Today has been a full day of sports! We had a great turn out for our first day with around 70 Dominicans ready to learn. We started with volleyball, then soccer, then basketball. The group I was mainly with were the nine and ten year old's. They were so much fun to hit volleyball's back and forth with and one little boy had fun using my arms as a basketball hoop. Luckily I didn't get hit in the face too many times. When we took the nine and ten year old's over to the preschool to help conserve space, we began to improvise the games and ended up playing tag, four square and some one-on-one. Noah and Keaton did an awesome job teaching the kids that needed a little break how to play a cup stacking game. We ate a delicious Dominican meal for lunch and I got to cook Dinner with Tracy and Marisa. I'm looking forward to what God has in store for the rest of the week! Thanks for everyone's prayers. God is good.
Shelby
Hey everyone,
This whole day has been quite an experience! It was very full, especially in the morning. We were all very pleased with how many kids showed up today. Shelby Eddington, Kayla, and I were in charge of the 9 and 10 year old age group. We started off the day with a devotional and then volleyball. I was a bit skeptical because I don`t know how to play that well but the kids just enjoyed learning something new. After we finished that we moved on to soccer. During that time I was put with the older kids who seemed to be very interested with what they were learning. When we took a break for lunch we I was able to get to know the kids a bit better and I was able to build a better relationship with them. After lunch the little kids began to grow tired so we improvised and just played tag with them around the preschool. When the camp was finally over for the day, we gathered together to sing a song and end in prayer. Our group thought that it was an eventful day and were very pleased with how everything turned out. Afterwards, I enjoyed a nice long three hour nap. I`m so very thankful for this opportunity that I get to have with the kids and I can`t wait to see how the week turns out. Thank you to all my friends and family for the prayers they are much appreciated. Love all of you and I can`t wait to see you!
Alexis
Hola,
Today was awesome because it was so different from home. I helped with volleyball and basketball. One of my jobs was to chase down balls and another was toss the ball to a kid so they could practice hitting. Noah and I taught some of the kids how to speed stack (see picture above). I learned how to say I like - me gusta. I threw balls to kids for basketball and help teach them bounce pass. The best part of the day was my shower. I get soooo hot and the cold shower feels great. Love and miss you dad, Griffin, Owen, Ian, and Jaxon
From Keaton
