The Most Unlikely Things...

The most unlikely things can be the best things. I never thought I would ever play basketball with the kids here in the DR. I knew we would shovel dirt, go to church, work hard together as a team, and the like, but I never thought we would get to play basketball with the kids.

And it has been so much fun! It has built team chemistry, it is a way to compete that is also fun and transcends the language barrier, and causes tons of smiles and laughs. And if you are wondering how we have any energy after working hard all day to play basketball, your answer is as good as mine. But honestly, we know from whom the energy comes. The energy to work 4 days-in-a-row, the energy to keep smiling through it all, and the strength to play such a fun sport with some of the local kids as a way to communicate with them even for those of us that cannot speak Spanish, which includes me!

So one of the most unlikely things here has been one of the best things. Praise Jesus for how He works!