July 12, 2010
Student D.R. Team Update
Posted by Kristy-Lee
The Student Team made it to the D.R. safe and sound. Tim Harmon is keeping us updated on the team’s busy week in Barahona. Here’s the latest update:
Friday, July 09
All is well. After a long day of travel everyone arrived tired but ready to serve. So, we are hoping for a good night’s sleep and anticipating a great day on Saturday of visiting with some of the bateys and meeting the kids.
Thanks for all of your prayers for journey mercies; it was a smooth day of travel and for that we are grateful. Bless you all and keep praying for our team.
Saturday, July 10
Today was a great day. We spent the day touring 3 bateys and 2 villages.
The children in the villages loved all over us and everyone on the team really enjoyed their company. The time spent here is going really well and we are so grateful for the opportunity to be here.
Tomorrow we’ll be attending a local church in the morning and then heading to the beach after lunch. Thanks for all of your prayers, we so appreciate them.
Sunday, July 11
Today we spent the morning in one of the local churches. Service lasted nearly two and a half hours. We, of course, were the only Americans in attendance. With no translator, we were a bit like fish out of water! But all in all, it was a great time of fellowship and the congregation was super friendly. This afternoon we spent some time at the beach and really enjoyed simply resting and relaxing. A new team of 20 students and leaders from the Boston area joined us this evening at the Casa. They will be here the rest of the week, so it will be a full house here for remainder of our time.
Tomorrow morning we will be touring the COTN offices and medical clinic in addition to spending some time with the ILB (I Love Baseball) Team. After lunch, we will head back to Pueblo Nuevo to begin our work project. We will also spend some time playing games with the local children. We are continuing to enjoy our time here and the team is bonding quite well. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. We miss you all and look forward to seeing you at the end of the week!
