Dental Clinics this past week in Dom. Rep... Next Haiti trip coming up on the 8th of March.

Praying in the day before starting dental work in San Nicolas.

The crowd was anxious to be cared for.

Smile!

His hands

Blessed to bless

With the sanctuary full of dentists, our team was preaching outside to those waiting to be treated.

teeth cleaning

Sharing Christ's love through dentistry

Armed & ready

tools of the trade

Looking good

Tooth extractions were a big part of the task.

Making friends

Sharing the Gospel is always a priority

changing suspension parts

Eager to try out his new toothpaste

Shade tree dentist

Tough love

teaching Bible school

Taking a break after a day of hard work.

What a privledge to see the fruit of our labor.

Dear friends,

Grace & Peace.

The Lord is doing great things here, both in the on-going work in the Dominican Republic, and in the Relief work going over to Haiti.

With a dental team of 24 here and a full schedule of clinics this week here at home in the D.R., the disaster in Haiti and what we must do in response remains on our hearts and minds. We are counting the days till we can return to deliver more aid in the form of tents, medicine & food to the many still desperately needing shelter in Carrefour.

This past Saturday, we at CDMM welcomed a team lead by several alumni of the University of Louisville school of Dentistry. These dentist, now working in their fields, had first come to visit and work with us while they were in school as dental students. This ream was also joined by Ariel Baez (Christy's husband & Gary & Cindy's son in law). To start the week with a little fun and fellowship, on Sunday we held a baseball clinic in the local ball field in Cambita. Over 100 young men came out to receive training on their throwing, batting and catching. With ball gloves given to many and the Gospel presented to all, these boys were encouraged in their passion for the sport and challenged to pursue a fuller life in Christ.

The week from Monday on out found us at a different location every day, providing people with much needed cleanings, tooth extractions, oral surgeries and tooth restorations. Providing some with brighter smiles, removing dangerous and painful teeth that have become no longer useful, and restoring those that could be fixed. As always, the greatest work was that done by the Holy Spirit on people's hearts as the love and Gospel of Christ was shared. With one day remaining, we have already witnessed seven decisions to follow Christ, and treated over 700 for their various dental issues. Yesterday, (Friday, Feb. 26th), concluded the dental clinics for a total of 5 clinics in 5 different areas. Praise God for the work done for His glory, and please pray that the seeds sown by this outreach will continue to grow into fruition as the people continue to witness Christ's love demonstrated and here His word preached.

As another special element of this outreach team, several of the visiting dentists brought their fathers who are in the construction trade along on the trip with them. While here, they were very helpful with several projects including replacing non-working light fixtures, and replacing worn vehicle parts. It is wonderful to see what God can accomplish through people that offer what the have been blessed with to be used by Him.

The outreach and relief distribution efforts in Haiti will continue on March 8th when we return to Carrefour to deliver more tents and aid to people still in need of shelter there. Please pray for safety in this effort and that the light and love of Christ will shine through us into the darkness.

God bless,

David Klein

Missionary, Dominican Republic