Feeling Alone
Ben’s parents never planned for him to be an only child. They spent four long years working with infertility specialists to have him. When his mother was only five months pregnant with Ben, she developed a severe placenta previa hemorrhage and had to be put in the hospital to prevent her from bleeding out. At the same time, Ben s dad who had been diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin s lymphoma was also admitted to the hospital. After they both survived, their outlook on life changed. They approached each day as a gift from God and raised Ben to do the same. Even with all their love and acceptance, when Ben was around others, he never felt like he fit in.
Mission trip with Shine the Light. (Supplied)
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A Winnipeg couple is building houses in the Dominican Republic virtually this year.
Brent and Wendy Wong own Shine Dental in Winnipeg. Brent is the lead dentist and Wendy went to school for interior design. The couple has put their passion to use in the kingdom of God with their ministry called Shine the Light. A normal trip would take place three times a year. We go down in January, May, and October and we ve done these trips for the past 15 years or so, says Brent.
During these trips, the Shine the Light crew offer the local people dentistry and medical services as well as build houses for those in need. All of this takes place in the community of Javier, just outside of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.