Working at the Castillos

Hello everybody!

Today was our first day visiting the church, Iglesia Biblica Fundamento. It is still a work in progress, though the construction has a lot of potential! It has three floors, an office, and a already finished basement that they are using for the sanctuary for now.

From the top floor, you can see the river and the little homes that are along the shore. At night, when you cross over the bridge...the surrounding land is almost completely dark. El Dike does not have many lights.

For lunch, Josh and I ate one delicious mango a piece. Manuel Sena, the head of the construction, bought them for us. They were delicious. Tomorrow, we are going back to do painting and some other things. A large group from a sister church is coming as well. On Sunday, Chuck Davies from Trinity is going to be here. It should be exciting!

I have had a lot of opportunity to continue learning Spanish, and Josh has been learning a lot too. We only have 16 days left in the DR, and so we are trying to take adavtange of the time. I have to say we are pretty homesick too. The culture here is very diferent...nice, but different! It has been an interesting adjustment, but Josh and I always have each other to lean on. For this reason, we hae been doing out devotions together. I hope that God uses this time to draw us closer to himself.

I cannot post pics for some reason, but rest assured that we are taking them and will share them when we are able! We love you guys and thank you for your continued prayer!