Friday, August 28, 2009

Burrito Anyone?

Okay, I know this is really dumb but, I love this little donkey! He was born this summer and is super cute. Every time we drive by I ask Rich to slow the car so I can look at him. The owner noticed my love for the donkey and offered to sell him to me for a good price. I tried to think of a reason to justify having a donkey. We don't have to haul our own water so really it would just be a friend for our dog. Also, he won't be a cute little donkey for very long and would just eat everything in our yard. I wanted to capture his cuteness for all of you out there that don't have such a variety of animals in your neighborhood.

Well Drilling Update

Now that the summer is over and we have recovered from our bout with a bacterial infection we are ready to start drilling again, almost. In May when we took hiatus from drilling Rich noticed that the rig needed to have some parts replaced to keep the machine running safely. Multiple groups throughout the summer brought in a piece here and there. Thank you to all of you couriers!

For the last week Rich has been fixing and replacing parts. Our plan is to fix a well and possibly drill a new one in Bobita then, return to La Caribe to finish the well there. The goal is to do all this before we go back to the States in December.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Summer Time

Well everyone, the summer has officially come to an end. We had four camp interns, one Rio San Juan intern, one Children's Home intern and eight mission groups come and go. Although we did have a few minor injures and a few bouts of illness all in all, it was a GREAT summer!

Week #1: Park Plaza from Tulsa, OK

Week #2: Men's Work Group from Lake Cities, TX

Week #3: Southside from Milwaukee, WI

Week #4: Northland Missions from Kansas City, MO

Week #5: Northside from Benton, AR

Week #6: Red Bank from Chattanooga, TN

Week #7: Lake Jackson, TX

Week #8: Richfield, MN

Every week we had a similar schedule including the following endeavors: work projects to serve the needy, visiting those that live at the dump and the sick in the hospital, spending a day with a family in the community, VBS, cultural safari, and an afternoon at the beach. (I hope this busy schedule will excuse my lack of blogging, sorry!) Each team brought a different talent with them and all were able to have a big impact here on the north coast. We hope that they were blessed as much as we were to have them here.

The interns were amazing! I can speak from personal experience that the internship is a challenging and rewarding job. As an intern you help lead the group while striving to build relationships with the Dominicans we work with everyday. This year our interns not only survived the summer, they really thrived! We are full of joy when we think of how much they grew and hope they will continue to stay involved with the work here in the DR.