Today marks our last work day at Pico Escondido. It was a very mentally and physically exhausting day. We were/are all very tired from mixing cement by hand - something we did yet again today. However, in the midst of that difficulty we were joyful and conversions were filled with laughter. Something great about cement work is that even though the work is hard, our progress at the end of the week is very obvious. While we didn't complete the entire amphitheater during our stay here we only left one step left unfinished. You can have a look at our before/after picture on Instagram.
We were able to end our work day early and spend some time in conversation about our pursuit of Christ while stretching our very tight and sore muscles. From there we finished the night around a campfire making s'mores. Not quite the same as the states - the chocolate has peanuts and raisins in it and the crackers are your traditional graham cracker - but as I am writing this I can hear much laughter over Spanglish that's being spoken and three different communities of believers coming together for one common purpose - to see Christ glorified. It's awesome! Our students have fallen in love with this place. It has allowed for walls to be broken between our team members and between two nations.
With that we look forward to a later start tomorrow as we head to our home stays. It's going to be a interesting experience this time around as it will be both our team of 10 and the other team at Pico (a team of 29) headed to Chulo's small town of La Vega. Pray for our teams to continue to have patiences with one another. Pray for Chulo and his leaders that are hosting all these Americans, that patience and meaningful relationships can be formed. Pray for the unexpected and uncertain to bring a response of willingness rather than bitterness.
We are all really looking forward to our home stays and getting a chance to truly spend time with a bunh of Dominicans. With that, internet connectivity will be uncertain these next two days. It all hinges in whether the internet is working at Chulo's house. If it isn't working, we should have internet at the hotel in a couple days.
With that, continue to cover us in your prayers for health, safety, and most of all - for Gods spirit to be evident in our lives.
-Scott
As always, check for pictures on www.instagram.com/hsmfirstpres
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