. Behind every statistic are real lives, families, and children deserving of justice, compassion, and hope. 🌍✊🏾
Photos📸: #DRFE March 2025
Dominican Republic Faith Experience… In the heart of the batey, the children’s laughter rises like a hymn of hope. Their smiles, bright and unwavering, remind us that joy and resilience can flourish even in the hardest places. 🇩🇴🇭🇹 #Hope #DRFE
It wasn’t just a trip. It was a journey of "conscientização" (critical consciousness) — awakening to the realities of others, and in doing so, becoming agents of change. #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
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When we step outside our comfort zones, the poorest of the poor touch our hearts and transform our minds, calling us to become agents of change and builders of God’s Kingdom. #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
Safe and sound back home. I’m incredibly grateful for the experience of #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE. So much to process — stay tuned for reflections and insights. One thing is certain… ¡Necesito aprender español!
What a wonderful faith experience it has been! #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
As we begin our “all-nighter” journey back home, we carry with us memories of connection, compassion, and growth. Please keep us in your prayers for safe and uneventful travels! 🛫
Another blessed day. We visited the Haitian descendants’ community in Las Pajas batey, where stories of resilience echo through the history of the sugar cane plantations. A profound encounter with a painful past and a hopeful future. #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
Another meaningful day of learning and witnessing the realities faced in the Dominican Republic. Today we visited Fundebmuni (Fundación para el Desarrollo y Bienestar de la Mujer y la Niñez, Inc.) in San Cristóbal. Thank you for your ministry and for making a difference! #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
Good morning! Each sunrise is a gentle reminder that we’re given a new day to love, to serve, and to encounter God in one another. Please keep us in your prayers and let’s make today a beautiful one! #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
Good morning! A new day, a new opportunity for encounter during our faith experience in the Dominican Republic. Like the banana trees reaching for the sky, may we stretch toward grace, grow in faith, and bear good fruit today. #MorningBlessings #Gratitude #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
Grateful for the gift of encounter - the smiles, stories, and shared humanity that remind us of God’s presence in one another. Every meeting is a sacred space where love grows. #MissionTrip🇩🇴 #DRFE
It’s becoming real! 🇩🇴 Our orientation session for the March Dominican Republic Faith Experience is underway. Looking forward to another transformative journey - immersing in the mission through the lens of social justice. #FaithInAction #DRFE
