Everyone is doing great and interacting with the preschool classes right now.
Keep praying for us!
Patti Spiegel
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Yesterday was such a good beginning to our trip. The best thing about our flights was that I was able to get a window seat right over the left wing of the plane. The view was absolutely breathtaking! When the van met us outside of the airport it was amazing how nice and generous the men were to us. The bus ride took 4 hours, but it was definitely worth it. After we arrived at the Mission Possible Ebeenezer Ruth, Moises`s wife, made us a fantastic meal. The fresh fruit was like nothing I`d ever tried before. When they were done showing us around the building we had devotions and went to bed. This morning was the best though! We were able to teach an English lesson to the 4th grade class, and then we spent about an hour playing with the preschoolers. They were so loveable and just wanted someone to play with. After we were done we took a bus ride to the new Creole church site where they are constructing their new facilities. It`s amazing to see how hard working the people are around here. This trip is extraordinary already, and I can`t wait to see what else God has in store for us!
Thanks for the prayers!
Alexis Shoffstall
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| We had fun playing with the little ones in the preschool! |
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| The children LOVED playing with Brian here! |
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| Everyone wanted the picture taken. Even Alexis! :-) |
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| Brian "the Blockhead" LOL |
Yesterday was a very long day of travel, but it was absolutely fabulous! I got a window seat on the flight from Miami to Santo Domingo, and it was beautiful to see Haiti and the DR from the air. When we landed, a bus brought us to Barahona which took four hours. The drive was fantastic with beaches to our left, and the beautiful cities to our right. It was amazing to watch everyone's faces when we drove by. They waved and were in awe of the sight of Americans. After getting to the school, we ate a delicious dinner, unpacked our bags, and finished with devotions. This morning my group taught an English lesson to fifth graders. We taught them parts of the body and sang Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, which they absolutely loved. After everyone finished teaching, we went across the street to the preschool. We played legos and took pictures with them.We then visited the new Creole church, which we are headed to this afternoon to work. The DR is a beautiful country, and is filled with a lot of great and happy people. I can't wait to see what this week will bring us, and I'm sure God has a special plan for it.
We appreciate everyone's prayer!
Leslie York
Check back later today, we are leaving for an afternoon of work at the new Creole church and hope to upload some pictures this evening.
Patti
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| The new Creole church is moving along so well! Looking at the back of the church with the 2nd floor up. |
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| Moise gave us a tour of the new building. |
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| From the balcony looking down into the sanctuary. |
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| They set up a great pulley system to haul the sand up to the 2nd floor to mix the cement there to start an outer wall. Taking a break here and the kids had fun playing to try to lift each other off the ground. Here Eli is hanging out with Griffin spotting him. |
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| WOW, we are one strong group! We worked about 4 hours and moved almost 2 big piles of sand to the roof. Tomorrow we continue and will move the gravel up too. |
