The Covenant Congregational Church in West Hartford made a multi-year
commitment to support one or more teachers for the school that
Pastor Elsa is building in the barrio at kilometer six.
Left: Pastor Elsa introducing Anania who will be starting a two year
program in September paid for by the Covenant Congregational Church
leading to her teaching certificate, during which time she will be helping out
at the school.
Right: Pastor Tom, Jane, Mary and Skip presenting Anania with one of the
donated laptops to use in her studies.
Left and right: Two of the six laptops that we brought with us in use at Good Samaritan Hospital. All six were in regular use by Tuesday.
Left: We used a home made stencil on several of the water filters made by
the team.
Right: The water filter donated by Windsor High Scholl on the truck used
by the installation team to transport them to the bateyes.
Left: John delivering food and praying for the recipients.
Right: Dana distributing booklets telling the Gospel story to residents of
a batey.
Left: Ezzie, Ben and Wilbert distributing food.
Right: Janice and Susan distributing clothes at a health clinic with
Leslie, one of our nurses, looking on.
Left: Bella, who is currently residing in La Romana, joined the team for
the week. She travelled to La Romana with team last year.
Right: Tim and Wilbert playing ball with the boys on a batey.
Left: Chip leading a healing prayer for a young boy.
Right: Nichole with a family for whom she was installing a water filter.
Left: Part of the construction crew loading a truck with sand for the
mortar to complete the perimeter wall of the hospital.
Right: Washing screened sand for the water filters.
Left: Paul Chris and Dan, part of the team that lead the singing at our daily devotions,
relaxing on the rooftop of Casa Pastoral with Brian
looking on.
Right: Lisa pointing out her birthday cake to Dottie while Chip
congratulate her.
Left: Skip working on the website after breakfast on morning while Jane looks on.
Right: Batey residents bathing and washing clothes in a stream.