Today was a
little different than what we had planned. A tropical storm has hit our area
and it has been raining for the last few days. Instead of digging this morning,
we ended up spending the entire day at the school. While I do not miss the hard
work that comes with digging, I am a bit disappointed since we were making such
great progress in the short time we have been here; plus I know how much this
church means to the congregation. At the school we worked on our murals and the
men painted the lunch area for the kitchen. I got to sit in on an English class
that Mackenzie and Marisa were teaching. This was so much fun!! The students
were eager to learn English and it was very entertaining to have some of our
group learning Spanish; especially when they started talking about slang.
A few members of our group were able to donate some books to the library and
Abi and I were introduced to one of the children we will be sponsoring. His
name is Wilkins. He is 13, loves karate, and his favorite subject is Math. He
was very shy when we met, but I could tell he was happy to meet us. Patti
translated for us and we were able to spend some time getting to know each
other. The other student we are sponsoring is Sherlyn. She is 6 and we were
unable to meet her since she is in Santo Domingo visiting family. Abi and I are
looking forward to writing both of our students and getting to know them
better. Carolyn spent the day working
with some of the male students. They helped her finish a banner to hang in
their church here. As you can see from the picture, they all did a wonderful job!
We had another dance rehearsal with Daniela and finished learning the rest of
the routine. While we may think we are not all very gifted to dance, we really
are doing very well with remembering the movements and working hard to do the
best we can.Tomorrow we are going to Ebenezer school in the morning, then
to a private school in the afternoon to have a Bible school, and spend time
hanging out with the kids! It is going to be a fun day! God continues to show
us new things every day and to protect us; especially when we take a wrong turn
and end up walking down the road behind ¨ I doctor¨ to get back to where we needed to be. As a side note, it has actually been cooler here
the past few days than it has in the US.
Teresa Roth
Carolyn and her helpers!
English class
Some from our group were learning Spanish.
Abi and Wilkins
Abi, Wilkins, and Teresa
The finished banner
Karen, Patti and Carolyn with Carlota, the school librarian. We brought some new school books.
