As you may, or may not know, the South Wisconsin District has been heavily involved in the Dominican Republic (DR), specifically in the area of planting LCMS churches. In partnership with other LCMS organizations, great strides have been made.
Last year, the first Lutheran school opened in the DR ministering to 96 students with the gospel. This year they are hopeful to open with over 120 students. With limited resources (financial, material, certified staff, etc...) the need is great to become involved.
On October 9-13, 2011, Mary Irish (Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa), Dawn Walker (First Immanuel, Cedarburg), Jim Breytung (Our Redeemer, Delevan) and Mark L'Heureux will be traveling to the DR in coordination with representatives from St. Michael's Lutheran Church and School in Fort Meyers, Florida. Our task, while there, is to develop ways to resource staff, students, and families by providing them greater opportunity in their effectiveness as a Lutheran school. We will strategically develop plans and initiatives to move this ministry forward, making it the school of choice in the community.
Taken from the 8-26-11 edition of Leadership Learnings by Mark L'Heureux
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