Bill gave us our 'Inspiration' this (much drier) morning. Extending the theme from yesterday he spoke about the perfect, unconditional nature of Love as taught and demonstrated by Jesus, during his ministry. To create justice, we must learn to accept and give love in this manner.



House Exterior at 9 a.m.

We then had a quick breakfast, boarded the bus and were off to Nazareth Village where most of us spent the day. Jane Huizinga, from Samaritan Foundation, met with us there and received soccer equipment for 6 teams (donated by The Georgetown Soccer Club), to go to 'Dominican Advance' Schools in Nazareth and Paradise Villages. We painted another house built with funds from 'Servant's Heart Ministries'. This one is still under construction so we didn't have to deal with furniture. We learned something new - the walls have to be 'sanded' before they are painted in order to remove the imperfections and dirt. We used blocks of stone for this task and quickly had the surface smoothed. Then the whole house had to be swept to remove all the resulting dirt and sand. Our experienced crew soon had the priming done and it was time to break for lunch. We congregated in the medical clinic where some of the team had spent the morning cleaning and reorganizing. 



Exterior of House in the Afternoon

Bea 'Sanding' a Wall

A contingent of 3 team members took a trip to Emanuel Village in the morning to deliver refurbished computers to the school. The director was ecstatic to have these computers. He had recently received a gift of microscopes and balances, so he now had the requirements for outfitting both a Science Lab and a Computer Lab!! The school will soon be undergoing a Government inspection which is required for accreditation, and this equipment will be in place.

Following lunch we spent time with Phil and Donna Williams to learn more about the work of 'Servant's Heart Ministries' in the Dominican and to 'pick their brains' about where we might best allocate the funds which we raised back in Canada. This was a productive session which will greatly assist us in our deliberations to allocate money later in the week.



Interior of House in Afternoon

Debbie & Helen Cleaning

In the afternoon the team was reorganized and some remained at the clinic to freshen the paint on the exterior and interior. The cleaning crew continued to wipe down shelving and generally clean the interior of the building. Back at the house the remaining workers put a finish coat of paint on the inside and outside. The inside of the house will need one more coat of white paint but the blue exterior looks great. This house is going to a teacher from 'Nest of Love' school in nearby Emanuel Village (where the computers were delivered).

Theresa in the Hairdressing Salon

Seamstress Class

We then left Nazareth for Paradise Village where we toured the technical school facilities built with funds from 'Spruceland Lumber' in Alberta. This company has contributed a lot of money into the projects in this and other 'Samaritan' villages. We visited the wood shop, cosmetician, and sewing facilities of the school and were greatly impressed with the quality of the classrooms and programs of the school. These programs will provide 100's of young people with the skills needed for a promising future.