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Dan sharing insight at leader training

Leaders Meeting

This morning was a little slower for us as we are starting to feel the effects of the heat more.  But we are thankful for the strong Dominican coffee to help jump start the day (even Greg has a cup or 2). Our morning was filled with a leadership seminar for the leaders of the community.  We did a vision casting exercise with them and then shared some leadership skills and answered questions regarding some current challenges they are having.  It was also a great opportunity to help motivate them by reminding them of how far their community has come and how much work they have done since the involvement of FH and Cornerstone.  We enjoyed the fellowship with them and their encouragement to us.

Praying with the community leaders after the training.

Seeing the filter in action

After being served another excellent lunch we were able to see a water filtration unit in one of the homes.  FH has been working with Sawyer filters to bring simple, affordable water filtration to places like this.  The filter is very simple and is good for up to 20 years.  In order to help people afford this valuable health device, still feel the value of it, Food for the Hungry is selling them at a discount but financing them for up to a year.  

Bob teaching the teens

Picuture with all the teens

The afternoon brought us to the meeting with the teenagers.  Bob led the meeting challenging them to define their future aspirations and then spoke to them about things that would hinder their dreams.  He spent some time speaking to them about the importance of abstinence, not only for health reasons but also for reasons that it has a great impact on your future.  One of the related issues is the absence of fathers frmo may homes due in part to early pregnancies.  Speaking to them about fathers revealed they have clear ideas of what a father should be, encouraging, supportive, motivating, dependable... all the words they chose were about character and connectedness   Bob encouraged them to see themselves becoming a father like that or marrying a man who would be a father in this way.  He also spoke with them about relationship issues and other topics the asked of him.  

Coach Dan

A little 3 on 3

After the teen meeting Dan held a basketball clinic for the teenage boys.  He taught some fundamentals and helped them clarify some rules.  Then led in a few skill development drills and we had a short 3 on 3 game.  The old white guys won 3 to 2.  We really enjoyed working with them in this way.

 

Bob had the opportunity to look at this man's foot.  It had been run over by a mini van last week.  He should be fine.

 Tomorrow brings home visits to sponsored children and then a parenting seminar in the afternoon.  The evening we will be showing the movie Courageous.  We appreciate your continued prayers for God to work in the hearts of the people to draw them to Jesus and make them fellow kingdom laborers.