SAMS-USA missionaries partner with Anglican/Episcopal churches in this region to grow the Kingdom of God. We hope you will be encouraged or inspired by these stories and reports from current and former missionaries in the field. We also encourage you to consider becoming a sender to this part of the world.
This past hurricane season was a rough one throughout the Caribbean as I’m sure you’ve heard. Hurricane Maria is the one who inflicted the most damage to the Dominican Republic, but thankfully we didn’t have the significant damage that many of the other islands suffered. Thankfully God moved hearts to make gifts to improve housing this past year and we’ve assisted 9 families so far to improve their living circumstances.
Summer is always an intense time for me. The heat is tremendous and with air conditioning, a very limited commodity, it takes its toll. I remember flexibility being one of the characteristics that Peace Corps was interested in for potential volunteers. It seems to be the same for missionaries. This summer term I started with 2 classes and ended with 4.
When I moved to the Dominican Republic 10 years ago, I didn’t know how long I would be here, and I still don’t know. Throughout these 10 years, the ministry has morphed from primarily treating patients needing physical therapy, to primarily teaching Dominican physical therapy students, which certainly has a greater impact on how Dominicans are treating their patients. God has been very active throughout these years here, preparing me all along through relationships established and experience gained for each phase of the ministry.
Dear Partners in Mission, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven,” Ecclesiastes 3:1. The season has come to be back in the Dominican Republic and for that I am grateful, to God and to you, for making it possible. The start of the new term…
Relationships are key to any missionary work, be it long-term or short-term. One of the big differences between the two styles of missions is that those relationships are expressed in a different way. Read more in Cathy’s Christmas Update!
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Cathy Donahoe is a missionary with SAMS, the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders, formerly known as the South American Missionary Society. She is serving in the Dominican Republic as a physical therapist in San Pedro de Macoris and Santo Domingo. Currently she is on Home Ministry Assignment based in…
Cathy’s Caribbean Quarterly Fr. Felix is anointing my godson,
Reynaldo, with oil to seal his baptism.
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One day, as I sat in my home in Santa Fe, this reflection came to me in response to a bible study. Oh Lord, Almighty and Gracious King,Words don’t begin to describe your glory.Music from the heart is a sweet sound to youYet it fails to portray your splendor.With thanks…