A matter of concern...

Dear friends, I appreciate the prayers & concern that many of you have expressed over the past few days since my accident. For those who haven't heard, while working with the table saw, a board caught, jumped, & I lost part of my right (non-dominant) hand... Many have asked what they can do to help. I will be on bed-rest for a while, so there really isn't to much I will need for that. I have a lot of reading material saved up for that proverbial "rainy day" so I hope to get around to some of that. As you might have guessed, much like in the US, major operations like this can be costly (I spent a total of about 6 hour in surgery & 5 days in a private clinic). Unlike in the US, the insurance that can be bought here will not cover specialist or service at the facilities that offer quality health care, which only accept cash payments, so insurance isn't worth having. I am asking for those who would like to do something to help to make a (tax deductible) donation to CDMM, ear-marked "for David's medical expenses." Every little bit helps. Thank-you, & God bless.
David Klein

Mission Director, Gary Klein, is currently speaking about the great work here in cities across the U.S... Contact him directly at: cdmm@hotmail.com or call him at: 843-471-5215 for information on how to attend the presentation nearest you.

March

23rd -Grapevine, Tx.- 7:00 pm

27th -Springfield, IL.- 9:30 am

27th -Auburn, IL.- 11:00 am

29th -Sumner, Wa.- 7:00 pm

30th -Tacoma, Wa.- 7:00 pm

April

2nd -Yelm, Wa.- 5:00 pm

3rd -Olympia, Wa.- 9:00 am

3rd -Olympia, Wa.- 10:45 am

3rd -Olympia, Wa.- 5:00 pm

4th -Eugene, Or.- 7:00 pm

6th -Rochester, NY.- 7:00 pm

9th -Philadelphia, Pa.- INMED Conference

10th -Bloomsburg, Pa.- 9:00 am

10th -Louisville, Ky.- 6:00 pm

13th-17th -Knoxville, Tn.- Various engagements

Please feel free to Call Gary at: 843-471-5215 for details & directions

Needed Medicines

As many of you know, in response to the crisis in Haiti which occurred about this time last year, our medicine supply here has been used up and is in need of restocking. The medicines we are in greatest need for at this time are:

Antibiotics like: Amoxicillin, Sulfatrimoxisole,Vantin, Azithromycin,Doxycycline,Tetracycline,Ciprofloxin (any and all Ofloxins),Augmentin, Rocephin, Clarithromycin.

Topical antibiotics like:Muciprocin, clarithromycin,clindamycin. Topical steriods like:Diproline cream, Gel

Hemmorhoidal treatments, pads, creams, Ointments

Topical (creams, ointments, sprays, powders,shampoos) and oral antifungals like:fluconazole,miconazole,clotrimazole, ketoconazole, Terbinafine, Fungizone, Griseofulvin, metronidiazole,tinactin, Head and Sholders, Selsun Blue.

Antivirals like:Acyclovir,Famcyclovir,valacyclovir, Tamiflu, Flumadine, Amantadine, HIV Combinations.

Anti-tuberulosis drugs like:Rifampin,Ethambutol, Pyridoxine

BPH meds like: Proscar.

Rescue inhailers like: Atrovent

Vaginal infection Tx: creams, tabs, gels mostly for yeast infections, and PID, Vag/oral/topical Estrogen Therapy

Diabetic Supplies, Tabs like Glyburide, Insulin mostly Humulin 70/30, NPH, and Regular, Test strips for all monitors, a few new monitors with lots of their own test-strips (we always run out of strips, making the monitors we do have useless), monitor Batteries, syringes, Lancets

Gastrointestinal tx. like: stool softners, MOM,Mag Citrate, Reglan,H-blockers, laxitives, antacids(liq), Helicobacter Pylori Tx like Omeprazole, lansoprazole , Anti-diarrheals like:Loperamide

Vitamins of all kinds, for infants, children, and adults (mostly Multi-vitamin compounds), calcium (and Calcuim uptake inhancing) drugs (osteoporosis) like : Boniva, Actonel

Anti-inflamitory (Pain Killers) drugs: like Motrin, ASA, Tylenol, NSAIDS, Muscle relaxants

Cold preparations, liquids, caps, tabs. for children, and adults

These are the most needed medicines at this time.
Thanks again for your help in obtaining any or all of these medicines for us!
God Bless!
In Christ, and for His sake!

Gary

GARY V. KLEIN
DIRECTOR CDMM

CDMM ANNUAL REPORT 2010 12/30/2010

CHRISTIAN DOMINICAN MEDICAL MISSION

GARY AND CINDY KLEIN FAMILY/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Mailing address:

Forwarding agent

Dr. Dean Willett

149 Gaslight Blvd.

Summerville, SC 29438

Field address for mailing: Gary Klein

SDQ 589

P.O. Box 25725

Miami, Fl. 33107

Cell Phone: 809-983-6640

e-mail- cdmm@hotmail.com

1). Summary of Key Ministry Activities and Results for 2010:

In early January the devastating earthquake hit Haiti and we responded with medicines and medical care long before any other international aid was able to get into the airport to help. We responded immediately arriving in Haiti with thousands of complete regimens of desperately needed antibiotics, and pain medicines. Hundreds of lives were affected by these life-saving efforts of CDMM within 48 hours of the earthquake. Making frequent trips into Haiti bringing with us relief supplies, food, tents, and needed equipment to help. These efforts continued as resources were available for the months following. We did however in the process deplete our stores of medicine which still need to be replaced

Leadership Training at our Bible Institute (IBVT) continued with monthly training weekends. Our student body has grown from 15 students at the beginning of the year to 28 students at the close of the year.

Youth training continued with monthly training sessions and the youth programs have expanded from 4 church youth groups to a current 8 church youth groups.

At the beginning of the year CDMM was directly involved in the work of 8 mission churches here in the Dominican Republic, we are currently actively involved in the work of 20 mission churches on the island.

Sunday school program development in the past year has seen the average weekly attendance grow from 180 students each Sunday at the beginning of the year to 490 students each Sunday by the end of the year.

Church development, and structural integrity ( establishment of officers that direct the church) is advancing at a good pace with half of the mission-assisted churches (10) having a clear leadership structure with regular planning meetings of these church leaders.

This will be our 20^th year in ministry as missionaries to the Dominican Republic!

2). Key Ministry Plans and goals for 2011:

* The general goal of CDMM in working with mission assisted churches is not to be “in charge” of mission churches here, we are interested in working with “Independent Christian Churches” on the island. We desire to assist in their development, provide materials and equipment they need to stay independent, provide spiritual training, give direction when asked, help them offer interesting, spiritually sound and developmental programs and special events, and help them all get together for worship and fellowship as they desire.

* It is our goal to open IBVT Bible Institute to full-time students in Sept. 2011 contingent upon increased financial support, and needed personnel. We hope too start with 12-15 students this fall

* Develop a clear supervisory leadership structure in all mission-assisted churches with Church-body elected leaders by the end of 2011. (moving toward development of a board of elders in each church as the spiritual growth of the men in the church gets to a point that this is possible).

* Launch a new “Young Adult” program for mission churches during this year.

* Continue the weekend leadership training for currently preaching preachers, and those that are in the church leadership structure that are working full-time or are home-makers. This will help to continue the Spiritual growth and Bible training these leaders need to advance the development of their respective churches during this year.

* Continue the emphasis on development of the ongoing Sunday school programs in mission associated churches in the coming year. This with the emphasis on logistical support (coloring papers bible themes, crayons, scissors, markers, crafts, candy etc.), helping a VBS to happen at each year at each church, and the sound teaching of Bible truths.

* The mission has plans to build or re-construct 4 church/mission buildings this coming year as the Lord provides the teams and resources we need to do this with.

3). Key Successes and Disappointments this past year:

The youth development program has been a great success this year and we have witnessed the youth leader’s ministries expanding into the evangelism of new kids with great enthusiasm and success. We have noted a lot of growth in these church memberships by baptism of youth who are then becoming directly and actively involved in the church services and church related activities.

The development of leaders in the IBVT (Instituto Biblico Vocacional Timoteo) training program has been a great success. The level of preaching, church operation, and Spiritual maturity in the churches has grown significantly over the past year. As a direct result the number of people involved in this training has almost doubled, making the training more dynamic, more interesting with a more diverse interaction amongst the students, and a growing camaraderie amongst the churches with leaders in this program. We have encouraged all mission churches to assist each other. They have initiated collaborative efforts with special events.

The Sunday school program has been a great success as well this year as the growth has been exponential as well as substantive in it’s quality of offering. The cost of offering this expanded program has gone far beyond it’s budgeted amount. These Sunday school efforts represent the future of the Dominican church, time is of the essence. As we are encouraged by this growth sadly we realize that without an ongoing flow of resources into this program, the interest of the communities around these churches is directly related to the amount of money and time we have to invest in these programs. Our concern is that without these efforts these programs will degrade just as quickly to their former levels. Without continued attention and creative inspiration flowing into them from the mission and our stateside partners providing VBS’s, and special activities throughout the year which enhance the level of interest these programs thrive on they will suffer severely.

God has blessed this mission with so many opportunities to minister here in the Dominican Republic, and with immense growth in all of our endeavors. We have lately been discouraged because apparently some of our stateside partners fail to realize the importance of their role in this ministry, and how much encouragement their presence and involvement contributes. At times we feel as if we have been abandoned on the front-lines by our “Combat-Support Units”! In the past years we have enjoyed a regular flow of visitors, who frequently brought construction money (which we have no budget line for), VBS supplies, and Bible Training supplies in quantity, as well as medicines and medical care. When airline baggage regulations were less restrictive each visitor to the mission brought in over 100 lbs. of supplies and equipment in their luggage on each visit keeping us well supplied. In past years we averaged 12-15 visiting teams a year. They came to work with us in a wide variety of Church Development or construction projects that involved all aspects of the ministry. Each group that comes provides an exponential growth to the mission. Recently that number of visitors has dropped continuously. During the 2010 ministry year we had only 7 short-term mission teams.

It is impossible for CDMM to continue to offer the same level of growth and development with less help and less resource. We need back-up! We need supplies! We need work teams of all kinds! We need your involvement in this ministry! Sending money is a good start, but God has bigger plans for you…we need workers…we need ideas…we need your creativity here working here with us in this dynamic ministry on a regular basis and in the years to come!

4). Direction /Focus/ Activity /Expansion in 2010

With the projected start-up of our Bible institute (IBVT) with live-in (Dormitory) students we are in need of the funds required to feed and maintain these students, and cover the costs of their study materials. Funds must be raised to cover these expenses in order for us to open the school in September. Please prayerfully consider partnering with us by designating a monthly donation to CDMM to fund this ministry.

An integral part of this plan to start-up the school as a full-time training facility requires the recruiting of “Dorm Parents” ( a Godly married couple) that can come and work with us. They will live at the Mucha Agua teaching facility for a 3-6 month period and rotate with a second couple to accomplish the task of cooking, and maintenance, as well as oversight of the student’s activities around school hours. We are looking for several interested couples…if interested please contact us by e-mail at cdmm@hotmail.com for more information.

We are also seeking the addition of two teachers to our staff at the Bible Institute this year…we hope to recruit two Spanish-speaking foreign nationals to teach as well, that can raise their own support for this effort. If you or anyone you know might be interested in this ministry opportunity please contact cdmm!

We have plans for a total of 4 construction projects to be accomplished this year as the Lord provides the teams, materials, and funds to complete these needed facilities. (three church buildings and a dormitory are urgently needed)! Please contact us at cdmm@hotmail.com if you are interested in helping with these construction projects.

5). Prayer needs:

Please pray for all of these planned projects and the resources to accomplish this…especially the Human resources we need to accomplish this!

I am excited to share with you my Spring speaking tour plans! I would very much like to be invited to visit your church to share all the great things the Lord has been doing thru CDMM ministries in the Dominican Republic, and our vision for the future. I am planning a month of mission reporting in the Spring of this year all over the United States and would like to offer your church an opportunity to hear me speak on the ministries of CDMM. I would really appreciate an opportunity of addressing the entire congregation. This could be from the pulpit during a church service, or perhaps a church fellowship time where I can show a video presentation of 15 min. I would also like to be invited to share the work of the mission in any Home fellowship group meeting during my visit to your area…I am planning on being in the states mid-March thru mid-April. If interested please contact the mission as soon as possible so I can firm-up my plans to include your church in my scheduled itinerary.

Those who have invested in the ministry of Christian Dominican Medical Mission here in the Dominican Republic, specifically deserve a full report on what your prayers and offerings are accomplishing . We have been so blessed and deeply grateful for your faithful partnership…you will be truly blessed by what I have to share with you!

The CDMM projected 2011 Budget is being sent as an attachment!

On behalf of all of the CDMM family of churches, their preacher’s, their families, the Bible institute student’s, all of the mission members, and especially the entire Klein family we wish to honor you with our heart-felt thanks for all of your wonderful contributions to the work here in the Dominican Republic. All of these many years of our partnership together…you have truly been a great help, a wonderful inspiration, and a great and faithful resource to CDMM and to the Klein family! May God richly bless your efforts in all of your endeavor’s this new year, and way into the future as you seek to serve Him in all you do. God has placed you in the position of not only holding-up His staff there in your ministry area, He has also entrusted your leaders with great resources to be used in the growth of His Kingdom all around the world…and you are doing a wonderful job of accomplishing this task! Thanks for keeping your focus on the most important things…God’s children and their Spiritual development! Your rewards in Heaven shall be a testimony of your great works here on earth!

God Bless you all!

In Christ, and for His sake!

Gary V. Klein CRN

Director CDMM

And the entire Klein family and staff

CDMM ACTIVITIES SINCE JANUARY 2010

-We have started 4 new youth groups:

1. Salamanca
2. Totumo
3. Gringo
4. Padre Las Casas

-Presented the “Jesus” movie in Creole in 3 different locations in Haiti, and in Spanish all over the DR

-Taken 12 separate relief trips to Haiti working in

1. An Orphanage- New Life Children’s home
2. Many different refugee camps
3. Four hospitals
4. Five villages: 1. Bethlehem, 2. Jerusalem, 3. Aztec, 4. Joey's Hill, 5. Carrefour

-We have been working with a church that had it’s building destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti where one of our graduated students Caleb is youth pastor in Carrefour.

-We have established a Library for the IBVT Bible Institute.

-The Pharmacy has been remodeled

-Construction of the security fence for the Vocational Training School has been completed.

-The Los Cazabes Church has been renovated.

-Offered 12 weekend training days for IBVT training of our 28 part-time students.

-Offered 11 weekend youth leader training days.

-Hosted teams with over 100 total members

-Offered 5 eye clinics in different locations

-Offered 14 medical clinics

-Offered 7 Dental clinics

-Held a week-long old Fashion revival in the Cazabes Church in conjunction with White Fields Missions Reggie Thomas out of Joplin, Mo. Which was great.

-Offered VBS’s in Mucha Agua, Salamanca, and Los Cazabes

-Had a week long Youth Leaders Conference in Mucha Agua.

2011 Budget

In the past some of these funds were provided by visiting short-term mission trips bringing funds with them. The number of short-term trips is decreased this year by 60% due to the world financial crisis and travel fears. CDMM must find a way to replace the funds that are not coming in as before in order to continue to provide the spectrum of ministry activities that will develop the Dominican Church into a long-term success!

Thanks everybody!

Joseph, teaching class in C.S. Lewis book "Mere Christianity" in the new library

Summer is here and I would love to express appreciation to all who helped with this first annual mission book drive! With your help this new library now has over 150+ Spanish titles! Thanks and God Bless!

For anyone that wanted to help and didn't get a chance to, I have left the book list up on Amazon:

http://amzn.com/w/2V99S5ILKJDWZ

God Bless & have a great day!