I'm loving it here! It's so beautiful. It's still humid. I wake up in the morning and my hair is either still wet from the shower or wet from sweat. I'm not exactly sure which one. But we all sweat all the time. The food is delicious. The power isn't super reliable. We only have cold water, but it's clean and running. Plus, I don't even know why you would take a hot shower so it's okay.
They're pretty strict at this base. We aren't allowed to use the computer except for alloted times every other day, which is why I haven't really blogged yet. We can't go anywhere by ourselves, but that's understandable since it's dangerous. I still feel sort of isolated though. I feel so controlled and like I have no freedom. It's okay though. They're just trying to protect us. It's just weird coming from Hawaii where it's all carefree, to this.
I'm loving the ministry we've been doing. We've already done lunch for a homeless shelter; worship, testimonies and encouragement for some lepers; and an evangelism event. We're doing another evangelism event on the streets of Santo Domingo tonight and I'll be sharing part of my testimony. It'll be my first time speaking through a translator, which should be weird. It's so great to get to hang out with people. A few people on our team speak some Spanish and we talk with some of the people. The kids here are great! They all LOVE the camera and always want to see the pictures after we take them. The amount of joy you can see on their faces after they see their picture is so refreshing. They get the biggest smile ever and just want to take more. It's so fun!
We've been going through a lot as a team. It's not really the right place to talk about it, but please be praying for us. We have a lot to learn. None of us have ever really done a trip like this. The camera pulls such a different aspect in and we aren't used to how that affects people.
We go to Haiti on Thursday. It's a ten hour drive. I'm hoping to learn some of either French or Creole on the way. The language barrier here has been difficult and I think even if I know a little it will help a lot.
I'm a little nervous about going to Haiti. SO excited, but nervous at the same time. It sounds so intense. Here's an article I read about everything that's been going on in Port-au-Prince. It made me cry and my heart break. I can't wait to actually do something. We'll be going into three different tent cities in Port-au-Prince and doing mini DTSs. I'm excited to share the best thing they could ever have with them!
I really am loving it here! I can't wait for all the things God has in store for us!

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