
Follow along as Jacki Stranathan, a Board Member with The Least of These Ministries, spends a year serving as a Missionary in Barahona. Jacki will be working alongside our in-country ministry staff, learning more about the people, their culture, and how we can better serve them.
Check back frequently as Jacki shares highlights of life in Barahona and insights into the good work God is doing in many lives and communities!

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Chairs | 06.20.2025
I found this verse that talks about getting up from your seat before the white-haired, and giving honor to the old, and letting the fear of your God be before you… Continue Reading
A Continuing Story | 05.06.2025
San Rafael is the batey we serve that is located the farthest from Barahona. It also is one of the poorest. It sits in a ‘U’ shape around an open field. It is very… Continue Reading
Eggs and Air Conditioning | 03.17.2025
What follows is my attempt at a blog. “Blog (a truncation of “weblog”) is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts).” I’ve never been very good at writing so… Continue Reading
Process | 03.03.2025
According to Oxford, the definition of ‘process’ is “a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.“ I’ve been in Barahona, Dominican Republic… Continue Reading

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