In my ministry role here in the Dominican Republic I have met with ambassadors, generals, physicians, various administrators, and immigration officials (just to name a few), all in attempts to facilitate different aspects of our ministry, and a recurring question I am asked is "Who is Chadasha?".
What is interesting is that I have yet to find a single word or phrase that adequately defines us. Are we a church? In the organizational sense, no, but we are the Church and that has motivated everything Chadasha does in attempting to walk out what it means to live a life changed by God's love. Is Chadasha a foundation, a church, an NGO, a hospital, an orphanage, a clinic, a not-for-profit? I pick all of the above.
But more importantly as I have been on the adventure this past two weeks in walking alongside Jak Jak and his mom through this I was struck by the fact that Chadasha is YOU. Everyone that has prayed for, encouraged, and supported all the various aspects of Chadasha's ministry on this island. I have to tell you that I love the meaning behind the name Chadasha, the new song we are singing with our lives in response to God's amazing love, and I just want to say thanks for singing with me.
Thanks for being Chadasha.
-John Hanley
Director of Operations, Dominican Republic
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