Saturday - Fun at the Beach!

Saturday morning we packed up our bags, hopped on a bus and headed 2 1/2 hours away to the city of Sosua to enjoy a day in a beach resort. While I must say that a lot of our team had a hard time reconciling all the poverty we had been living among with staying a resort, we all enjoyed some time to unwind and relax after a busy, emotional week. The beach had clean sand, amazingly blue water and a stunning view of the mountains. It was one of the most beautiful sites we have ever seen!

This photo doesn't even do justice to the beauty of this beach!

We shopped (and got irritated by the very pushy vendors), ate, swam in the Atlantic Ocean, fell asleep on the beach and then ate again. After dinner we took beach towels and candles down to the beach and sat in a circle sharing stories about what we learned about ourselves and what we learned about God on this trip. Jan, the director of Palo Blanco was able to be with us at the resort and we were able to pray for her and her ministry and then sang a praise chorus together by candlelight with the sound of waves crashing in the ocean. We learned this week that God feels very close to you when surrounded by poverty and nature!



Sharing stories by candlelight on the beach.

 After our sharing time we spent a little more time relaxing and then went to bed to prepare for an early morning and a long day of traveling. It was a nice way to unwind from the week!