Summer Craziness has Begun!

I've heard people say, "If only there were more hours in a day".
I think that those people are crazy.

Days here are never-ending! It might have something to do with waking up to the crow of a rooster at the crack of dawn, but days at the guesthouse are so filled! There comes a moment in the day when you stop and realize that you've faced and conquered 3 days worth of tasks, averted several major crisis, dealt with a half dozen schedule changes... and it's only noon.

So you can imagine what a blessing it has been to us to have Jeff and Kamanda Bucher down here with us for the summer! They are an awesome couple from Peoria, IL who have volunteered to spend 9 weeks down here with us during the busiest part of our summer groups, just to help us out and live life with us! It has only been a few days, but I can already tell that it's gonna be a great summer :)

The group down here with us now is a youth team from Northwoods church in Peoria, IL. They are a fantastic group and have been working so hard. It is exciting to see their passion for Jesus and the people of the DR. They have made me smile everyday. A member of their team, Kirk Moser, has been leading worship seminars at Central Mennonite Church in the evenings and the response has been incredible. Each night he has had well over 200 people coming to the seminars. They are young people who are asking questions and really getting excited about worshiping God. How cool is that? To close out the week we have rented a large stadium outside of town where we will be hosting a worship concert that will be open for the public on Thursday evening. Worship bands from several churches in San Juan, as well as the youth worship band from Northwoods will be playing together and leading us in worship. I can't wait, it is going to be fabulous :)