Tuesday April 9th

Tuesday!!! In the morning I did not go to service. I stayed attending to some things but Karen and Ariana did go to service. After service they came back with some sisters from the congregation! 2 deaf sisters, one came with her son, And Edwin. I started to hesitate because I thought "what do we have to offer??!!!" Since we leave Friday to San Juan (a different town) we have been living off the little bit of groceries we have left...but man does Jehovah bless. Out of no where the refrigerator provided lots of food: tomatoes, carrots, garlic, rice, chicken, corn, seasoning, melon, papaya, mango, orange, and pineapple. Therefore Reina, one of the deaf sisters, started explaining what we could cook. We all helped out cutting everything up and putting everything into the pan. The ending result was some delicious rice with so much vegetables and chicken! And dessert was a whole bunch of fresh cut up fruit. Once everything was on the table Karen said "where did all this food come from??" I said "I don't know but Jehovah provides!"
We spent a nice time with the sisters, it was nice having them over.
Once lunch was over of course we spent a while talking....it was really nice getting to them better. We are bonding so much with these sisters and brothers...the day we leave we will surely cry a river.
After the sisters left of course we had our usual nap, the sun here is so harsh! It sucks up all our energy. The brothers here though have that routine service from 8:45-12:00...rest break eat...service again at 3:30 or 6:00.....
So after break and a good nap we went to service at 6:00! We went to an area called "El Conde" it's a real tourist place and so a lot of foreigners are there...some Asian, Spanish, German, American, and of course Dominicans are there too walking around. It was so nice the lights at night are so pretty. It was cool too because there was a lady filming there making a documentary. She decided to film us since we were all signing so looks like we will be in a local documentary. It's so cool! But I must admit this is not the first time it happens. Many other times people have filmed us...most of the time we are walking around in service or just out in the town...so as of now we have been filmed in 3 different videos...YAY WE ARE FAMOUS! Haha just kidding.... But it was pretty cool to see that.
It was so funny because Tuesday also was a big night here too. I don't know what's the name of it exactly but pretty much it's like the Grammys of the Dominican Republic, of course awards to singers and actors who are here. And guess where it was held at???? Here in Santo Domingo! And I can honestly say I don't know all the Dominican artists that are here locally but I did know one of them who is visiting.... PRINCE ROYCE.
The location where it was held at is like 20 minutes away from our home. Of course we did not go because we were out in service but after service we ate at this sandwich place and they were showing the performances live. Again I can't emphasize enough how Dominicans love to dance and that means they love their music. Music is playing here all the time! We know when electricity is available because our neighbors play music full blast! Haha
I really enjoy living in the city, all this noise, people yelling, and loud music
Man I love it! I know some of the group prefer the country where it's quiet and calm. But that's why we wanted this experience to see which area need the help and which area we feel comfortable living in once we come back and serve once again!
The last picture is 2 brothers and 3 sisters from our congregation, all 5 are deaf. They are so funny! Milagros the sister the blue man she always makes us laugh!! And they are all so sweet!