Hey Familias! @billandhiedicorbin and @janet! Katie Corbin
and Chloe Jones here. Today marked our first official day in the Dominican
Republic. We woke up refreshed after our day of travel to a delicious breakfast
this morning made by Char and Sharon! It was soooo good, thanks ladies! After
breakfast, we went on a prayer walk with the church located at the school. For
all of us it was really eye-opening. We were able to see the living conditions
of the people in Barahona personally which adds depth to the ministry we are
doing. For me (Katie) it was both frustrating and exciting to hear Spanish and
understand some of it and communicate with the kids and church members. When we
got back it was a relief to put shorts on again (whoever knew that skirts could
be so stifling). Lunch was chicken salad wraps and veggies. After lunch, we did
a mix of things including filling up balls for camp tomorrow, playing Dutch
blitz, and taking long naps( 3 hours long in the case of Chloe Jones). We also
had a team meeting about what we are doing tomorrow. I (KC) am super excited to
be translating for Lindsay Norman and teaching the kids Amazing Grace with my
Kidway Motions (Muchas Gracias Aunt Amberly!). I (CJ) will be a floater
tomorrow, AKA filling in wherever I am needed. After some free time, we had
dinner (Spaghetti) prepared by Nathaniel and Keaton… VERY YUMMY! Also, we had
garlic bread with our meal and the boys really enjoyed buttering them up, lots
of butter… LOTS. After dinner, my (CJ) chore was to wash dishes with Camden and
Chloe Miller. At 6:00 PM we had a church service at the Creole church. The
service started with music and singing from different people in the church.
Many different styles and very enjoyable to dance and listen to. During the
service it was hard to follow along due to not knowing the language, but I (CJ)
met a goofy little boy who would not stop looking at me. He was probably around
the age of two or three and I decided to smile and wave at him. This really
caught his attention and started making faces at me. This continued throughout the
ENTIRE (one hour long) sermon; we played games that consisted of peek a boo, me
mocking him, fist bumps, and wiggling his tongue at me. This was truly eye
opening to me because I couldn’t talk to him, yet I was still able to
communicate in some way. Once the service ended, we piled back into the three
vans and I mean PILED(yes laps were used as seats) and headed back to the
school. Now everyone is showering up and playing card games and we will all
meet up before bed to talk about tomorrow and do some devotions. That’s all
folks from Lake Woebegone! Stay tuned for more to come tomorrow. Please
continue to pray for us as we meet the kids and interact with them tomorrow! We
love you Moms and Dads, Aunts and Uncles, Grandparents and friends….. and I guess
I love you Craig, Chris, Kelly and Chloe (JK give my love to Calvin and Hobbes)!
Adios for now!
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