tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.comments2014-06-11T14:42:42.249-04:00Adventures of the Dominican RepublicMike and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315103876397876586noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-86462374506212249592014-05-19T04:30:27.148-04:002014-05-19T04:30:27.148-04:00I don't know where GOD is leading me but I hav...I don't know where GOD is leading me but I have an idea. It is high time that I listen, stand still, and not continue to run. Thank you for this sermon. GOD bless you and your family and may his will forever be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-14209553812929372602014-04-28T13:28:33.187-04:002014-04-28T13:28:33.187-04:00pretty nice blog, following :)pretty nice blog, following :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-22349381573314362482014-02-13T10:34:38.717-05:002014-02-13T10:34:38.717-05:00I love you and your heart! I am so often cynical ...I love you and your heart! I am so often cynical and "judgey." Thanks for the great post, which has inspired me to do and be better. Love ya!Barbara Menefeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-51240923311880555762013-01-17T16:14:26.328-05:002013-01-17T16:14:26.328-05:00God willing our group will once again be given the...God willing our group will once again be given the opportunity to see the people of Phaeton through his eyes. I found the Haitians to be both gracious and loving. After my first trip there in 2011 I found myself being haunted by their faces yet yearning to return. <br />God bless you....Stan Parkesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-7244536083125804142012-10-16T12:10:18.633-04:002012-10-16T12:10:18.633-04:00Magdalena-Thank you for your words. I have visite...Magdalena-Thank you for your words. I have visited many of the nicer places in the Dominican Republic, but my heart is in places like Hoyo de Bartola. Places like that are beautiful too, in their own way.Mike and Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315103876397876586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-157542083188408942012-10-06T19:59:04.495-04:002012-10-06T19:59:04.495-04:00Renewing communities, Goody! Keep up the good wor...Renewing communities, Goody! Keep up the good work of the good news.Brian Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-73922835531674150122012-09-29T11:37:41.508-04:002012-09-29T11:37:41.508-04:00Good job! It was very thoughtful of you to do this...Good job! It was very thoughtful of you to do this for the lady. Acts of kindness like this one sure make people smile. Being from the Dominican Republic myself, it breaks my heart seeing the condition many people live in and the social injustice. The social system is beyond flawed.<br /><br /> I hope you get to visit the nicer areas in the country before you go, the Dom Rep is truly a beautiful country.Dee Paulinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395771931723705072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-51569996054996995062012-09-25T18:42:28.278-04:002012-09-25T18:42:28.278-04:00Wow. Your words remind me of what Foster talked a...Wow. Your words remind me of what Foster talked about in "Celebration of Discipline" about the difference between serving and being a servant. The key was that when we serve, we choose the time and place. When we are a servant, we allow God to choose the opportunities. I am grateful God placed you right where you needed to be. Cool.Tracy Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-54451210234267993402012-02-22T00:03:45.355-05:002012-02-22T00:03:45.355-05:00Oh Goody - You captured not just Phaeton so well, ...Oh Goody - You captured not just Phaeton so well, but Haiti as a whole. Especially your pictures of the people and children. The picture of the little girl wearing a red shirt with the candy cane heart on it made me cry right on the spot - and you will never guess why. In front of her is a "Haitian chair." They are probably the most uncomfortable chairs in the world, I know because I spent about six weeks sitting in one of them! That picture reminded me of my own Haitian experience, taking care of a two week old baby, Claudia. I sat in a chair that looked just like that - holding her, singing to her, feeding her...and it was in that chair that she captured my heart. It was in that chair the God gave me a passion I didn't know I had. It was in that chair that God taught me a lesson in deep love and told me that what I knew of love was only a piece of what he felt about me. I laughed in that chair and I cried in that chair and my life was changed in that chair.<br /><br />I know this sounds so crazy but so often throughout Scripture God tells us to "remember." To remember the things he has done - to remember he is faithful, to remember his love. And your pictures have caused me to remember.<br /><br />Thank you.Jill DeJongehttp://www.an-nou-chante.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-21141384346667080482012-02-21T18:49:04.983-05:002012-02-21T18:49:04.983-05:00Love this post! So glad I was able to share this t...Love this post! So glad I was able to share this trip with you. You captured it well...and always. Love u.Cathy McIlvoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065299932790610089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-31080733106125471662012-01-16T19:50:46.976-05:002012-01-16T19:50:46.976-05:00Mandi, I know that the younger age girls can be h...Mandi, I know that the younger age girls can be harder and crazier but the happiness you give to them and they give to you will be worth it! I know you will be great!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327963505289965802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-17562708153113619912012-01-08T23:06:17.189-05:002012-01-08T23:06:17.189-05:00So proud of all you are doing with the girls, Good...So proud of all you are doing with the girls, Goody! Wish I was there to work alongside you...my heart longs to be there so often! Love you and praying for you!Lolli (aka Lisa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02573101654608979076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-11986951249355719062011-12-19T21:02:28.632-05:002011-12-19T21:02:28.632-05:00Dearest Goody,
God gave you beautiful words to rec...Dearest Goody,<br />God gave you beautiful words to record a struggle I've had for the last seven years and never been able to put into words. I've been too beaten down to see my own worth, and coming out of that is not easy! Thank you so much for your honesty! I am proud to call you my friend, my sister in Christ!<br /><br />Love, AndréaAndréa Clark Shorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-74800034106178450312011-12-19T10:18:31.204-05:002011-12-19T10:18:31.204-05:00Thank you, Goody. I appreciate you sharing all tha...Thank you, Goody. I appreciate you sharing all that and how you shared it. I LOVE the Nelson Mandela quote and will copy it for myself. And, please know, I love you!Cathy McIlvoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065299932790610089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-1155381263952965412011-12-19T08:20:06.427-05:002011-12-19T08:20:06.427-05:00May we both take the truth that you have discovere...May we both take the truth that you have discovered from our head to our hearts and change the world. I am so proud of you. You are becoming a powerful woman of God but I've always knowm that you were/are talented and gifted and beautiful. I love you, DadUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422887277274874446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-88120690445284190122011-12-18T22:21:43.769-05:002011-12-18T22:21:43.769-05:00Amanda, you have truly found your calling. These m...Amanda, you have truly found your calling. These moms and babies are blessed to have you in thier lives. I am so thankful God is using you and mike in such a awesome way. Love you, aunt SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-9423391201595054982011-10-28T16:08:42.547-04:002011-10-28T16:08:42.547-04:00I love reading your posts on these classes! What a...I love reading your posts on these classes! What a beautiful thing the Lord is doing! Go Goody!Lauren Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602868705421789636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-5856095607712299262011-10-03T21:53:52.895-04:002011-10-03T21:53:52.895-04:00waiting for posts on week 2 and 3!!!
-ashleywaiting for posts on week 2 and 3!!!<br />-ashleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-8720117606110856302011-08-10T21:17:49.691-04:002011-08-10T21:17:49.691-04:00This is so beautiful! You guys are doing such grea...This is so beautiful! You guys are doing such great works in His holy name! God bless you!!!Mike and Lynette Gernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-31937190963444820032011-04-15T14:36:07.054-04:002011-04-15T14:36:07.054-04:00Love this. I have more thoughts that I'll get ...Love this. I have more thoughts that I'll get to you sometime soon. =)Raleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489231611151807155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-83190160193338167092011-03-30T21:07:24.547-04:002011-03-30T21:07:24.547-04:00Fantastic! The Holy Spirit surely gave you the wo...Fantastic! The Holy Spirit surely gave you the words this day! Love MomMama Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918724874335992785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-55343343076319257002011-01-31T07:18:39.479-05:002011-01-31T07:18:39.479-05:00You expressed your trip and thoughts in such a bea...You expressed your trip and thoughts in such a beautiful way. The pictures were touching and raw. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I now have a new group of people to pray for. I am so relieved we serve a God who knows all things and has a plan that will gain ultimate victory one day!Andrea Shorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-2396110862512593022011-01-28T17:43:19.946-05:002011-01-28T17:43:19.946-05:00Your blog was very moving, such honesty of emotion...Your blog was very moving, such honesty of emotion and such obvious love for others. May God Bless you as you continue to listen and follow where he leads. Thank you for sharing. Wonderful pictures of your trip and of your family!<br /><br />Marie MeadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-61982841440142354982011-01-28T16:36:12.391-05:002011-01-28T16:36:12.391-05:00beautiful, goody. i'm glad you were able to go...beautiful, goody. i'm glad you were able to go.Raleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489231611151807155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24922942.post-18892340634701197692010-12-15T13:27:39.417-05:002010-12-15T13:27:39.417-05:00Pretty profound, Goody...to have been to be an emp...Pretty profound, Goody...to have been to be an empty post...amazing how when we finally "give up", God takes over! Love you!!!Karen Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011434272608864835noreply@blogger.com