Hola amigos!
Today we are playing catch up on the blog because our wifi has been down the last few days. Sunday we had two great services. One was at the blind community and the other was at the lot where Franklin’s church meets. Mike Motley taught Franklin a few new songs, and he was very excited to translate them and teach them to his congregation immediately. Now our fellow Dominicans are singing “What A Mighty God We Serve!”
Monday started out bright and early with construction, prayer walking, baseball, and Suzanne drawing at the park. Suzanne had a great experience while she was drawing, and an older man actually came up to draw her! Later on during the day we did our women’s bible studies while others worked with the kids. We then hurried back for dinner and washed up and went back to the baseball field for a movie night. We couldn’t get the Jesus movie to play in Spanish, but we watched a few episodes of Veggie Tales. We had a HUGE turn out of over 250 adults and children. We hung a white tarp on the fence and used a projector to play the movie. The kids all sat on the plastic table cloths from the service in our gym, and they worked out very well! We were so excited to have such a great turn out and they seemed to really enjoy the movie!
Tuesday morning a few of us went to the local fire station to cook breakfast for them while Suzanne drew. We had about 25 people for breakfast and Weldon gave his testimony. They were so appreciative of us coming back each year. Construction continued with the help of a few of Franklin’s church members, along with our guys, and some Haitians. We learned that if the Haitians don’t get paid every day, then they don’t eat that day. During this time the rest of us prayer walked around the community where the new church will be located. Tuesday was the last day of baseball and Will Riley did a lesson with the boys. He did so great and shared the lesson with all of us of dinner.The women’s bible studies grow each day, as do the children’s. The kids LOVE to sing “Christo me ama”! (Jesus loves me) Sandi and Rhonda’s bible study had 3 guys that came. They didn’t stitch yoyo’s, but they paid very close attention. One lady in the group is about to give birth to her 8th child, and was experiencing a few contractions during the lesson. Pray that none of us have to deliver a baby this week! After dinner we went back to the baseball field for part 2 of the movie night and watched 1 episode of Veggie Tales and parts of the Jesus movie. We had another great turn out of about 150 people. It was an amazing yet difficult experience to watch what our Jesus went through for us. It was during that time that the field went silent and every eye was focused on the screen. (Which does not happen very often in the Dominican!)
Wednesday morning started off again bright and early with a breakfast at the Civil Defense center. They fed breakfast to about 50 people in very challenging conditions. They used a roof top stove to cook pancakes while trying to avoid a German Shepard that was eager for anything to be dropped. Suzanne drew while Weldon gave his testimony. Pray for Mabel, a new friend that was made that fell off her motorcycle on the way home from the breakfast. She injured her head. Construction is coming along slowly but surely. We have almost 3 sides of the foundation for the wall poured. With the help of the fire trucks tomorrow, we will be able to use their water to help finish pouring. Today was all hands on deck since the boys were done with baseball. The girls continued to prayer walk and one of our groups met an older lady who is in desperate need of our prayers. She has lived alone for 6 years in a VERY unsafe neighborhood. She has a massive tumor that covers her whole shoulder/back. Her home contained 3 plastic chairs and a small cooking pot that she had on the ground with charcoal trying to boil water. We continued on our way and then met up again later with the lady (Ramona). We all emptied our backpacks and gave her all the food, water, and gum that we had. She immediately raised it in the air and thanked the Lord over and over. She obviously has huge faith in the Lord that he will provide for her needs. We plan to take Franklin to her house later in the week to see what else we can do for her. Please remember her in prayer this week. Later on today we have the kids and women’s bible studies. After dinner tonight the youth are meeting with a select few of teens from Franklin’s church to talk about sexual purity. Sexual immorality is very common here and we hope to make an impact on these young impressionable kids. Pray that their heart will be open to hear what we have to say. Also pray that they can stay strong and pure for the Lord. Continue to pray for our guys because it is extremely hot and they are quickly growing tired and weary! As always, we covet your prayers and ask that you continue to lift us up daily.
We hope to have internet again tomorrow to give you more updates, so check in!
Adios amigos!!
-Brooklina and Paintin
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