The Dallas Baptist Baseball Team arrived in Curacao today, as they began their five-day mission trip through the Global Sports Mission Initiative program.  After departing from DFW Airport at 5 a.m. this morning, the team landed in Curacao around 2:00 p.m.

The Patriots' first stop this afternoon was at the Isla Oil Refinery, where the players, coaches, and staff will stay this week.  The refinery houses several barracks and is located just off the banks of the Caribbean Sea.

Following a team orientation, many members of the DBU Baseball Team played a pick-up baseball game on the barracks' tennis courts with Little League players from the countries of the Dominican Republic and Aruba, who were also staying at the barracks this weekend.

The team was then treated to dinner on the barracks before they departed for a Sunday night worship service at the Abundant Grace Church in Willemstad, the nation's capital city.  In a service that featured praise music sung in both English and Papiamento, the common language spoken in Curacao, it was truly amazing to see people from two different cultures come together to worship the Lord.  Chris Holloway, DBU's Director of Global Missions, also delivered a message to the congregation detailing the team's mission trip this week.

Following a time of fellowship with the members of Abundant Grace Church, the team returned to the barracks to conclude the day's journey.  Tomorrow, the team is scheduled to hold two baseball clinics and will play a game versus a local team from Curacao at 8:00 p.m. 

Beginning on Monday, a video recap of the day's events will be featured on www.dbupatriots.com.  Fans can also receive updates on the Patriots this week by following them on twitter @DBU_Baseball.