Day 3, Dominican trip
Sorry for the delay in adding posts about my trip with Brie to the Dominican Republic – we’ve had a busy few weeks!
On day 3 we didn’t get up as early. But we did work hard. I didn’t want to work inside on the painting project again, but luckily some of the folks who had worked outside the day before wanted to switch and work inside. So, I helped get the painting crew started and then headed outside. Brie was outside working on taking the two piles of sand and rocks and leveling out the road in front of the church. I hoisted buckets of sand up the ladder and onto the roof during the morning and then, after lunch, I moved to continue the road-leveling in front of the church. It was a tough work day.
We also took a break and walked to the school and the area with the other dorm. It was great to learn about the school and all of the good they are doing there. There is a fantastic opportunity to sponsor the education of a child at the G.O. school – please check out this link and sponsor a child! http://www.go-ministries.org/kids.shtml
Also, a few of our team-members had some health scares – a young lady passed out because of heat exhaustion, Brie used her lifeguard training to assess the situation and make sure she was okay, and another young lady had a severe case of dehydration and had to be put on an IV. We prayed for both of them and it was a good reminder to stay hydrated and pace ourselves!
The newly painted kitchen!
Brie and Jared worked in the road in front of the church.
Walking to the G.O. school.
Our group listening to the director talk about the school.
The original church (also where Tim and Samira were married.)
Brie also helped with the dishes! (silly girl!)
