"My Discovery"

Another day,

A new experience,

A new discovery.

Happiness is what I found,

True happiness,

A happiness so close,

Yet so far away.

Not things nor possessions,

Only temporary feelings of good

Plague my heart.

This true happiness was found at every corner,

On every block.

One filled with an invisible richness,

A richness encompassed with hope,

With love,

With faith.

Today I found my answer,

My discovery for true happiness.

Jesus Christ was waiting for me,

In the eyes of children,

On the touch of their fingers,

In the sound of their voices.

It was experienced in their hugs,

In the moment of their love.

Jesus Christ is my true happiness,

And He found me,

Today.

This is a poem called "My Discovery" written by our own Jake Curtis...in like 5 minutes. :)

Needless to say it was a wonderful day again. It was our last day at the Church in Batista for VBS. It was wonderful and yet so hard to say goodbye to our new friends! One quick story from VBS...after lunch our group set off for a walk to see this "gorgeous view" that we heard about. Some of the kids ended up following us, so we all hiked up a large hill together. It was SO hot and not the easiest to climb up dirt...but it was very neat to see the Dominican kids helping us! We literally had kids guiding us and pulling us up when need be :)...they are so kind!! Then we got to the top. No more words needed.....

Painting and Construction went well again today. It was warm, but they were efficient!

Since it was two very busy days, we are sticking to the same scripture from yesterday for family discussion tomorrow!

Thanks for all the prayers. Specific prayers we ask for tonight are that our time with the kids we will be coming in contact with are intentional.

We love you all...:)