Happy Monday from the DR Team!

Post from Cristine!
Happy Monday from the Dominican team! We had a hard working day today! We shoveled rocks and sand, hauled water, and made/poured concrete at the church site in the morning. The plan was to go back in the afternoon, but we shifted plans and stayed back to head over to the old camp and mix some more concrete to help with a basketball court that they are making. It was nice for those of us that have been/stayed there to see it again and the work they have been doing and nice for those who had never been there to see the other side of the compound. It was also exciting for some because as most of us that have come before know.... that side has more tarantulas than where we now stay. So, as far as I heard there were 3 large and one baby tarantula caught/seen while doing cement. This prompted some great excitement...good and not so good!
Our team is holding together pretty good wellness wise. I was not feeling well this morning, but some rest after lunch and the Grace of God I woke up refreshed and back to myself. Hailey has quite the rosie nose and cheeks so lathering up more sunscreen tomorrow and aloe lotion tonight to try and help heal that. Our gracious hosts/translators from here, Luchy and Felix have been suffering from some upper respiratory stuff the last couple of days. So please keep them in your thoughts to heal quickly. More to come tomorrow!!

Easter Sunday in the DR!

I know I'm a little jealous I'm not there on this very special Sunday, but I am so excited that the team had the opportunity to experience DR at Easter! Here is a post and some pictures from Cristine!

Easter Sunday in the Dominican....
Today was a good day. We spent our morning at the Haitian church in the community where Manoash Clervin translated for us. We enjoyed the afternoon by relaxing by the pool and some enjoyed a bit of a diving contest and then some Marco Polo. A great game of baseball was played with some of the Dominican children and then more pool time and relaxing before a dinner of chicken and rice. Then we wrapped up with team devotions. We had a couple spots of light rain earlier today and then a couple pretty heavy downpours this evening. Hoping that it is all done with and dried up by morning when we head back to the work site.

Saturday in the DR (pt. 2)!

Just got some more updates from Cristine!
Saturday Dominican update! Today was a big day for us. Morning sunrise, quiet time, and then after breakfast we headed to the church site. Some of us sanded walls, some shoveled sand, some sifted sand and some moved sand in the wheelbarrow. Some tied up some rebar and some shoveled and swept inside the church to clean the floors up and Erin Doan spent some time singing and sprinkling water in there (I heard it was to keep the dust down.but I'm not so sure about that)! We enjoyed a nice lunch and some pool/relaxation time and then headed back out. Our afternoon was spent with a community walk.. which was a different route than I have taken in the past so new sites were seen. Then we headed back to the church site to do an activity of crafts and coloring with the community kids. Necklaces were made, pages were colored, candy was eaten and BUBBLES were blown (Who doesn't LOVE bubbles!) before we headed back to camp for dinner and devotions. All in all it was a great day with great experiences. Everyone seems to be doing well health wise and spirits seem full. We've got some red skin peeking out...so more sunscreen is a must! Tomorrow we will enjoy our Easter Sunday with church at the Haitian church and hopefully some afternoon baseball!

Saturday in the DR!

Sounds like the team is doing awesome with some ministering at the Open Walls Church today!

Thanks, Sheila and Isaac G. for these pictures!

Our outreach at the Open Walls Church. Seth talked about Easter and what it is all about. The kids had cards that told the Easter story and they colored them. Almost could be the first sermon in the Open Walls Church!!