IF YOU SPEND YOUR ENTIRE LIFE FULFILLING JUST YOUR OWN
GOALS AND DESIRES, THEN YOU HAVE MISSED OUT ON THE
PURPOSE OF LIFE. LIFE IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST YOU
OR ME. WE BELIEVE THAT ONE PURPOSE WE ALL HAVE IS TO
LOVE, SERVE, AND HELP OTHERS.

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON 2 MISSION TRIPS TO
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH SCORE INTERNATIONAL.
BOTH TRIPS WERE AMAZING AND LIFE-CHANGING. IN THE
SUMMER OF 2018, I VISITED A PLACE CALLED EMANUEL HOUSE
WHICH IMPACTED ME DEEPLY!

EMANUEL HOUSE IS A SCHOOL/AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
LOCATED IN QUISQUEYA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. IT MINISTERS
TO OVER 150 CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS. ITS FOUNDER,
MIRQUEYA GUZMAN, STARTED THE SCHOOL WITH HER OWN
MONEY. HER TARGET WAS THE NEEDIEST CHILDREN IN HER
COMMUNITY. SOO MANY KIDS IN THE AREA DO NOT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY ARE
TOO POOR TO AFFORD SCHOOL UNIFORMS, HAVE A DISABILITY,
OR DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION/CREDENTIALS
DUE TO IMMIGRANT PARENTS (MANY FROM HAITI). WITH HELP
FROM OTHERS, MIRQUEYA WAS ABLE TO OFFER A HOT MEAL,
EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION, AND LOVE TO THESE CHILDREN.