So we are still here and doing well, although it has been awhile since I have updated. Yesterday was the hardest day of work yet with the hot weather and tough manual labor. We mixed cement, which isn’t done the way we do it in America, painted a huge, metal gate, and hauled cement and cement blocks around in the humid air. Luckily, it was my 23rd birthday yesterday, so the hard work kept my mind off of the fact that I am almost to my quarter life.
Today we got to have the day off and go into the mountains of Dominican and see the nature and hike to a waterfall. It was gorgeous and we could truly see God’s amazing work in every rock and flower. It’s amazing to see the contrast of the lifestyles in the mountains as opposed to the ones in Los Alcarrizos. There is still some poverty, but there are many more huge homes and vacation homes. It was a new perspective for all of us, since our group had the special treat of seeing this new area of the Dominican Republic. The hike itself was intense and one that no one has really experienced before. I stayed back at the first fall, but many others in our group shared their photos and experiences with us.
It’s so hard to believe that we have only a couple of days left here in this truly amazing place. We are all finding it to be a very bitter-sweet feeling as we begin to prepare to return back to our everyday lives. We miss home and our families, but at the same time this experience has done some amazing work in our lives and the last days have flown by. We ask for your prayers as we begin that transition and prepare our hearts to part from this place physically. However, it will always hold a special part of our hearts.
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