Day 2:
Today we traveled to a small community called La Mina. Upon arriving, we were warmly welcomed by the children of the community waving to us as we drove in. Walking in the church, we got the opportunity to meet the community leaders, and learned about how we would be doing various tasks for the community including laying cement, painting a house, and helping lay the foundation for a basketball court for the ministry being built up there. We all divided up the tasks and worked hard all morning. Throughout the day, we all took turns spending time with the children playing jump rope, coloring, and catch. Spending time with them helped us keep a positive attitude throughout the day. After a quick rain storm, we took time for siesta to have lunch, play catch with the avocado pit from lunch, and listen to Ito’s (a local pastorl) story. After siesta we got back to work until the day wrapped up and we headed back to our complex for dinner. After dinner, we got the chance to go to a local grocery store to pick out some local Dominican snacks and ice cream. We closed with devotion and listened to our first round of stories. Tomorrow we are off to Batey Nueve, a remote village where we will not have any internet. We will plan to update the blog when we are back Saturday morning. Thanks for your prayers and support.
Isabella and Christian
