Dakota Baptist Convention

On December 2-10, Connection Church Spearfish took a mission trip to Puerto Rico with Send Relief through NAMB. Puerto Rico has experienced a series of earthquakes and hurricanes in recent years, including a hurricane shortly prior to the trip.  Send Relief has 3 outreach centers, in San Juan and Ponce, and the 10 member team from Spearfish served with the center in Ponce.  Connection Church met other team members from West Virginia and Alabama who also joined in outreach in Puerto Rico.  A major project the team took on was rebuilding much of the interior of a local woman’s house, including walls, flooring, and putting a new kitchen in.  Send Relief translators were able to share the Gospel with her.  Many Spearfish team members serving were taking part in their first mission trip.  The missionary over the Ponce Send Relief Center, Jonathan, led a well-organized and excellent experience. Pastor at Connection Spearfish is Jon Ballard.