Preparing for Mission in DR

The link for this week's live-streamed service is here.

November 6 was a very busy Sunday that included Will's baptism. I'll have more on that next week. This week, we have a presentation on a mission trip.

Last Sunday, Diane held an information meeting about the upcoming mission trip from SPPC to the Dominican Republic.  There have been teams from our congregation go out in previous years and she included some pictures from those trips. In 2020 another team was all set to go from our church when the pandemic hit. The team had been commissioned on Sunday and on Monday the lockdown orders were issued by public health. A great disappointment to those team members, but a necessary safety precaution. 

This year, a new team is being assembled and more supplies secured. The trip will take place in March of 2023. It's all there in Diane's presentation which is embedded below. Just click on the little pop-out button in the upper right-hand corner to view the whole thing.

Thanks, Diane, for sharing your presentation, and for your work for House Upon the Rock.

Gowns for the DR

   The link for this week's worship service is  https://youtu.be/LDguoUFj3ds

    As we edge toward a cautious re-opening of the church building for worship, we are finding ways to use the space in service to God. 
      Diane took advantage of the big tables and empty rooms to cut out protective gowns for the clinic in the Dominican Republic. They cannot reopen the clinic -- desperately needed by the local population -- without gowns for the staff. 
       The cost of a single-use gown is nearly ten dollars, so with four people in the clinic, the cost runs up very quickly. By comparison, a car costs around $1000.00. So ten gowns equals one car. There had to be a better way.
        Enter Diane and her sewing machine.

12 gowns, 3 for each staff member

Meanwhile, session met in the hall where there was room for six foot distancing between members. 

There were some tired voices at the end of a long meeting from all that calling across the room, but work was accomplished.
When the meeting ended, elders modelled the gowns Diane had made for the medical clinic supported by SPPC through the House Upon the Rock ministry.