D.R. Trip 2 – Day 4
Day 4 was quite a busy day for the team. The team split into their respective groups for their morning programs at the two local schools. At Charro’s school, parent … Continue reading
D.R. Trip 2 – Day 3
Happy to report that day three for the team was nothing less than a beautiful blessing. The night before, the teachers and parents challenged the students to love without boundaries, … Continue reading
D.R. Trip 2 – Day 2
Day 2 for the team included an eventful trip to the little village of Azua. Azua, the village where Margarite Mota grew up, is about three hours from where the … Continue reading
D.R. Trip 2 – Day 1
The team of 17 students, 10 parents, and two teachers arrived safely to the Dominican Republic after a long, and eventful, day of traveling. The team had an unexpected pit … Continue reading
D.R. Trip 1 – Day 4, Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day will never be the same for FCS team members who spent this past week serving El Tamarindo’s most needy children and families. Despite the hot sweaty work of … Continue reading
D.R. Trip 1 – Day 3, More Joy
Shortly after the noon hour, the gathering crowd of over 200 children and parents begin to press toward the main entrance of the food serving area. A few minutes later, … Continue reading
D.R. Trip 1 – Day 2, Glimpses of Joy
Tuesday, November 24, 2015: El Tamarindo, DR. 9 a.m. (Atlantic Time) Mission team leader, Miss Jen Burris, charged the Faith in Action team to be vigilante throughout the week about … Continue reading
D.R. Trip 1 – Day 1, We’ve Arrived
Monday was a day full of blessings. When our two buses arrived at the compound, an estimated 210 children were on hand to welcome our kids with a loving embrace. … Continue reading
DR Trip 2 | Day 5
Today was the last day going to the foundation and local schools. You could tell we were all a little tired this morning, but our devotions this morning talked about … Continue reading
DR Trip 2 | Day 4
Hi, this is Jena Ortiz. Today we started off by going to the different schools. The drama team went to the smaller school and the puppet team went to the … Continue reading
DR Trip 2 | Day 3
Hi, this is Christian Martin. Today, we ate breakfast and then went on a 3 hour bus ride. This bus ride was to a city named Azua. When we were … Continue reading
DR Trip 2 | Day 2
Hello, this is Zachary Reid, Riley, and Dayton. Today was our first day at the foundation and we were greeted with quite the welcoming. Today we saw a home run … Continue reading
DR Trip 2 | DAY 1
Day one is complete with nothing but good things to report. The plane travel went as smooth as possible, and getting through customs was a success. We had a minor … Continue reading
Dominican Republic – Day 5
Hi! This is Tiffany! Today we got to the foundation around 11:00 o’clock and we started setting up for Thanksgiving lunch. Then we went out to the field and sang … Continue reading
Dominican Republic – Day 4
Hello! This is Andrew Gang and today we went to an orphanage with 19 orphans. Before we got there we went to a shop and bought goods for the orphans. … Continue reading
Dominican Republic – Day 2
¡Hola! This is Kenzie Robinson! Today was the first day at the foundation. We passed out clothes and fed the kids for lunch. It is crazy how thankful they are … Continue reading
RECAP – Dominican Republic 2013
Written by FCS Parent, Don Reynolds Come to the Dominican Republic. Meet at LAX for your red eye flight. Don’t forget your frozen turkey! Watch your 8th grade class drag … Continue reading
Day 4 – Dominican Republic 2013
Blog Post 4 – Written by Noah Lee and Emily Reynolds This Thanksgiving was a Thanksgiving to remember. The first thing we did at the foundation was play with kids. … Continue reading
Day 3 – Dominican Republic 2013
Blog Post 3 – Written by Steven Abouchedid and Kiana Lu Today Kiana and Steven went to two different locations. Our boys went to an orphanage and our girls stayed … Continue reading
Day 2 – Dominican Republic 2013
Blog Post 2 – Written by Ben Wolfe and Hailey Rehfeld Hola! On day two in the Dominican Republic we went to two schools and performed for the young children. … Continue reading
Day 1 – Dominican Republic 2013
Blog Post 1 – Written by Nick Morales and Alex Rogers Life-changing and eye-opening are two words that describe our first day at the Manny Mota Foundation . Life-changing is … Continue reading
Navajo Trip | Update 1
Navajo Nation | Update 1 Tuba City, AZ: After nearly 11 hours and 500 miles on the road, and which at times encountered snowfall, our Foothill Christian School 7th graders, … Continue reading
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