Day 4 - Fun in the Sun
After a busy week, we had a relaxing day at Catalina Island. The group enjoyed a delicious buffet meal and snorkeling on one of the world’s most beautiful islands off the edge of the island that Haiti and the Dominican Republic share. The water is crystal clear and a most beautiful color. They stopped the boat a ways out and allowed those who wanted to jump in the water. We returned in the afternoon sunburned and tired. I (Sherri) had an opportunity to share the gospel with one of the shop venders. He is Catholic and “hopes” he will be in Heaven someday. He said he only broke about five of the Ten Commandments—“it is just so hard to keep them all,” he said. I agreed and told him that was why Christ had to come—the only way we could have our sins covered was by His blood. He listened very attentively. Pray for him. His name is Peter.
Cris met a Christian shop keeper as she got the value of the day—a black coral necklace for only $10.00! They also had a great talk. There are Christians all over the world!
Please pray for the health of our team. Joann has been in bed all day with a virus (she couldn’t go with us). Then just as we got back, Larry went down with something (he thinks may be heat exhaustion). We had Taylor and Trevor looked at by the clinic doctor tonight. They both have DOUBLE ear infections which has caused their bodies to be covered in a red rash. They are now on antibiotics, so, hopefully, they will be better tomorrow.
Bev and Pam are hard at work on the curtains for the little house we have been building.
The men hope to finish it sometime this weekend.
Speaking of tomorrow, we will be going to Santo Domingo to distribute tracts, enjoy bartering at the Straw Market, and seeing some of the local sights. Taylor has been great at giving out tracts. He stays on the lookout for someone to give one to. Our little cross tracts have been a great success. They have balls and sports equipment all over them (along with the plan of salvation). The Dominicans are sports lovers, so they are naturally attracted to them.
I think the neat thing we experienced today was the fun it has been visiting with the other mission teams who are visiting at SCORE. They all have differing gifts, and it is amazing to see how they are being used, just as we have been. Keep praying for us. We want to finish strong.
SherriPublished on July 4, 2008 at 11:20 pm | Permalink | 0 Comments