A Trio of Sundays

The first Sunday we were here we went to a Spanish-speaking church. Rene, a Dominican worker from our school, and his wife picked us up at about 4:30 in the afternoon. The service began with some lively singing. Then people formed small groups with the people near them to have a time of prayer. After that was the sermon. Amy followed along by reading the passages in English and trying to pick out some words. Brian understood most of the sermon. Rene and his wife took us out to eat in a grocery store. It was kind of like a deli counter but there were tables nearby and a waiter would come to take your order. We had friend chicken and some rice.

The next weekend we were up at a beach town for a staff retreat. On Saturday night we spent a long time singing songs together as a staff in both English and Spanish. Then on Sunday we went to an English-speaking church in the next town. We got there in a "Dominican" bus with open sides and long benches inside. The building had a roof but the sides were open, almost like a picnic shelter. A nice breeze blew through during the service. Two tiny dogs attended the service too, up in the front row. After the service we rode in the bus to a tiny Dominican restaurant where we had chicken and rice and beans. It was delicious.

Last weekend we went to a Pentacostal-type church with Noemi who teaches at our school. The time of singing and prayer began at 10:15. The songs were very lively and fun. At about 11:15 the sermon began. The service ended at about 12:45. When we thanked Noemi for picking us up and driving us to church she said that she was blessed by serving. She is wonderfully kind and has offered to drive us wherever we need to go.