Patricia's family

June 22, 2010

Una Manana Maravilloso!

This morning Ellie, Carly, Monique and I had the opportunity to visit Patricia Cueva’s house (casa) in the batey of Los Robles. We talked with her, with some help from an interpreter, in Spanish for almost 2 hours. She welcomed us into her home and introduced us to her madre (mother) her sister (hija) and her father (padre). Throughout our conversation Patricia’s cousins (sobrinas) would stop in to say hi too. She has a lot of family in the batey.

We asked questions of her and she of us much of our time together. She welcomed our questions. Patricia loves Christ and follows Him faithfully. There is a pastor for her batey whose name is Juan Jose, who is doing a great work in pouring his life into the adults and kids there. One of the things she shared, which I found interesting, is that there are many more women and children who follow Christ in Los Robles, than men. I found out that this is also true for the Dominican adults. So...therein lies a prayer request, for men in these cultures, Haitian and Dominican, to be drawn to the heart of God. More on this later.

Patricia is studying to be a pre-school teacher at the universidad in Barahona. She goes to school 2 long days a week and is working very hard to earn credits. Pray for her perseverance in her quest to earn a degree.