Quiero Wasakaka

Guessing from everyone's prayer requests tonight I would venture to say today was one of the harder days for the group. After finally completing the physical therapy room at the hospital, the entire group visited an orphanage for severely disabled children. The sight was overwhelming; children tied to beds and clothed only in cloth diapers for lack of proper clothing and theirown protection. Tears filled my eyes instantly as I started playing with a young girl about ten years old. Her eyes lit up as we started playing guitar and singing and the smile on her face was so precious that I will never forget it. Moments like these touched every single person today; whether it was Elizabeth teaching a little girl to say "Hola!" or Webster and Chris showing the little boys their guitars, God was truly at work in our hearts today.

On a lighter note, we also had a wonderful dinner with our translators tonight. We have really come a long way in attempting Spanish and interacting as an entire group and with the CURE staff. We enjoyed our "Wasakaka" or chicken salt sauce at dinner and I look forward to tasting more comida Dominicana!

The waiter used garden clippers to cut the chickens for us. We've never seen anything like it.

~ Johanna