Dear friends, family & supporters, The pandemic has had a huge impact on the way we do everything, especially when it comes to travel. The current restrictions make it unfeasible to take a group to the CIMIV school in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. But one thing for sure is that the Lord has
One Sunday in CEFC church, we listened to Bill & Marsha Myers talk about the VivaKids program to help children in the Dominican Republic with their basic needs while attending school. My wife, Lorrie and I already sponsored a girl from Congo through World Vision for several years, but we wanted more actual involvement with
By Kathy McCaw My journey in sponsoring a VivaKid began in March 2012 as a result of a mission trip to the CIMIV school in San Pedro de Macorís, DR. After spending a week with around 200 kids who attended the school and lived in great poverty on the surrounding neighborhood, I knew I
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we will all be turning our attention toward the wonderful celebration of Christmas! No doubt, this means decorating, shopping, ugly sweater parties, cookie baking and making lasting memories with loved ones. Most importantly, it means commemorating the most awesome gift ever given....the gift of Jesus Christ. The Bible says
As Marsha and I sit here at the CIMIV center, we can help but shake our heads at all of the new things that are happening in our lives. We have a new daughter-in-law, and another daughter-in-law AND son-in-law on the way before the calendar travels a full year. In April we also welcomed our
