Tuesday

The van left at 7:30 today to get us to Nataniel's for breakfast and devotions led by Chris on how God honors the poor (James 2:5).

After breakfast (fruit, sausage, eggs, toast, juice, coffee), the girls stayed to finish packaging food while the guys went to the construction site to help pour concrete for a new church floor. Paul, Dave, Mike, and Dean worked alongside a number of young Dominicans with Cesar in charge. They paid for being in the sun but by the end of the day the new church among the banana trees had a floor.

While the floor was being poured (with wheel barrows), Shawn and Sheri explored the area witnessing, praying with, and passing out gospel tracts using their limited Spanish. As most of rural DR, this is an extremely poor area that survives by subsistence farming. The rest of the team made visits and miscellaneous errands during the afternoon.

Supper was hosted by a local pediatrician who helps at the Mission Center. Her heart is especially close to pregnant teenage girls: an epidemic here. She is heavily involved in many local mission projects and is a big supporter of the team. Dinner is a treat for the team as it's at her house using nice china. We enjoyed tuna, goat, potatoes, avacado, salad, plantain, and fries and she shared with us her thoughts afterwards.

Setup for the Jesus Film didn't get started until after dark. It was in an area we haven't been before which is dominated by Haitian refugees. Many young men were in attendance and the movie was well-received. A few of the team each gave a short message followed by a message in Spanish from Nataniel and another message from the local pastor in French-Creole. Bibles and food was left. Another wonderful night sharing Jesus under the stars.