September 19, 2012
Dear Friends and Family,
Sorry for taking so long to write. I’ve decided to use a different format and
use lots of pictures. So here it goes….
Check out our cute children in Primary. The teachers are beginning to do a great job teaching
the children and our primary has grown to about 16 children. Now the Primary president has her two
counselors, the group can split into two classes, older and younger. This is a picture of one of the counselors giving
the Sharing Time message.
Here’s me on the 4-wheeler.ha ha ha
The house
that Carlos is working on is almost done.
The floor needs to be poured and the door made. Here’s a couple of the wooden windows that
were just completed. I think the
carpenter did a great job.
Saturday, I
went to the Primary President’s house to show her how to make bread. Here is her niece taking a break from her
travesuras eating the crunchies at the bottom of the rice bowl.
This is a
picture of a young lady with her hair set, a typical scene around town.
Carlos found another source of free wood and
pressed board that he and another fellow hauled from Santo Domingo to Quisqueya
(an hour’s drive).
The other fellow’s truck stopped 3 times and they had to
push it the last leg of the journey. Several neighbors helped push it home to
his house. There was more wood than they could use so they gave it away. Here the Young Men and others are unloading
to wood to give away.
We continue
to search ways to help these people’s lives become better. They typically have no running water,
electricity for only part of the day and little funds for their children to buy
notebooks that they need for school. I am going again this Saturday with Carlos
to show the sisters how to make a cake while he works on the house and the
mop-making business that he is helping the young boys to set up. I worry about
the sanitary conditions in the kitchen.
Last week there were swarms of flies all over and lack of care in
washing the dishes and countertops. It
was the first time since I’ve been here that I had a reaction from the food the
next day. Hmmm. Oh well, the Lord has
indeed blessed us with excellent health.
We are very, very fortunate and I thank Him every day for my health.
Favor de perdonarme, mis amigos hispanohablantes por
no traducir. Me toma 2 a 3 horas para
hacerlo y no tengo tanto tiempo.
Nancy
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