Hello from the DR! Notice my American greeting since I am kinda lost in the language here. I have however, made many friends already. Jenny, especially comes to me numerous times throughout the day and taps me on the shoulder and rattles off something....pleasantries I'm sure. The kids are great, they come home from school around 1:00 and come to the worksite. The Dominican people are extremely friendly and hospitable.
The work is hard. We have been setting block for two days and it is very hot. Occasionally, there is a good breeze. To give you an idea of how hot it is and how hard we are working, the neighbor offered to let us use their bathroom and I don't think anyone has had to use it yet even though we are consuming large quantities of fluid. It is a beautiful sight to look over the site and see Dominicans and Americans working side by side, to hear multiple languages going all at once.....spanish, english and rooster.
Thank you for your continued prayers. All of us were working today. Not everyone is feeling 100%, but we are all here today. It is good. God is so good. This has been an incredible experience for me to help build a house, relationships and character.
Brenda
(And Tim......you know me so well!:)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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Bren. It's so good hearing from you. Sorry I missed your call the other night (GSE Reception). Looks like the team has accomplished a lot in 3 days, it's amazing (not suprising) how clean your work area is. I assume you found a vaccuum (smile).
ReplyDeleteI will continue to pray for all of you, your effectiveness, safety and health. Please take care when you start working on the roof (I'm sure you will use harnesses, fall protection, safety zones etc :).
Love you bren, see you in about a week. ---tim
I do hope your having to use the bathroom sometime even amid the heat. Going to the bathroom is a good thing to od !!!!!
ReplyDeletethe other Brenda