Hello Dominican!

After hours of delay at the airport, we have finally landed in the Dominican Republic and couldn’t be more excited! We are all very anxious and excited for what this trip has in store, and to see all the miracles God has planned for us. Without technology on the plane ride we found a new way to make the time pass by making bracelets out of many colors of thread...it may sound easy but the focus and technique making them is truly amazing! We are also growing in our relationships and getting to know each other more on the plane ride! We are excited to see the culture and see how hot the Dominican truly is!

— JENNA, SARA, KARISSA (Row 28)

Thoughts from the air....
I’m really hopeful to grow my relationship with God. One thing I’m really excited for is to learn about a new culture and to eat some really good food! -Jesca

I hope to be able to make an impact on the people there.  I am excited to go to a new country for the first time and help little children. -Skyler Boylan

I am so excited to learn about the culture of the Dominican Republic. I also hope to strengthen my relationship with God and impact the people there. -Remi

I hope that God will use this opportunity to make me more grateful for everything He has given me. I am excited to meet new people and experience a different culture, as well as spend time with my teammates. -Katie Baller

That God uses our testimonies to benefit the people in the Dominican! I’m so excited to be able to use basketball as a tool to spread God’s word! I am nervous about using my Spanish skills! -Steph Coors
I am really excited to go to the orphanage and to give them the various items that we all have brought! I am nervous to use the little Spanish skills that I have, and I’m also realllly excited to go SNORKELING!!!!!!! -Maddie Altman

I am really hopeful that God can make an impact on the people that we meet through me. I am super excited to be doing this with a team that I love. Also this will be my first time seeing the ocean so there’s that... -Skyler Gray

I am really excited to be able to meet and bond with people I never would have met if it wasn’t for this amazing experience. I so happy that I will be able to share my love for basketball with others there and be able to create a relationship with people down there through that and God. -Claire Landry

I am excited to experience new people in a new country and in a different culture. I can’t wait to see the little kids at the orphanage and the village. -Hayan Lee

I am excited to be able to interact with girls from a different country and to get to know the basketball team a little more. I hope to see God form many relationships through this trip with the Dominican people. -Katelyn Woodall

I am excited about the relationships and memories that are going to be made on this trip. I hope on this trip God will show his love to people who need it the most. -Brooke Woodall

I am excited to make so many new memories with the people that I love the most. I am pretty much excited for every single thing that we will be doing on this trip.
-Abigail Thomsen
I’m excited for the opportunity to leave behind all distractions like technology and the stress of everyday life and spend a full week without having to think about anything except for serving God, deepening my relationship with Him, and helping others know Him. -Abby Wright

I’m looking forward to spending time with the kids and being able to show Christ through the sport of basketball. I’m also hoping to grow close with my teammates and see God work both in the hearts of the Dominicans and in the hearts of our team as well.  -Jenna Siebert

I’m looking forward to going to the orphanages and the other places we will be going to give all the things we brought to the kids. I’m excited to create closer bonds with my teammates, and snorkeling at the end of the trip. I’m excited to see what God has in store for us this trip. -Sara Nealy

I’m excited to see the culture and how they live in the Dominican, I’m also excited to develop closer relationships with my teammates and hopefully with some people I meet in the Dominican too! -Karissa L.

I’m excited to expand my perimeters, to grow within myself and my own heart. I cannot wait to be humbled by the people and the lives I encounter because I know that I will forever be changed from the things I see and the lives I have the chance to change. -Addy Tysdal