DR Day 7

Day 7 We spent packing and playing at Pico before leaving for our home stays in the city. We are down the mountain from the cold air at Pico. We have found the real heat of the Dominican! But despite weather we love being here with our Dominican friends playing games and doing ministry with them. We arrived just before noon in time for lunch with our hosts. We then headed to a local park to play basketball and vitilla. After we had played for a bit we headed back to chulo's for some dominos before heading out through the streets to invite kids to Vida Joven club that evening! And Vida Joven was awesome! Unlike any club in the states. Kids everywhere and poking their heads into the carport fence and into the streets. Unfortunately it was difficult to capture an adequate picture of it all because it was so dark but suffice it to say that even if we had double our amount of chairs we would still have people standing. Our kids got in on the games even though they had little idea of what was happening :). But laughter was all around. It's also just like God to work in this way - a quick story.

A kid named Kevin is here in the DR. We don't knowing of his back story except that he was born in the U.S. and has spent a few years there and a few years here in the DR. He is here visiting for the summer and found his way to Vida Joven last night for the first time. He speaks English and therefore we were able to tell him more about Vida Joven and more specifically about camp this summer at Pico. And he is pumped to go. In addition, our buddy that we have come to know these past 3 years, Michael, who now wants to go by Mike, has come by to visit us. We are trying to get him to camp for the first time this summer as well. Good things are happening here in the DR - God is most certainly on the move.

Today we will spend building relationships with the Dominicans and praying for their city - that God would do mighty mighty things here. Continue to pray for our team as the end comes near and with it, tired souls that are on edge. Also the heat is real here in town. At 10am this morning the weather app is saying its a "feels like" 91 with 80% humidity. Pretty different from the 60's currently being experienced in the Springs. Pray for strength to really reach out to our friends here and finish strong.