Mission Trip to the DR 2016: Day 6: Children's Ministry in Village 35

Thursday, January 7, 2016

At 6:00am they blew the horn and I got up, got dressed, did my morning devotion, and then went to the Upper Room for morning worship and a speaker. Then we went downstairs to the dining hall for breakfast and I had a roll and eggs. We loaded up in the school bus this time and headed to Village 35 for children's ministry. When we got there I saw tons of dogs and of course had to pet some of them. The kids had school today so we actually got to go inside their classroom and help teach them. We read them some stories and sang some songs and did a craft. Then we went outside across the seat to a big open field. We played soccer, volleyball, jump rope, and "Pato, Pato, Ganso" for a while and then the villagers found out that the medical ministry was right down the street so they all took their kids and went to it. A group of us decided to play a couple games of volleyball while we waited for them to come back. Then we ate sandwiches on the bus and by the time we finished eating the kids were back. We took them back inside to do some more coloring, listen to more stories, and sing some more songs. Then we went back outside to the big field to play some more. Some kids and I passed the volleyball back and forth and it was a lot of fun. Eventually it came time for us to leave so we said our goodbyes and got on the bus. On the way home it started raining and a beautiful double rainbow appeared in the sky. We got back to the compound and I got a shower and then it was time for dinner. I had chicken and some salad. After dinner we had evening worship upstairs and sang some great songs. Some friends and I hung out in the Upper Room after worship and talked for a while. Then we went back downstairs, played some card games, and went to bed.