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    Rick a n d S u z a n n e York, Missionaries

    Dominican Update

    T h i s i s s u e : York's HouseRobbed Youth Camp a HugeSuccess Bunk Beds for CampD ea th o f S u z a n n e s Mother.

    Medical Trips Biess ChurchesBible Institute Organized

    nterna t iona Schoo o f Youth

    Ministry Family News.

    F e br u ar y 1 9 98 / Volume 26 , N u m b e r 1

    ) York s HouseR o b b e d

    Greetings once againfrom t he D om in ic an R ep ub

    lic. We're sorry to repor t tha t ou r house wasrobbed on Saturday, February 7th while we wereaway at a retreat. Four a rmed men came andoverpowered our Haitian g ua rd , F ra nk li nDorval. They tied him up and then broke thelock on the back gate of the house and got in.They stole both our computers, the photo copier,our generator, camera, money and most ofSuzanne's and Laurie's jewelry. Suzanne had

    just brought back some jewelry her mother lefther. It didn't have a great deal of economic

    value, but a lo t o f se ntim en ta l v alu e w as att a c h e d to it .

    Needless to s ay, this hit us pretty hard. Wegot a phone call at the retreat about the robberyand I was able to leave and get home and ge tt hings c leaned up an back in order beforeSuzanne and Laurie got home. It was weirdcoming in the h ou se a nd s ee in g it ransacked.

    W e a re thankful th a t w e w ere not ho m e and

    that Franklin was not hurt too badly. He wash i t o n t h e h e a d b u t n o b o n es w er e b ro k en

    Crime has gotten worse here, so we are gettinga security system installed in the house thisweek. We e st im a te t he loss of about 10,000

    worth of things. Several of ou r supportingchurches have already written or cal led abouthelping replace what w as l ost .

    O u r 7 th a nn ua l C h r i s t I n

    Yo u t h C o n f e r e n c e w a s a rea l

    blessing for all involved. Weanticipated a good attendance. Th e Committeefor Youth Activities had done an excellent jo bin planning and promoting the camp. They hadvisited almost all of the churches throughoutthe i sland and enthusiasm wa s running highT he d at es for the Conference were January 2-

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    On December 28th, it began to rain all overthe island. We had not had a good rain forseveral months and we got more rain in 5 daysthan we had in t he p re vi ou s si x months. We

    f igured that attendance would really suffer as aresult, but the rai n tu rne d out to be a blessingin disguise. We had a total of 42 0 registerand we could not have h el d m an y more Wehad mattresses everywhere an d mud almos t everywhere, but a g re at t im e of fellowship Wehad games and classes and concerts and excell en t f oo d

    The committee is already working on nextyear's conference and trying to plan another onefor the summer if possible. Our Family Campwill be August 14-16, Lord willing.

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    B i b l e n s t i t u t e

    Organized

    For the past seven years we have had excellentresults in our Leadership Training courses that wehave organized and offered the leaders in thechurches from throughout the country. Our leadershave grown and matured and now they are eagerfor a more formal Bible training school. A committee of seven leaders and myself was formed tobegindiscussionsabout what was needed and wantedby the churches. We have formally organized theInstituto Teologico Cristiano here inSantiago. Ourclasses will run on a quarterly basis with 16 hoursof classes each month , d iv ided into tw o weekends.This first quarter we are offering three courses: ThePentateuch, New Testament World, and Study Techniques. Typically we will offer 4 courses.

    W e have seve ra l s izeable hurd le s to overcome

    as we organize and develop this program. The firstproblem is the wide diversity of educational levelsof our leadership in the churches. We have college

    graduates and leaders with graduate degrees and afew leaders who have never finished High School.W e have leaders with a low educat ional level but

    who have been in leadership positions in church for

    25 years and know the Scriptures well. We alsohave men with college degrees that are relativelyn ew in th e faith.

    We also face the challenge of acquiring materials at reasonable cost. Books in quantity ar e im

    possible to buy here and we have to order from theUS or another country. The texts are expensive.We are subsidizing part of the cost, but we willneed additional funding for this project as it grows.We are hoping to have 60-70 leaders fo r eachquar ter.

    We are also facing accommodation problems.If we have the classes at ou r camp in Salcedo wehave plenty of room to sleep, showers and dininghall. We don t have electricity (except when wehave a generator), so classes at night are almostimpossible. If we use the school in Santiago, wehave nice classrooms and lights and desks and chalkboard, but the people sleep on the floor and cooking is outside over a fire. We do have a churchparsonage there that we designed the second floorto be two big dorm rooms for ou r leaders to usewhen we had class. The only problem is, the second floor has not been built yet Cost of that willbe about 25,000. It would be a blessing for theleadership throughout the country.

    e a t h o f

    S u z a n n e s M o t h e r

    As many of you know, Suzanne smother, Thelma Swango, had been battlingcancer for the past two years. She diedpeacefully on Thanksgiving morning at herhome in Ohio. Suzanne an d her brother,

    Roger, and our families were there withh er w he n she died. I t was a b l es se d t i m e

    to be together. Thank you for your manyc a r d s a n d e - m a i l s o f c on do le nc es f or

    Suzanne during this difficult time.

    n t e m a t i o n a l S c h o o lo f Youth Min i s t ry

    We were blessed to have a team of youth leaders, led byRobin Sigars and John Mouton of Christ In Youth, come fora training session in January. CIY has started a trainingprogram specifically designed for international workers whowork with young people. This was the third year for ourleaders and we ll have at least two more years in the pr ogram. CIY, in my opinion, is the most pro-mission para-church group in the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ.We re really thankful for the relationship we ve had withthem for the past several years. Thanks, CIY

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    Dear Friends in Christ,Greetings in Christ from th e Dominican Republic. We re gearing up for a busy summer

    with 11 work teams coming from th e United States, mainly to be working on thecamp/conference center project in Salcedo. We've already started plastering the existingbuildings and the goal is have them finished by the en d of the summer and be able to sleep200 people comfortably. The final goal will be accommodating 500-600 people in fourdorms and a family center. We're thrilled with the way the Lord has provided for this hugeproject. We started with a banana field in 1994 and it certainly looks a lot different today.

    Two or three big praises for this project recently. Gary Klein received an offeringfromF ME to buy a 8 hp generator/welder that has already been put to use welding the roof onthe new storage shed at the camp. Gary has also made a proposal to F ME for funding fora medical/dental clinic to be built on the property. We have a group of dentists in Louisvillethat ar e gathering dental equipment for this project.It's conceivable that that cliniccould bebuilt this summer and operating by the sometime in the fall/winter of this year,Lord willing.Please pray for that.

    Many have asked what is going on with our court case and th e property in Arroyo Hondohere in Santiago-we have another hearing on Wednesday the 27th, so please pray for that.Two of the main opponents in this situation have realized that they had been mislead an dhave recently come and asked for forgiveness-they are working to resolve the situation asquickly as possible. We're really encouraged by that and feel that the situation is just about

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    Rick a n d S u z a n n e York, Miss ionar ies

    Dominican UpdateSep tember 1998 / Volume 26. Number 2

    [ Busy Summer Brings BlessingsGreetings once again from the Dominican Republic. I am

    writing this newsletter as we get ready for Hurricane Georges,which is expected to come our way in a couple of days. Hopefully I'll finish this evening and e-mail the newsletter to MissionServices in Knoxville, TN for them to print and mail. We're battening down the hatches as we get ready for this dangerousstorm, the first to really threaten the Dominican Republic in several years.

    We had on e of our bus ie st summers with 11 work teams herefrom the US working on the CanaanChristian Conference Centerproject. We were able to get all of the buildings plastered andpainted, more bunk beds made, sidewalkspoured and started thefooting for the next dormandthe medical/dental clinic. The Lx)rdwatched over al l of us as we traveled ba ck a nd forth from the

    airports, often late at night, and had a safe and healthy summerOur Doniinican team is invaluable and a joy to work with as theyare always willing to go the extra mile for the work here. Nextsummer' s work will be concentrated on the next dorm ~ gettingthe foundation in and block laid. Hopefully we'll be able to use itfor Family Camp in August of 1999 Pray for that please.

    We give our special thanks to the teams from the US. It wasa neat experience to have teams that have been here a number oftimes. For example, the New Testament Christian Church inKeokuk, Iowa has sent teams for the past 10 years They arealways a blessing to have and it's great to see the relationshipsand friendships renewed with their Dominican brothers and sisters. The Erie Christian Church f rom Erie, IL an d the Mt. Was hington Church of Christ from Cincinnati both came in 1994, whenwe started the camp project, then again in 1996 and then againthis summer. One of the young ladies from Cincinnati got off thebus at camp and started to cry ~ she was so happy to see theprogress made in the past 5 years. And so are we Please continue to pray for this important project.

    This i s sue : Busy SummerBringsBlessings; FamilyCamp;Dick Gibson Dies; SantiagoChris t ian School; Construct ionContinues; School in ArroyoHondo G ro ws ; F ro m Dependence to Independence toInterdependence; Family News.

    Family CampF i l l s t h e

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    O u r la s t team le f t o n

    August 13 an d FamilyCamp was the 14th - 16th,so w e w e r e a little t ir ed a s

    the activities got started forthe annual Family Camp.Families from all ove r th e

    island came and enjoyed thefellowship and time togetherat t he c o nf e re n ce center in

    Salcedo. W e had a b ou t 4 2 5people in attendance ~ thewomen got three of the fourdorms an d the me n g ot o nedorm. Most of us men)slept in the dining hall onfoam mattresses, bu t it wa sa great weekend. We really do need the men's dormas ou r groups are alreadyoutgrowing what we havebuilt. We re looking forw ar d to o u r 9 th annua l C IY

    Yo ut h C on fe re nc e i n Janu

    a r y

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    Dick Gibson, CIYConference Leader, Dies

    W e were al l stunned to hear th e sad

    news that our good friend, Dick Gibson,died unexpectedly while on vacation inMexico recently. Dick w,as such a goodfriend o f the work here and w as i ns tr u

    mental in taking the CIY youth conferences overseas. In fact, their first overseas con ference was in th e D R in 1991

    and what a blessing they have beeneachyearfor our youth and our leaders. Wehaveso manyhappymemories of Dick's

    trips here and our visits with him andhis wife, Carrie, and their three child re n. H is d ed ic at io n t o th e Lord s work

    and his love for youth will be remembered here for a long, long time. Ourprayers and condolences are with theGibson family on this difficult loss.

    The Holy Spir it at Work atSantiago Christiah School

    It's been a blessing to see the Holy Spirit at work atth e school. W e have an excellent staff o f teachers and

    all have been praying for the Lord to really work in thelives of our students, many of whom come from nonrChristian homes. Many of us have been specificallypraying for revival among the studenis. We started tosee the beginning last school year and we are seeingmuch more this year. Secondary students were asked ifthey wanted to participate in a small group Bible studyafter school and 120 of om Jumor High and Senior Highstudents signed up We really praise the Lord for what

    He is doing and ask you to pray as these young peopleleam more about God s will f or t he ir lives. T he re a re

    some tremendous seeds being planted and we pray theLord will give the harvest. We also have an activeYoung Lifeprogram organizedand run by our secondarystaff that reaches beyond our school and draws in youthfrom the community also. Exciting times at SCSI

    Genera to r Needed fo rConfe rence C e n t e r

    L o s R o b l e s C o n s t r u c t i o nContinues

    We re thr il led with the progress thatth e c hu rc h h as m ad e on t he ir n ew b ui ld

    ing in Los Roblesin Santiaga. The blocksar e laid fo r the f irs t f loor an d they ar eready toprepare the roofof the first floor.T he ch urc h has done all o f this work

    themselves a nd r ai se d al l the funds

    themselves, for which we a re very proud.A team from the Cogan Station Christian Church in PA is coming in Januaryto help lay the block and get ready forth e roof on th e second f loor a n d t h e church

    is excited about that Please remember

    this work in your prayers along withBenito and Rosa Martinez as they leadthis congregation.

    We Still have no power lines to our conferencecenter in Salcedo, even though the poles went up last

    September and we~were all excited and assured thatwe'd have great lightsby Christmas 1997. Those werepre-election promises and after the elections in May,not a lot has happened unfortunately. We have a 35Kilowatt Detroit Diesel generator that is on hold forus in Salcedo where we buy most of our constructionmaterials. The price is $120,000 pesos which is about$7,800 US, of which we have received about 25%; sowe are still in need of help with this project. We havea group coming down from Old Union Church of Christin Danville, IL (my home toyvn) to help get the generator installed in December so we need to ra ise somefunds quickly. Please use the enclosed envelope foryour contribution for this big need Thanks

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    From Dependence to Independence to Interdependence

    One of our goals for the mission work we are associated with is to one day be able to say, This work has grown and matured to the point that we are no longer essential to the future of

    the work. Working yourself out of a job may be a trite phrase, but it is the goal of mostmissionaries I know. However, getting there is not always that easy nor is it done overnight.As a famous Chinese proverb says, A journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step.Another famous Chinese proverb says, He that hesitates to take the first step is destined tospend his life standing on one foot That's true in mission work as well. The Dominicanleaders and churches are very comfortable having a missionary here. They look to our leadership naturally - we're the formally trained, experienced American missionary with economicfunding from generous churches in the United States. That relationship is fine, for a while.

    There comes an important point in every missionary-national church relationship wheretransition begins. Either the missionary anticipates and initiates the change in leadership orthe moment passes and a chance for real growth is lost. That oversight comes back to hauntlater on when frustrated national leadership rebels against the oversight of the North Americanmissionary. We are trying to anticipate and motivate change for the better in the work here. Itwas interesting as we shared these ideas at a preacher s retreat a couple of weeks ago. I putout the basic challenge to begin thinking on how we go about turning over complete leadershipof this work to the National churches. The first react ion of many of the preachers was that theywere afraid we were planning on leaving We had to reassure them that we are not planning onmoving next week Our first goal is our furlough year of 2000. While we are gone, the workwill be in the hands of the national leadership. They ll have to plan activities, work teams, and

    solve problems and lead After we come back we are seriously thinking of moving to theeastern part of the island and starting a new center of church planting in several of the large i t i s t h e r e

    We already have a plan in mind - in fact, I was ready to present it to our preachers at ourmeeting, but Suzanne wisely suggested that I holdon to myplanand let themwork out their ownplan and then compare the two, which is what we are doing. We are looking at a gradual, step-by-step plan where the missionary force takes an active seat on the bench and the nationalleadership makes plans and carries them out. It s by far the biggest challenge the church herehas ever faced, but one that can be overcome and the church will be much stronger when it isf i n i s h e

    Two main dangers are sighted right now. One is that since the national leadership hasdepended on missionary help for so long, there might be a temptation to look for other missionaries to help if Rick and Suzanne won t. That s a real danger because it just prolongs thedependency on North American help.

    The second danger is that national leadership will want to control the church so much that itconverts into a denomination with a rigid structure and control from a central office. That shappened to other church movements here and throughout Latin America and we want to avoidthat here. Our leaders are well grounded in the concept of the New Testament church and weImow tihey will remain faithful to those ideals in the years to come.

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    June 19 , 1998

    Dear Friends in Christ,

    Greetings in Christ once again from the Dominican Republic. We are in full swing with thefirst of our eleven work teams coming from the United States to work on our camp project. We have ateam here right now from the Erie Christian Church in Erie, IL. They brought 28 people and have beenworking hard on the footing for the medical/dental cliniathat will be built this yeaFrTx)rd willing.-Weare also plastering the dormitories and plan to finish plastering and painting all of the buildings thiss u m m r

    We are also in the middle of building a maintenance shed and a snack shop for the camp. Asyou can see, we're pretty busy with this project

    One of the real needs that we have on this project is a good diesel generator, big enough for thecamp project for several years to come. We have an opportunity to buy a 35KV Detroit Dieselgenerator that only has 900 hours use. This size generator should last for a number of years and shouldbe big enough to supply power for the foreseeable future.

    This generator new would be close to $20,000 but we are able to get the used one for $8,000The price is excellent and we hope and pray that we'll be able to purchase it. Please find enclosed anenvelope that you can use with your generous gift Thanks for your help with this special project

    Our family is well. Emily arrived from her first year at college on June 4. She did very well inschool and really enjoyed college lif Laurie is one of 25 students from the Dominican Republic thatwill go to Washington, DC on July 4-12 to participate in the Young Leaders Summit. There will behigh school studentsfrom all over the world there working and learning about government. She's reallyexcited about the trip. Suzanne is in the final week of her graduate classes ~ she's been in class firom8-5 for 10 daysT^ she is looking forward to the end of this session. I've been buzzing aroiind the islantfkeeping the teams busy and well supplied for their work.

    Thanks again for your help with the generator for camp We appreciate your support and love.

    In Christ,

    Rick a n d Suzanne Yo r k

    For Correspondence: For Packages: Forwarding Agents:MFI-DR MFI-DR Ken & Ja n RutledgeP.O. B ox 2 4 7 7 0 9 9 W. C o m m e r c i a l Blvd . S u i t e A P.O. B o x 6 31West Palm Beach, FL 33416 Ft. Lauderdale , FL 33309 Lincoln, IL 62656Home Phone: (809) 580-1930 217 234-3146

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    GeorgesD e v a s t a t i o n

    Relieve Rebuild an d RenewHurricane Georges in the ominican Republic

    Hurricane Georges slammed into the northern Caribbean islands from September 20-23.This powerful storm was especially devastating to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

    Hardest hit in the Dominican Republic was the town of San Juan de la Maguana where the Christian church/church of Christ has three congregations. One of the churches was in the poorerbarrio aptly named Mesopotamia ~ between two rivers. In the early morning hours of September 23 the overflowing dam high about the city was opened completely and a wall of water andmud roared through the San Juan valley completely wiping out Mesopotamia and several otherbarrios near the river. Hundreds have died and hundreds are still missing. The roads werewashed ou t until October 2 and missionaries Rick York and Gary Klein along with ominicanchurch leaders were able to ford the river and get a first-hand view of the damage.

    Destroyed home in Las Canoas.

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    The scene in San Juan was a little surrealistic ~ the city is divided into three sections.The two higher sectionsof town were barely affectedby the flood waters, but as we drove intothe Mesopotamia area the devastation was overwhelming. The smell of death still hung in the airand most buildings that were not knocked down were completely filled with mud and debris. Thechurch and parsonage that had been built there fifteen years ago were completelygone even the

    floor had been washed away. The only thing left standing was the baptistry. Fortunately, thepreacher, Santos Orgando, and his wife, Isabel, and their family had left the night before to stayin a r el at iv e s h om e. T ha t d ec is io n s av ed t he ir lives. T wo o f th e members o f t h e c h ur c h who

    were neighbors, did not leave and drowned in the flood.As Gary and I talked on the way back home from San Juan we realized there were three

    basic needs that we need to meet. First of all food an d medicine ar e a r ea l i ss ue even as I write

    this article. Crops were destroyed as well as places of employment. So the reality of the situation in the southern part of the country is that maay will be in need of food until the next crop isplanted and harvested ~ at least 8 months away. Medical needs are rising dramatically ~ conjunctivitis, dengue fever, malaria; dysentery and typhoid fever are already a problem. We needto help relieve these needs

    We need to rebuild homes and especially the church and parsonage in San Juan. Thousands are homeless right now ~ especially those who had tin roofing. Most of that was blownaway by the force of the hurricane winds. We ve already bought supplies and helped put newroofs on over 20 homes and on e church in the first 10 days after the storm. Materia ls are hard toget, but are available. What we are doing in most barrios is coordinating with the storm victimsand we make a deal you put the wood up on your house and we ll supply the tin and nails. Thatway they take ownership of the repairs.

    Rick ork MiloHernandez an d MiguelIgnacio Cruz at the remains of the Christian Church in San Juan.

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    We're already coordinating help from both within the country and from the United States.We're working closely with the Red Cross and also are organizing other evangelical leaders tosurvey damaged areas and get help where help is most needed. It's been wonderful to see thecooperation in the body of Christ in this crisis. The SouthernBaptist mission here is providingfunds for food for areas where they have no mission work and tunneling the funds through other

    evangelical groups, usin luded

    Thatkind

    of broad-minded thinking is a blessing, especially int he s e d if fi cu lt t im e sWe are concentrating our efforts for relief and rebuilding in four areas: San Juan de la

    Maguana, Las Canoas, Barahona, and Santo Domingo areas that were hardest hit and areaswhere we have churches. There are hundreds of other areas that were affected bu t by limiting thescope of our relief efforts we should be able to make a significant impact and provide long-lastinghelp. In our 26 years on the field I have never faced a greater physical need as we face today.

    Relievingfood and medical needs, helping rebuild shattered lives and communities and ourlast commitment to this effort is to renew lives. We hope that this destructive storm will motivate change and spiritual hunger in the lives of thousands of Dominicans. Along with food andmedicine, we're importing and buying Bibles and tracts in order to provide eternal hope to those inneed. Our goal is to see 10 new congregations started in the next six months as a result of ouroutreach efforts. Please be praying for these needs and for the Dominican people, along with allthe rest of those affected by this s torm.

    As we shared with Santos Orgando and his wife this past weekend, I commented that theyhad lost everything they owned. Santos smiled and nodded his head and said that he was still ableto trust in the Lord. He quoted Job, The Lord has given and the Lord has taken away, may thename of the Lord be praised. Praise to Him who is able to relieve our suffering, rebuild ourlives an d renew our souls

    F o o d dis t r ibut ion in S an J u a n

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    You c an contac t Rick York at :

    or by e-mail at:(809) 580-1930 or [email protected]

    F u n d s c a n b e s e n t to : Yo r k D o m i n ic a n M i s s io n

    P. O . B o x 631

    Lincoln, XL 62656

    Please designate the aid for Hurricane Relief.Any medical questions and aid can be directed to Gary Klein at (809) 472-1126.Thank you for your prayers and help in this time of need.

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