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August 1, 2026

Dear Friends and Sponsors,

Thank you for your prayers and support! We have had an incredible month of July! God is good.

July 3-5 saw the visit of the Southern Latin District Women’s group. They had enlisted the services of dentists from Public Health of La Vega and San Francisco, who brought dental chairs, compressors, and all they needed to treat 576 students in two days! I am still amazed. For most of the kids, it was their first visit with a dentist. We cooked 1000 hotdogs, gave out chips, sodas and frozen treats. Of our 18 schools, 15 were able to attend. Each school had a song, dance or drama to present during the program. The team also paid for all the buses we needed to transport everyone. The parents called their pastors to say THANK YOU for the fun day and for the backpack with school supplies. Thank you, SLD Mujeres!

We were happy to host Mary and Dave Carpenter from Vermont the first week of July. They came to accompany their sponsored student in her graduation. Thankfully they love to work and help out. They were invaluable during the parties for the Haitian student. They helped at our house and school, and had good visits with their students in their homes. One fun moment was when we all met at Helados Bon for ice cream to celebrate Dave’s birthday. Thank you for sponsoring and loving so well!

I was happy to have a free week to fly to Boston to help my daughter Sarah and her family prepare for their move to a bigger house closer to the church they pastor. I had some special Grandma time!

On July 17 a fantastic team from Calvary Christian AG church in Springfield, Missouri arrived to conduct Illumination Station VBS in Rose of Sharon and El Pino.  They also ministered in 3 church services and gave Fire Bibles to the pastors. Thank you for all the fun doing VBS, to helping us reach so many children, youth, and parents, and for making summer so special for these kids.

A team of 10 came from Lilburn Asambleas de Dios, July 26-31. Since they were a small group, they stayed in the two apartments at our house. We spent Monday ministering to 100 kids in the Haitian school in Constanza, Tuesday in Rincon in the morning, and Wed. and Thursday mornings in Barrio Inco with Pastor Wilbert. In the afternoons we ministered in the first church we planted, in Soto, where the last day over 125 came. They gave backpacks with school supplies to all the children, plus shoes. It was hard work during what must have been the hottest week of the summer! We believe for eternal results.

Thank you for praying and for giving, so that we can pay our Haitian teachers during the summer and plan for next year. At this point, unless we can recover some of our sponsors and find new ones, we may have to close two of the school and reduce personal in others. Finances have been tight this year.  We need some miracle offerings! So please ask the Lord to give us wisdom, protection and provision. These precious children, their families, pastors and teachers are counting on the Lord and on you. They pray for you all the time.

Your tax-deductible offering can be sent directly using our website here. There you can make it a recurring donation. Or you can make out a check to TeachFeedLove and send to TMCI, PO BOX 1761, Columbia, SC 29202. God bless you for your faithfulness and generosity!

Your Missionaries,

Debbie and Mitch Martinez

(Photos below video.)

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