Here is the blog for today...
Today is our last FULL day in the Dominican. And it was one of the best. We started the day with team time and worship up on Many Breezes (a rooftop that overlooks Monte Cristi...and it's Kylie's favorite). 12 Americans and 10 Dominicans boarded a vehicle entitled The Giant Red Turtle. We took a boat ride to a beautiful island with our new beautiful Dominican friends. We were the only people on the island. It was covered with beautiful shells, many of which were collected by our dear friend and cook Francesca. We soaked in the sun (for some, a little too much!) and played in the water. It was a nice and relaxing culmination to our week.
After lunch, we crammed 15 people into la gua gua (a big blue mini-van) and headed to Ciudad de Luz, which is a Christian private school in Monte Cristi, for Field Day. The director of the school, Ebony, was a kind and gracious host. There were 72 children in grades 1-4 that we got to play games with this afternoon. The smiles and the hugs from the kids helped us see that they had a lot of fun. Their favorite game was a relay race in which the kids had to spread out a beach towel, put on a hat and sunglasses, and lay down and read their magazine. They also enjoyed watching their teachers participate in a relay race in which they had to pop balloons by sitting on them. Every part was awesome, but the true highlight was at the end of our time there. Ebony gave several students the chance to express their gratitude and all our hearts were melted. We ended the day with a student praying for us. The assistant director was so grateful and told us that she is planning on practicing these kinds of events in the future. We were able to leave all of our supplies with them so they can create their own field day experience.
Tonight, we will have one last meeting with our Dominican sisters at Iglesia Cristiana Cuerpo de Cristo. We know our time together will be rich and sweet but will also be a little sad. God has been moving a lot in the lives of the women here. God has empowered us to empower them to be better wives, mothers, friends, and leaders in their churches and communities. We came to be a blessing to the women of the Dominican Republic but we think our whole team would say that the women here have been a greater blessing to us.
Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support. We love and miss you all! Maybe we'll bring some Dominican weather back with us!
Dios les bendiga! God Bless You All!
Lisa and Kylie
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