Day 1
The arrival of our luggage proved very timely today in that we would not have had enough crafts for the 99 children we had at VBS! The water filters were in those pieces of luggage as well so we were able to send a team out to distribute water filters to 24 homes in the same batey. So we hit the ground running this afternoon!
The batay we went to was Las Cejas, which means “the eyebrows” – no one was sure why😊 But we did learn that it was the batay that Moises, the CEO at the hospital, grew up in. Moises’ sister is one of our translators again this year and she was just a baby when their family left the batay and moved to La Romana. It was a little surreal to imagine that they lived in the batay just like the children we worked with today.
When we pulled out the VBS supplies and distributed the hygiene kits this afternoon, we were struck by the number of Trinity folks who have made this mission trip possible. Many of you cut out crafts and donated supplies, our Mission Kids group packed pencil packs, and others of you sewed the hygiene kits. And your many prayers give us strength to do the work and patience to be flexible when things are not going as planned. Thank you so much for making it possible for us to help here in the DR in so many ways!
We were also very aware of how much we need our translators. We can bring some resources and information, but they are the ones who can connect with the people more personally since they speak the same language and they will be here to continue to help long after we leave.
Tonight, Beth read from I Corinthians 3 about how Paul planted seeds in some hearts, Apollos watered them, but God is the one who made those seeds grow. We are just a small piece of the process and are so grateful to work with you all at Trinity and our friends here in the DR to plant seeds and water for God’s harvest.
