Summer is in full swing here at the Students International base in the D.R.! All 9 of the interns have arrived, we've already hosted our first two-week team, and our next team arrives this afternoon. My real work doesn't start until Wednesday morning because the group will have orientation all day tomorrow.

Our first outreach went really well, considering. After a stressful first weekend for me (I was REALLY behind in editing) Maryann and I were able to catch up and BARELY finish in time for the banquet at the end of the outreach. But everyone really liked the dvd, which made us happy! Another high point for us was hanging out with the students on this team; we met some really fun people and had some great times!

Here are a few pictures from the last two weeks. They're not great, but they're better than nothing.

Interns Josh and Sarah leading worship one morning:



The art site did art in the park in the center of town one morning. Some shoe shine boys hanging around the park joined in. That's Francisco, one of our two art site leaders, playing guitar in the background, and Ben, one of our team participants, helping out on the drum.


Construction worked on building a structure to house a water-filtering system for a community called Buenos Aire.

Two of the girls in developmental therapy blowing bubbles with a child at the special education school.