This summer we took a team from Liberty Baptist Church to the Dominican Republic. Our goal was to Learn and to Serve.

Here are some of the lessons I took away from ministering in the boys home:

• “We call it a ‘home’ not an ‘orphanage’ because we are a family.”
• Love for the widow and orphans is pure religion (James 1:27).
• “Those who come to help in our boys home must know how to give in order to not harden the boys’ hearts.” Pastor Ramón
• “The best thing you can give to these boys is to give of yourself – not money.” Pastor Ramón
• Time, interest, and laughter are some of the best things you can share with children.
• Raising a child is as much about discipleship as it is about shelter.