One of the first things a short term Venture team experiences when they come to Barahona is taking a tour of the bateys. I think this was one of my favorite times of the week because we had the opportunity to meet with the children and adults in the communities. It is so interesting to sit back and observe the LOVE that is shared back and forth from kids to team members. Of course for us, most often we were recognized as people who they had seen before, and also there are people who we've built relationships with in most of the communities. Our improving Spanish really helped tremendously.
In the video you see the Bombers baseball team playing with the kids on a tour. This is a common sight with almost every tour and the kids love it...we do too. The kids will play anything and they love Duck, Duck, Goose as you can see.
More to come as we continue to reflect on our incredible six weeks in the Dominican Republic. Thank you for your support and prayers. We are almost home now, in Seattle today and then an afternoon ferry ride.
Love,
Vic for the fam
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