double wedding in haina commitment and transformation
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DOUBLE WEDDING IN HAINACommitment and Transformation
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Haina, Dominican Republic
• Most cohabitating couples are not married• Many have been together for years• Many have children
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Marriage ... A biblical concept
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Luz Jiménez and Zabdi Jessica Delgado
• Missionaries with Mesoamerica Genesis Initiative• Deployed to plant a church in Haina last year
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The Young Congregation Grew
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Nudged by the Holy Spirit
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One Couple’s Story
• Félix didn’t really want to get married• Jacqueline was a Christian and wanted to get married• Through discipleship, he realized that he needs to be
married to live a fuller life in God
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Félix Wanted to Surprise Jacqueline
• Félix couldn’t marry Jacqueline as a surprise• Jacqueline needed to be involved in the paperwork• The missionaries brought her in on the plan
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Paperwork Dilemmas
• Obtaining legal paperwork is a long and expensive process• Many poor Haina residents are not registered, so they don’t
have birth certificates required to be legally married
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Double Wedding Ceremony in February!
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A Testimony About God and Marriage
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Bluffton Church of the Nazarene
Work and Witness Team Financed Wedding
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Commitment and Transformation of Life!
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Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Revelation 19:7
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