the ants go marching

posted by sharla on a very hot day

we have a bit of an ant situation. they apparently love our home and don't mind our ant spray, so we're going to have to take stronger measures to encourage their departure. it seems an exterminator of some sort is in order. in the mean time, we have the fruit and bread hanging from the ceiling and all the snacks in the freezer. have you ever had a frozen gummy bear?

we are in week three of three weeks of groups. it's been awesome, but incredibly busy, as you can tell by the fact that I'm the only one that has blogged in the past three weeks! I stayed back today to run some errands, and after surviving my jaunt around town on a motoconcho, I'm back with some time to blog.

last week's concerts were awesome! there's so much to tell. we had about 300 the first night and 150 the second and God did some amazing things both nights. one of the highlights for me was watching the audience when Josh first started singing songs in Creole. He's fluent in Spanish, but doesn't speak much Creole. A local Haitian pastor had translated his songs into Creole. I watched the faces of the Haitians as he started the first song. At the end of each line, they would smile and nod to each other that he was getting it right. Then we all (Dominicans, Haitians, and Americans) learned the songs and sang along. I'm so glad it was all captured on video. I'll post some pictures when I get back to the states next week.

We have a youth group of 30 here now from Philadelphia. They're doing a Bible club in the mornings in Pancho Mateo, and various work projects in the afternoons in different villages. Today they're putting up basketball goals and a volleyball net in Pancho Mateo and passing out clothing to the families we work with. Yesterday they planted trees, taught English class, and played soccer in Chichigua. They're doing such a great job!

I wanted to follow up on something I had mentioned in the last post. We took the older kids from Chichigua to the beach last week and apparently it was quite a sight when Brian and Bethany went to pick them up. I'll let them blog about that, but the younger kids were sooo sad that they didn't get to go. We all met up at the beach for a few hours and had a blast! And we had swimsuits that fit everyone and they looked great! Thanks you to those of you who donated the swimmies!

As always, your prayers are needed and appreciated!