Outreach 3

We are almost halfway through our summer here. Its incredible how fast time flies. This was a very busy outreach for us. From "field day" to clean up day, we kept this last team busy. Thank you so much girls for all your hard work. This last outreach was made up of teams from Sonoma State University, San Fransisco University, and James Madison University. Enjoy all the photos!

Special Ed team(the guy in the green shirt on the end is our new intern Travis Gerig who will be with us for the rest of the summer...Welcome Travis)



Physical Therapy Team

henny all dressed up for the day

the big race

more of the race

bobbing for wiffle balls


face painting


more face painting


cleaning the school lawn

Outreach 2

Time is flying by at Centro Especial Genesis this summer. We have just finished with our second team of the summer and things are going well. Our Physical Therapy site received a shippment of donations from Cascade DAFO, a company that manufacturs foot splints for special needs children. They have been such a huge blessing. Please take a couple of moments to view the videos in this post. Our last group came to us from Boston University and Grove City College. 4 you ladies made special ed their home for 2 weeks and 4 more were at physical therapy. Thanks ladies for all your help!!!! You made a HUGE difference in the lives of our students.

Outreach 1

Summer time has arrived at Centro Especial Genesis, signaled by the arrival of the "americanos" (no offense to those who live in central and south america...you are also americans!)

In the special education site we were blessed to have one student during this outreach. Melisa came to us from Bethel College, but was born and raised in Honduras. She speaks fluent english and spanish and was a huge asset to our ministry. Here she is with Jeremy(one of our newest students)



In the physical therapy side of things, we received our summer intern (with us for 10 weeks)...her name is Jess. Welcome Jess! We had 2 students in physical therapy, Knox and April.


(April, Knox, Jess, Amy (PT site), Melisa, Fausto
This was a wonderful outreach and we loved watching the kids and "americanos" interact and learn from each other!

Sponsorship Needs

Many have been asking through the last few outreaches if we have a current list of students who need to be sponsored and for how much. If you are interested in sponsoring one of our students you may contact Pam Christy in our international office (students@stint.com) or you can contact Amy Green (amyleighgreen2003@yahoo.com) for more information. Sponsorships are typically $50/month, however some students are on a partial sponorship and only need someone to cover the difference. Now the fun part, photos of all the kids who still need sponsors!



Clary Elisa Victoriano needs a $50 sponsor



Felix Rodridguez Lozada needs a $20 sponsor



Geronimo Abreu needs a $50 sponsor



Henry Coronado Candelario needs a $50 sponsor



Jeffrey Javier Rosario Baez needs a $20 sponsor



Jonathan De Jesus Trinidad needs a $20 sponsor



Juan Carlos Garcia needs a $20 sponsor



Leonardo Marmol needs a $50 sponsor



Leonela Baez Magarin needs a $50 sponsor



Manuel Andres Baez Hernandez needs a $50 sponsor



Maria Fernanda Trinidad needs a $50 sponsor




Omar Trinidad needs a $50 sponsor




Rances Alexis Pichardo needs a $50 sponsor

Thanks to all who look at these photos and consider sponsoring a child. If you would like to sponsor a child please contact us and we would be happy to supply you with the information you need. If you wish to do a partial sponsorship, we are open to those as well.

March was a busy month

March turned out to be a very busy month at Centro Especial Genesis. We hosted a group from Moca, two mission teams, rode horses, and had a "pool" day! The mission teams included a group of high schoolers from Jupiter Florida, and campus groups from Taylor University, Bethel University, and CalPoly. It was a great month. Enjoy the photos of some of the groups and activities



here we are with a sign made by some former students from Grove City. Thanks ladies



the jupiter girls



HORSES

We recently were able to have horses at the school for a morning. The students really enjoyed being able to ride the horses and enjoy the morning outside. We are hoping to be able to have them back soon to begin using the horses for therapuetic purposes as well.

Sorry the photos are a little washed out!

Visit from high school in Moca

We were recently blessed to have a visit from a private school in Moca, which is a town about 45 minutes from Jarabacoa. Some of their high school students came to spend the day with our students, learn about the school, and bring gifts for each student. It was a great day! Enjoy the photos