Last day on the worksite......

I,am glad that Amanda was able to fill in a little for me . I uploaded the pictures last night, and just like, that the internet was gone. We didn't get it back until after supper today. I'm sure it was frustrating for all of you to go to the blog and not see a new post. Well, we are getting used to that a little by now.

Last night we were invited by Max and Kina Van Til to come for supper at their place in downtown Santo Domingo. It was nice to meet Kina. She and Max have been here for fourteen years. They are going home in March. The house they live in belongs to the mission. It is a beautiful place. And after Max let us in he chained the gate shut behind us. That is how most people live here on a daily basis. We enjoyed a nice relaxing evening with them. In bed early again, so we could get an early start.

Next day, Thursday morning, and we are of for our last day on the job. Our day went well and we are happy to report that the house was finished today. In the picture on the left you can see how we put the steel on. After the steel was started, we had to form the front of the house up again. So we could finish off the front. The steel is placed halfway the cement block and then the cement is poured on top of the steel to keep it down in a big storm

This spider we found in a bucket that is normaly used for cement. They told us that it was a Tarantula. It was huge. Quite a novelty. It rained again in the afternoon. But this time we could shelter under our new roof. It was quite exciting. We are happy to say that the roof works. We didn't get wet. The guys are looking up, just amazed . And the last picture shows the whole team, with some of the locals in the picture too.

It was a great experience to work side by side. Learn a few words of Spanish, altough the people we worked with , talked Creole. That is a mixture of French and African dialect. After we were finished, we all, locals as well as us gathered in the house and prayed altogether holding hands, first Guid prayed in Spanish and then Allen in English and finaly the pastor of the local church prayed in Creole. Then we all sang : Praise God from whom all blessings flow together. It was a great way to close. Great is our Lord. To Him be the Glory, now and forever!

This is Randall for the Charlottetown team.

p.s. internet permitting we will post again tomorrow. See also below for Wednesdays blog