We started our day celebrating Theresa's Birthday. We decorated her bed with streamers while she was sleeping and the main room was very festive for when she woke up. We wheeled her around in a wheel chair and gave her a special gift from the team along with a card from husband and son. She was very touched by the thoughtfulness and it started our day off right.
We then did some home visits to the local women of Monte Christi and we got to spend some time in each of their homes. The people here are very proud of what they have. You can tell they spent all morning preparing for us to come and visit. We then went to shop at Alberto's gallery to get some souvenirs to bring home to our loved ones.
We were then off for a two hour van ride to the little town of Barreo to see some of the women who attended our retreat on Saturday. Our Mission was to minister to the women of Barreo about being a good wife, friend and mother while honoring God. 70 women from local churches and surrounding communities came to share with us some laughter, tears and most of all God's Grace. This was a day for the women to feel special. Their children were watched while they got to make sachets and different types of jewelry. They got to write a note to one of their special friends about what their friendship means to them. These women were so grateful for what we did for them and it truly touched their hearts and ours as well. The pastors wife Marta and her friends have such a strong faith in God and it shines through where ever they go. After we said goodbye it was back in the van for a 2 hour trip to Monte Christi but the ride back went so quickly because we learned so much about each other by playing the game "2 truths and 1 Lie". We enjoyed a lot of laughs and it took us 20 minutes to order 15 bottles of Coca Cola at a local stand.
We arrived in time for dinner and to share the evening with the leaders of the Church for some snacks and games.
Another successful and glorious day in the DR.
Blessings
The DR Team
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