Winter DR 2024: Day 4

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Hello everyone! It’s Shu Shu! Today we all traveled to a small town called New Jerusalem, where we got to meet and play with the kids in the community. Everyone had so much fun playing together! The pastor, Betania, was so welcoming and kind to us. She really made us feel like we were a part of the community. After hours of laughing and having fun, we all went back to the church, where we gave out sandwiches and shoes to all the kids. Then before we left the town, the people all gathered around us, and prayed for us. That was a very powerful and moving experience, listening to all the different voices praying over us, and us praying for them. You could really tell that the Lord has blessed them.


After we left New Jerusalem, Pastor Tito took us to a place called Lily of the Valley. It is a house that he has spent years building, and one day would hope that a missionary family would stay there after it’s built, and spread the gospel to the people living there. You could tell the spirit of God was over that place, just by looking around. All the flowers, fruit trees, and the house! God has really blessed Tito in ways I cannot explain.

Thank you all for your love and support!

Shu Shu Harp









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