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DR Day 2!

yo yo yo! This is Benjamin Jones writing to you from the tropics of the Dominican Republic! We are currently in the land of all things beisbol, rainy metal nights, and 3 am roosters. The environment is absolutely gorgeous. Thick green foliage towers above the ministry base (Ministerio Estudiantes Internacionales). It’s a blessing to serve alongside Dave with the men’s sports site (MEN’S SPORTS); we play pick-up basketball games with the youth and participate in

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1st Day in the DR!

What’s up Guys! We have made it safe to the Dominican Republic! Our first flight from LAX to JFK in New York went super smooth! It’s was about a 5 hour flight and we arrived at about 4:45 am and our second flight was at 7:15 am to the DR which was about a 3.5 hour flight. We arrived safely in the DR around 2:00 pm and were greeted by Alberto from Students International! He

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We made it to the Dominican Republic!

Everything with the trip went smoothly and we’re all here safe at the Student International base! The students today had some orientation, got to learn Dominican style of dancing, and play some Dominican games! Everyone’s going to bed early tonight to try and combat the jet lag. Tomorrow the first student written blog from this trip will be posted so stay tuned!

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A Scary Western Night

Hey Guys! It has been a pretty wild couple of days here at Joshua! On Wednesday and Thursday, all of the Joshua students had their interviews for their summer jobs! It is crazy that we are more than halfway done with our time in the building. The focus has been getting ready for the Dominican Republic! We have had to the privilege to have Dave Hansen- the president of Students International- stay with us as

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Getting Closer to the Dominican Republic!

This week is flying by! Today we had a meeting to discuss the Dominican Republic, which we leave for next Monday! Everyone seems to be getting more excited as the days get closer.  This past weekend I worked winter camp week #2 in concessions! It was my first time working concessions and I had a blast. I made more milkshakes this past weekend than I have in my entire life.  In our hermeneutics class on

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God’s Perspective

Hello from the guys of 107 and the girls of 229! Wow wow wow! Guess what guys! We made it to year 2020! As we kick of the new year we have had so many exciting things happen! Morgan and I were so privileged to have a preview student stay with us for a couple of days! For those of you who don’t know Joshua holds events called Previews where prospective students will come to

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