Yoder Team in San Juan - Day 1

After leaving Shipshewana, IN at 1:30 am saturday morning....WE FINALLY ARRIVED!! Although we left unusually warm weather for northern Indiana, we have no complaints about the warmth here. Today we spent about 4 hrs or so traveling from Santo Domingo to San Juan, unpacked and organized all of our stuff, went through orientation and ended our day with an incredible worship service. For many of us, this is our first time to the DR. I, Jamelle, am one of them. I have been told that despite the language barrier, I would love church. AND THEY WERE RIGHT! Music was loud :); I knew alot of the praise songs and could sing them in English; and the best was the girls dancing to praise songs. I could not help but think of my 6 yr old daughter who takes dance class and just loves to dance - all the time!

We start our "real" work tomorrow. The work crew heads out at 8 am, the bible school team heads out after lunch. (YAY! We get the morning to finalize all of our plans.) Check tomorrow for more pictures and updates. Continue to pray for all of us, including the medical team that met us here who will be serving in the barrios.