This is the end of my second day away.  Lord, be keeping my girls in your everlasting arms. 

Yesterday's flight, quite honestly, had me very scared.  Yet it went quickly.  This morning's devotion was on losing one's life for Christ's sake, and rthat is what this whole trip is about- trusting the Lord with everything and turning my back on self-reliance.

We had a goat bleating outside one window last night and a rooster crowing outside the other, yet I slept surprisingly well.  Our camp is relatively nice compared to what I expected- it's a different one than we originally expected.

My challenge here is to trust the Lordto keep away scorpions and tarantyals.  The food has been ethnic and very good.

Today we had orientation and then spent four hours building a new church.  Me- doing construction!  Yet I found it very fulfilling.  For a while, Paul, Mike and I went for a ride wiuth two nationals- Phillippe and "Frank"  We saw some interesting parts of Santo Domingo.  Poor- but generally the people seemed content.

Tomorrow, Mike and I will begin performing.  He does Gospel "chalk talks".  Again, I worry: such little practice lately, so tired, sore from today's work...Again, I must put my trust in Jesus.  Help me, Lord. 

The coffee here is awesome!  No misquitoes (due to an ongoing drought).

I have been successful in keeping my mind on Jesus, so I haven't been too sad about leaving my family.  But, a t the Neward airport, and again here, when I've heard a little baby crying, I feel myself want to jump up and check on Naomi.  And as we worked on the church today I hoped that some day a little Dominican girl would get just as excited to go there as JoJo does about church at home.And each time I see or experience something new, I long to share it with my wife.