eDear family and friends,
Our third day at the DR started just like the others (except with a twist, we could sleep in 15 whole extra minutes!! Whoop whoop!!!). We went to devotional early in the morning, got our assignments for the day, ate breakfast, and loaded up on the buses to travel to our next village destination. Today we went to a small poor village outside of Boca Chica (which doesn't actually mean "Girl mouth", it actually means "Small mouth" because it's slang... one translator graciously corrected me after I had said that for only the entire day...). This village had primarily a Haitian community so their culture was very Haitian-influenced. The village was very poor; most of the houses people lived in were made of scrap metal that was fabricated together in various ways. About half (if not more) of the villagers spoke Creole instead of Spanish. The church we arrived at was our smallest yet and made entirely of scrap metal (making it essentially an oven), but still a fairly good size with a few fans. Luckily, our children's ministry station had more shade to be under and the kids had loads of fun!! The day was packed full of people-- literally! People would try to get through the fences to make sure they were seen by the clinic. It made for a very hectic day but praise to our clinic leadership and Creole translators who could help keep it under control! We always have one person in our team working as what we call a "floater" meaning they float around and make sure everything is flowing right and help out when needed. Today, our floater pointed out something incredible: even though the day was hectic and even though there was another level of language barrier added to the pile, and even though many people weren't interested in hearing the gospel, she said: "I looked to my back and there was the triage unit taking in names and assessing patients needs; I looked forward and saw Pastor Bobby helping people be able to see again with new glasses; I looked to my left and saw students listening to patients hearts; I looked to my right and saw a physician and his students praying with a patient. It's amazing to see all of God's work being done even if it isn't through you directly." I honestly can't say it better myself!! Tomorrow we continue to go to a village and help the people there. Please continue your prayers for us and pray that we continue to make a difference in the lives of the patients we see!
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