To Batey Nueve We Go…
This morning we started off by traveling to the local medical clinic which was just down the road. We learned that the site functioned as an urgent care for medical and dental purposes throughout the community we were staying at for the week. One unique aspect of this clinic is that the patients are not needed to pay money to receive any care. They’re overall goal is to educate the community on bettering their health to promote good habits to share.
After our visit, we started our 6-hour journey to Batey Nueve, the remote location where we would spend the next 24 hours distributing water filters along the community and experience their living. We were welcomed with children waving their hands eager to meet us. We were given a tour of the community and then given the opportunity to play with the children until dinner time. One thing that struck us was how much energy they had.
For dinner we were served Dominican spaghetti, fresh fruit, and homemade “Batey” bread (a staple of the village). Alexandria, the local leader of the church, shared her story of coming to Christ and how she has shaped the community through Him. We then ended the night with devotion and a couple more stories. Tomorrow we are excited to present the water filters that will be distributed through the community and to continue loving on the kids.
Mady and Ashish