Hola, today was our first full day in the DR! Due to a
funeral of a community member, plans were slightly altered. Instead of having a
morning and afternoon camp, we invited all kids to come in the morning. I was
with Jeanette teaching science this morning so we got to teach the kids all
about waves and how they contribute to natural events like earthquakes and
tsunamis. Each kid received a slinky to
help demonstrate the types of waves; they loved testing out their new slinkies
and seeing how far they could make them travel. It was awesome being able to
teach them something new while also having a ton of fun! It was a slight
struggle to transition from Creole to Spanish, however, my Spanish knowledge is
much greater. After eating lunch with the kids, we had a little free time
before setting off for quite an adventure. The taxi picked us up and we were
headed to a Haitian wedding. Let me tell yah, I’ve never experienced such a
wedding. For starters they originally said the wedding started at 2pm, but
didn’t actually start until 5 (thank goodness we didn’t show up until
4:30). It was neat to see the wedding
party perform a dance as they awaited the bride and groom. There was also a
good amount of singing, but the rest of the details we’ll just have to tell you
when we get home. After the wedding, we headed back to the school to find some
sweet baby bats and with that we will see you all very soon!
~Lisa
The rest of our crew was busy at camp as well. Besides the Science lessons, we had a game station in the courtyard and Bible time that focused on Psalm 18:2 - God as our refuge and rock. Tomorrow we will be attending church in the morning at the Creole church. Then, after lunch we will join the Spanish church for evangelism walks around their neighborhood before attending church in the evening.
We will also be working on our individual testimonies that will be shared at the end of camp on Monday. Pray that God speaks to each of us and we can clearly know what he wants us to share with these kids in the DR. We love and miss our families, but are loving what God is doing here in the DR.
