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November 14, 2024

Dear Friends and Sponsors of Teach Feed Love,

Greetings from the Dominican Republic! It is not as hot as last month, as we are now in our rainy season.  The students, teachers, pastors, and directors send their greetings and prayers.

This month we are visiting each school, taking the food that Convoy of Hope provides for them. Today in Villa Tapia we dropped off 8 boxes of rice, totaling 246 pounds, 4 boxes of dried soup mix, two 50-pound bags of oatmeal, 1 bucket of dried peaches and 3 boxes of soy. That food will feed the 66 students for November and December. Thanks to BGMC offerings, we also provide money to the schools to pay for gas for the stove, and the other ingredients they need to make delicious hot meals for the kids.

While we were there, we gathered the sponsored kids to write letters to their sponsors. That was no small task! In every school, we find that a third of the students are no longer there. They moved back to Haiti, or Brazil, or another part of the country. Some are in Dominican public schools. So, we are assigning new students to those sponsors. You can expect your letters to arrive in late December. We will be traveling to the US on December 16, will get the photos developed, and then send the letters to you sponsors.

Meanwhile, the students are asking us an important question. When are we going to bring the presents? We will need your help with this. Would you please consider giving an extra gift this month or next so we can buy gifts for the children? We would like to deliver the presents in January, to celebrate Three King’s Day.

Can you imagine a year without Christmas?

The children are counting on us, for a safe place to go to school, a church where they learn about Jesus, eat a delicious hot meal, have friends, and celebrate our Savior’s birth. I don’t want to disappoint them.

Thank you for your faithful giving, your prayers, and your friendship. All gifts are tax-deductible and can be sent via our website TeachFeedLove.org, using your bank account or credit card. Checks can be made out to TeachFeedLove and sent to TMCI, PO BOX 1761, Columbia, SC 29202. Thank you for putting the poor first when you do your Christmas shopping. I pray God blesses you and your family this holiday season.

God bless you, Dios te bendiga, Bondye beni ou.

Your missionaries,

Debbie and Mitch Martinez

P.S. Below are some photos from our mission trips to Haitian schools, and photos of our students. They are precious.