My life has become a game of Oregon Trail. I forded a river in the street to get to dinner on Wednesday. I got a Typhoid shot. Diarrhea and Dysentery are daily concerns. Portion sizes are chosen based on food supplies. I have to decide the pace I want to walk to the site. Sometimes you leave a sick teammate behind at the house. When you walk to the grocery store you have to be real careful not to buy too much, or you won’t be able to carry it all. Luckily, I still have all my oxen.
The last week of ministry has been amazing and incredibly taxing. We were able to have a great block party, but it wasn’t the one we planned. There were a few people from the community that came, but we fed mostly the kids we have been working with this month. It was absolutely great to be able to see their faces as we fed them chicken, rice and orange juice. I got to hand them glasses of juice and see their faces light up like they had never had it before. However, this week they began to fight more and listen to us less. It was a great test for our patience, as we only had at most 3 people at the sight who speak Spanish. Eventually, we were able to calm them down enough for VBS activities and hopefully, we were able to plant the seed of God’s kingdom in their lives.
Today was our last day there and it was hard to leave and say goodbye, but I am real excited about Haiti next month. We will be staying on the beach in Grand Guave, about an hour from Port-au-Prince , near the epicenter of the January earthquake. It sounds like we will be doing mostly construction and orphan ministry. Also, I believe internet will be severely limited there so don’t expect any pictures until I get to Ireland at the end of the month, but you can enjoy the last half of my Dominican pictures.
Also, enjoy a video Daniel, one of the other racers at the Baracones, made.
