It's considered the "rainy season" right now in the Dominican. I would say that's accurate considering it's rained for about 2 weeks straight with only a few hours of sunshine here and there. As much as I love the rain...my heart breaks for all of my kids in the Dominican! Rain in the Dominican=a complete and total mess! When you have dirt floors and roofs with more holes than covered spots, the few things you have in your house get ruined. And my poor street kids. They can't escape the wet y'all. They are soaked all the time. And at the mission house since it has been raining so much we can't even hang the boys clean clothes outside to dry because they just get wet again in the rain. This is a picture of one of our street kids "bathing" outside at the mission house. Prayers for my kids. If I could take their place, I would in a second. #missionaryatheart
Meet Ezekiel
Meet Ezekial. A 5 year old bundle of preciousness. He sells small bags of coffee beans for about 1 penny per bag to make money for his family. He comes to the mission house most days to eat and play but usually will say he can't stay long because he "hasn't sold enough coffee beans for the day". If this isn't humbling I don't know what is! #missionaryatheart
Happy Easter
Happy Easter from all my kids in the Dominican! Today we are thankful for freedom and life! We are thankful for second chances and that IT IS FINISHED and HE IS RISEN! Jesus is the reason for it all and we praise Him today! #missionaryatheart
Doing Something Right
Some of our street and village kids praying together at the mission house yesterday. When the days are long and hard, things like this make me realize we must be doing something right! "Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." Matthew 18:20 #missionaryatheart
One Day..
One afternoon at the mission house: 22 plates of food, 8 gallons of clean water, 4 loaves of bread, 11 pairs of clean pants, 12 clean shirts, 3 towels, 2 bars of soap, 1 deodorant, 4 ropes cut for belts, a big sink of dirty dishes, 2 loads laundry, and throw in a basketball fun on our baseball court and you've got a GREAT day for the street kids! Wishing I was with them! #missionaryatheart