Campamento Manos de Alegria

Finally we arrived the camp aka Campamento Manos de Alegria! In this post I will be explaining the camp through pictures. It would be much easier for me! :-)

HERE WE ARE!!!

First thing we did was unpacking, set up bug nest over our windows, and get prepared for kids to arrive.

Gotta love Morag and Kaitlin's bug nest! (Ours just covered the windows)

Set up the entrance

All lined up and ready for the kids to arrive!!! (Very touchy part!)

Here they come!

More kids!!

Elis all ready to start the fun!

Whoot all are here!!

Sent them off to their Dorms

  THE ACTIVES BEGINS!!!!!!

Nathanial enjoying Craft time!

Playing with Toddlers group was lot of fun!

Shirley

Campers LOVE Pastor Hector!!

Cabin mates preforming

The kids cannot stop going down the waterslide! (he was predicting to drive a car down the slide)

In Joel is a process of becoming Youth Pastor!

12 brothers and Joseph Skit

What a nice pool we had! (Kids on cliffs are chasing n playing with huge spider)

Many splashes!

Kate one of our missionaries and interpreter explain to girls group discussion about keeping their body clean.

Liris loved to do puzzles! Once she done she always does this!! TOO CUTE!

Pretty ladies!

Father Jacob get the message from 12 brothers what happened to Joseph skit

Older boys cabin performing

Pastor Eric and Deaf Family

She loves when I do this!

Olga and I singing a song called "Jesus Is my Friend Today"

Morning skit and sermon

Liris and I bonding!

Maeve swing with Shirley

Girls group discussion

Merys having good time!!

Boys playing baseball

Benjamin hiding from me!

Kids loved the playground

My group of the week the toddlers and mothers.

Daniella would bring Joy to us each time we work with her! (Pray for her she has Autism)

Boys having blast in the pool!

Kids were very fascinated into our technology such as Morag's IPad2 (showing pictues she loaded from the camera)

There were TONS of pictures that I could show but those were the highlights of what was going on at camp. 

Camp theme was on story of Joseph and our 4 Dominican pastors would expand the story to the kids. Our actives were swimming, crafts, had tons of different toys donated by American, group discussion, sports, science, iglesia (chapel), playing, sleep, eat, and have good time!!

The next post will all about telling the kids "See You Again Next Year"!!!
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Arriving Domincain Republc

BIG HELLO!!

My huge apologize for lacking on posting with what's up with my traveling lately! 

I will be starting off with my Dominican Republic trip then next to my other trips I've taken over the summer... Las Angeles, Las Vegas, and Adirondacks. 

Dominican Republic was worth my time and am now looking froward to return again next June! I decide this time I will be explaining through pictures since it tells everything! Plus it's worth to see pictures than my dull words! Smiles.

(FYI: Some pictures are from my crappy camera and Morag one of our wonderful teammate's camera! I used her camera the most!) We both are planning on bringing our nice camera again next year, so we can capture more blessing moments!

ENJOY....!

My flight map on the plane... am few miles from Santo Domingo!!!

I believe this is located North Central/Eastern of Santo Domingo.

Here we are Santo Domingo!

Notice those Dominica folks chilling with their motorcycles!

So sad to see that all over!

That's totally ILLEGAL in America but not for them!! :)

Small field with wood fence poles

Beautiful Cordillera Central Mountains, along with homes in the woods.

Cordillera Central Mountain

It looks like they are free but I am pretty sure they are not. (won't be surprised if they are!)

You will see them often, road side rug store.

Street I one of the villages north of Santo Domingo

Yup, you will see broken vehicles everywhere!

Aww that makes me want to grab that boy and bring him to camp!

Again, you will notice this often on roadside, Dominica folk just park there either chatting, trading, or selling.

PLANTAINS!!!!!!!!! (Type of Banana)

Can you do this?!?

One of their stores you will see everywhere.

This is our beautiful view from the camp!

Hope you enjoy getting the idea of the atmsphere and enivornament of Republica Dominica. 

Am sure you got your eyes opened a little bit by comparing what we have here in America and what they do not! I shows me how blessing for those who lives in America. 

The next post will be about the CAMP!!
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