So when we first got here in April it was extremely hard. We
were all homesick and missing the comforts of our own home back in Nebraska.
Well we slowly but surely got used to the Dominican Republic. There’s still a
lot of things we miss, like friends, family, air-conditioning, carpet, a backyard,
and much more. But those are some things that we’ll probably never get over. In
May, the teams started coming down, and that was kinda fun. After like two or
three teams came down, we met the interns. They were all sort of like family,
and if any of you interns are reading this, I’ll never forget you guys. So more
teams came down, and I made a lot of friends. Some were from Christ Community Church
(Hi Pam!) and others were from Minnesota (Hey Charles and Casey!) So over all
the teams were really fun. And then came August. And with August came school.
And no more interns, and no more teams. And stuff started to get really boring.
Math, Grammar, Science, History, Spelling and chores were always on our daily
schedule.
And then we started to get invitations to meet with pastors
and their families of the Christian & Missionary Alliance Churches. It was
fun and all, but having the language barrier can sometimes make it really hard
to make friends with the kids that we meet. Like one Tuesday night a few weeks
ago, we were invited to a pastor’s house just to hang out. At first it was
kinda hard, and slightly boring. But then some of their neighbors came by and
asked if my brother and I wanted to play volleyball. Well, we went with them,
and they led us right to the middle of the street, where they drew a line
across the street, signifying the net. I honestly didn’t even want to play, but
I gave it a try, and it turned out really fun.
So over all it’s been really hard being down here, but it’s
also been extremely fun too. It’s almost like by sending us down here, God has
closed a lot of doors, but He’s also opened a bunch more. And until He opens
the next door, I guess we’ll just have to praise him in the hallway. Well, that’ll
have to be it for this blog.
Thanks so much for reading, and God bless.
