Thursday, February 9: Travel on Thursday was uneventful considering we left Sioux Center by 3:00 a.m. and traveled in some fog to Sioux Falls. Our plane left a little late from Sioux Falls but arrived early enough in Atlanta to make our connecting flight. Steve and Guido were at the Santo Domingo airport to pick us up. We survived the Dominican traffic and made it safely to Hotel Cambri in Nagua, which is where we will be spending our next 8 nights. We got settled in and then gathered as a team for devotions and orientation. We turned in fairly early as we were all tired from our big travel day.
Friday, February 10: We left for the church/job site around 8:30 a.m. The Toyota van survived the pot holes, which is amazing since it’s pretty much impossible to avoid them all! The morning was spent meeting our new friends. Pastor Hanold and his wife were there along with Pastor Pierre and at least 20 church members. The team members that have served in the Dominican before said this is the most support they have ever seen by church members. This was wonderful to see as there were many helping hands as we worked together laying block and moving dirt. Our Haitian friends definitely took charge of their project and taught us how to mix crete and lay block their way!
Saturday, February 11: After breakfast and devotions we headed to the church/job site again. When we got there, our Haitian friends were up on a home-made scaffolding already laying more block. They are planning on this being a two-story church someday so the structure is a bit different than the experienced team members were used to. The women were there busy cutting chicken and chopping vegetables for the meal they were hosting for noon lunch. Although the language difference is definitely a barrier, we can sense their love for the Lord and their gratefulness to have help on their project.
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