Because of internet troubles, we are not able to post easily, or often. Most likely picture will not be posted until I get back on the 24th. (Maybe I will find another way to do it, that will work before then.)
On Monday we started the day with a tour of our worksite and the surrounding community. We are working at a Kid's Alive school that has almost 200 students (up to 8th grade.) The students are made up of both Haitians and Dominican's. This is somewhat amazing, as the two groups really struggle with many racial issues in the community. In the village that many of the students come from, there is a Haitian district and a Dominican district which don't really mix.
After our tour, we met Alberto, the director of the school. He welcomed us and told us what we would be doing. Our work of the day consisted of moving some concrete rubble created from expanding their dining hall so they can expand their enrollment. We also got to help with the demolition. We used sledge hammers to begin tearing down a concrete wall that was 35 ft long and about 12 ft high. We made good progress, but it was hard, slow work.
At lunch time, we get to play with the kids from the school. They love getting piggy back rides, and being picked up and held by our team. It is one of the highlights of the day.
After the kids go back to class, we work through the afternoon until 4 or so.
At night we debrief about the day, and learn about God together.
Then off to sleep.
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