Day Three in the DR

Today was another busy day. We began at Casa de Luz by gathering 10 of the children and taking them back to our hotel for a morning in the pool. I'll post some pictures from that a little later. This is such good therapy for the children and a great opportunity to get out of the orphanage for a little while. 

While part of the team was with them the remaining team members stayed and worked on a variety of projects. The men worked on building up and  sealing the top of the rock wall around the meditation garden. Some of the ladies sorted clothing by gender and age for the afternoon outreach.  

This afternoon we headed to El Paraiso, another Hatian Batay. This is the location we are looking to help build a bridge later this year. The children here are unable to attend school during the rainy season because they can't cross a swampy area. Upon seeing it we discovered it really isn't a swampy area but rather a small gorge. The bridge is still doable but will take some effort. Look for more information on that trip soon. We are going to build that bridge!

After viewing the bridge site we spent the afternoon at a small church in the Batay where we sang songs, shared the gospel and gave them the gifts of clothing we brought. As we were leaving we found out that one of the men in the village had just had a heart attack but couldn't afford a room in the hospital. Our team jumped in and took up money to help get him a hospital room. We gave a gift of over 8000 pesos that should get him a room for a couple of days.

As we left the area we saw a group of young men playing basketball and gave them 3 basketballs. They rushed the bus and were very excited. Frank Valladerz almost didn't survive the encounter. 

The most exciting part of the day was as we made our way through rush hour traffic in downtown Santo Domingo. You see, traffic signals, stop signs and the lane lines really don't mean a thing here. People go where they want to when they want to and at the speeds they want to, with horns blaring. This is my kind of country!

We are back at the hotel now getting ready for a busy day tomorrow. Keep praying for us and all God is doing here. We have discovered so much and I can see how God is really growing us. Thanks for checking this blog. Please share with your friends. I'll post some pictures shortly.

I Will...

Tim