Well, where to start? We woke up this morning with plans to head out to Bonao where there is another Deaf school. Peggy gave us the phone number to a pastor there. Well, we kinda got lost - but I did get to see the ocean for about 45 seconds. The water was VERY rough and there was no beach in sight (rock cliffs). Anyways, we ended up in a town called San Cristobal. I was VERY scared and uneasy there. There was a lot of trash there and the people were not like what we have been around. Kinda hard to explain, but we knew we had to get out FAST! So, after we finally got turned around and ended back in Santo Domingo, we stopped and got some lunch at a gas station. The Lord placed a wonderful man in our path who spent lots of time directing us on our map where to go and where not to go. WOW, the Lord has been SO REAL here that it is evident in everything that we do. This man gave us his phone number to call if we needed ANYTHING at all. He wanted to make sure that we made it to Bonao safely. I am so thankful for these Dominicans who seem to have such huge hearts. We headed on out from there towards the mountains, and it is SO beautiful here. Once we arrived in Bonao we called Pastor Roddys (Peggy's friend) and he sent over a man from the church to lead us to a hotel for the night. So far we have seen so many go out of their way to help us that it has been such a relief.
Well it rained all afternoon, so we were stuck in the car for a long scenic drive around. We headed out to a town called La Vega, but we didnt get out there since it was pouring down rain. We headed back to our hotel to get settled in for the night.
As soon as we arrived our car was surrounded by kids with umbrellas to escort us to shelter from the rain. Dominicans DO NOT get wet from the rain since there is an old saying that you will get very very sick from it. Too funny! Anyways, we went downstairs to eat at the cafeteria where the kids were standing waiting for someone to escort. We bought them lots of candy, they ate our food, and we gave them lots of pesos. After dinner we headed back down to see the kids again. We took some more candy but this time we also took some spanish bibles (thanks to the Gideons), and Jorge was prayed up to do some preaching. The kids were attentive to the message and one even had his hand in the air praising the Lord during the prayer. They hugged us and loved on us, and what a sweet moment we had with them and the Lord. I am so thankful to be a part of this trip and to be able to see the Lord at work in this place. I am excited to see what will happen on Friday.
Until then . . .
Shawn
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