July 10th

AAAHHHHH!!!! Our last day of hard labor on the orphanage!!! YeeHaa!! Our team began moving block through our ‘bucket brigade’ system after breakfast and devotions this morning. We also hauled sand, cement, and water to mix into yet even more concrete.

We had lunch at 11:30, took off the first layer of dirt, and then went to a new batay. We broke into groups and walked through different areas inviting people to come for prayer and testimonies. There were no skits today, our students wanted a break from performing. There were a lot of people that came including many children. It was Jarrod’s and Brenda’s turn to give their testimonies and then people were asked if anyone would like to come forward for prayer. It was good to see about 12 people stand up. Afterwards, Pastor Pedro helped us hand out candy, small toys, shirts, and sport equipment. It’s great to have him there with us, otherwise the children would ‘mob’ whoever hands things out. Pastor keeps them very well behaved.

A side note on Jarrod: The Haitian children like Jarrod’s hair (his Mohawk). Today, one boy ran his hand over Jarrod’s hair, said something in Spanish, and then pointed to a rooster! So very cute! Jarrod knows a little Spanish and asks the kids if they like his hair, how old they are, if they have brothers and sisters, and their names. He has fun with them.

We came back to the mission for showers and afterwards ome vendors came to sell handmade jewelry and carved ‘knick-knacks’ in the little patio area in front of our common area. Some great deals were made!

Tonight’s dinner was more typical Dominican food than we’ve been having. It was wonderful and there was lots of it!! (The Jamacan lady in the photo on this blog is Momma Cherry. She's a fantastic cook and does everything according to the glory of God.)

Everyone is now getting prepared for evening devotions and that means me too!!! tomorrow night’s blog update will be our last post. It seems hard to believe our time here is almost over.

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