The foundation is being laid

This was a very encouraging and successful week in the Dominican Republic. My focus this week was on two places, Severe and Negro Melo. I wanted to do activities as a model for what I see as the future of Makarios. In Negro Melo, the program was set up as a two day a week, one hour a day learning and fun time. The age focus of these activities is 5-8, but that does not mean that only 5-8 year olds come. We have children that are in school and want reinforcement and also children that are not enrolled in school. For the children not enrolled in school, the activities act as a school substitute for providing basic skills they need to enter the school. It is basically on a Kindergarten level. There are some students that come even though they are older. Most of these are Haitians that just arrived and don't speak Spanish yet.
The other are of this week's focus was Severe. Here I am working in the school during school hours and doing a fun and educational activity for grades one through six. We played math games and also during recess we played some baseball. This site seems like a good one to try and start an organized sports team.
I am very encouraged by the door that God has opened for Makarios. This week the programs will expand to Poncho Mateo and Chi hi Gua. These are two other Haitian bateys. Please continue to pray for Makarios.