Sunday in the DR

Good evening followers.  It has been a good day here in the DR.  This morning after a good breakfast we went to Ebenezer Baptist Church for worship.  Our previous teams to this lovely city have worked in and around this church.  I met a special friend of Grace Galyon and got an updated picture for her.  Before worship we toured the school next to the church.  Both teams who have been here before worked on the school.  We saw artwork from the team that came in 2018 still on the wall of the school.

Worship in a place that uses a language different than you speak is different and special.  The Bible study classes began the worship by reciting their memory verse for the day.  Their praise band began to play and sing.  We quickly recognized the song Waymaker and joined along singing in English as they sang in Spanish.  After Brian delivered a brief greeting to the congregation, Meara, Mary Helen, Elyse, and Brian sang What a Beautiful Name.  The band began to play along with us making it special.

After lunch we were able to spend time at the beach.  It was a beautiful place to relax and play before getting to work tomorrow.  We did take a walk to the Jumbo, a super store, to pick up things that we needed and wanted 

Tomorrow we expect to start work on constructing a house and working with some kids in the afternoon.  Pray for strength and endurance for the day.  

Our group time each night includes reading comments on this blog so please leave encouraging notes and we will share them with the team. 

Here are God sightings reported today:

Mary Helen saw God as the band began playing along with the song we were singing.

Meara saw God in knowing the song that the congregation was singing and being able to join and in a young boy that is around playing with our group.

Gretchen saw God in her morning devotion and in the relationships that are developing.

Tim saw God when our girls decided that they were willing to sing in worship and in seeing a piece of art that his daughter, Abby, had helped create on a previous trip.

Stephanie saw God in the 2 yr old little girl who speaks the universal language of toddler.

Jenn saw God in the joy of boys she saw doing cartwheels at the beach.

Steve saw God in the midst of worship that he could experience without having to worry about what tech is working.

That's it for tonight.  Thanks for reading along