Our second day was very interesting; the first part of our morning was sitting in a traditional Dominican church service. The church service was nothing like we have in Canada, the music was very loud and upbeat; everyone sang. It was weird listening to the sermon because we didn’t have a translator, but it struck many people in our group the same way it would if it were an english sermon. After the sermon ended we all went to the back, which was the feeding house. There was already enough workers, so we pitched in washes dishes and wiping tables. Many little children from there became our friends, they hung out with us for the following hours to come, we also got to meet Megan’s children. When we had finished washing the dishes Megan and John took us around Ascension & Caraballo. It was quite amazing seeing the happy smiles and warm attitudes towards us when they live so close together and in different conditions from what we are used to. It is a little sad to think that people in Canada are not as friendly and grateful – and they have so much more. The day was very intense but at the end of the day I can say we learned a lot and had a ton of fun.
Faith