Friday

Friday, March 1

Breakfast started at 7:15 and the team was on the road by 7:45 to get to YWAM by 8:00. This has been the usual last morning location for our devotions. It's a large home overlooking the ocean with the most incredible views. The team is able to relax in the shade of the veranda praising Him in song and scripture verse led by the Haitian/Dominican staff. 

The girls were given scooter rides back to the Casa where preparations were made to go to the Nelson's at Project Four. A predominantly Haitian area, Project Four is one of the feeding programs the team sponsors throughout the year. The Nelson's are very close with the team and do a wonderful job ministering to their community. The kids just love the team members as it's an annual stop and they don't always get the attention they need at home. Crafts, games, feeding, and just loving on the kids for a couple of hours was a blessing for all involved.

Back to town the team stopped at the center for the blind. They blessed them with audio Bibles, food and tablets for creating Braille paper. Messages and blessings were given along with hand/arm massages from the girls.  Some of the blind sang praises and the team was very moved.

Preparations for the pizza party and for leaving took up the next hour or so. Around 7:30 people started showing up for the pizza/going away party at the Casa. About 60-70 of the team's DR friends and their families enjoyed pizza, soda, cheese puffs and cake (yes, cheese puffs). Introductions were made, messages were given, and prayers were said.  It's always a special night; everyone is dressed in their best, the Dominicans are sad to see the team leave, and the team is both sad to leave but ready to get back home. After the guests left and a final debrief the team was back to the hotel by 12:30.