Work
in our companion diocese,
the Diocese of the Dominican Republic 
The Lord has truly blessed the companion relationship
that the Diocese of Western Louisiana has with the Diocese of the Dominican
Republic. In two short years, what began as a dream with limited seed
money, has become a flourishing ministry that has borne much fruit.
The centerpiece of the work has been two medical/construction
teams that traveled to the Dominican Republic in the summers of 1999 and
2000 to work in the slums of Barahona, a sugarcane processing city.
In this impoverished area, where no medical help is
available, the medical teams treated more than 1,500 men, women and children
and dispensed almost 4,000 prescriptions.
Our construction teams built a home for a family left
homeless after a hurricane. They also constructed five outhouses for the
neighborhood in which they were working.
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Dominican Development Group The Dominican Development Group is a partnership between the Diocese of Western Louisiana, the Diocese of Southwest Florida, the Diocese of South Carolina along with the Dominican Episcopal Church for the development of the Dominican Church to further its development and to make the Dominican Church self-sufficient. Such close cooperation maximizes the impact of the financial support and on-the-ground work done by medical and construction mission teams. |
Dominican
Mission 2001
A third mission to the Dominican Republic is now in
the planning stages. Although specific dates have not been set, it is
known that the team will be traveling in June.
Prayer is needed as mission planners begin to gather
supplies, raise funds and recruit team members.
You can become a part of this effort as a team
member that will travel to the Dominican Republic or as a support team
member who will pray for the success of the mission and support it financially
with donations. You can be a part of the effort; don't be bashful!
Deacon Don Leger is the canon missioner of the
Diocese of Western Louisiana and in that capacity, he is the person to
contact if you need more information, want to be a team member or want
to contribute to the ongoing effort.
Click here for information on Mission Opportunities with the Episcopal Church
Contact
person: Deacon Don Leger - 337-942-4975
919 Anthony Aveune
Opelousas, LA 70570
E-mail: deaconleger@yahoo.com