Hola amigos! It’s Remy J There is no way to describe what we have experienced down here, but I wish I could explain EVERY little detail. I fell that the things I have encountered here have taught me a lot about myself and about how selfish and ungrateful my attitude is toward everything in the US. The orphanages and villages that we have visited are eye-opening and heartbreaking to see. These kids and adults live in some of the worst conditions imaginable, yet they are still incredibly happy. We complain about not having the right cereal to eat that morning, or the right clothes to wear that day, but some of these people have only one pair of clothes and have to walk three miles just to get clean water to drink. I think that we have become comfortable in our lives and take for granted all of the things that we do have. We have been giving out balloons and faith bracelets to the kids in the villages, and they are soooo excited to get even that. If we would have been given those things back home we would think that they are crappy gifts. We have iPods and computers at our fingertips daily. What if we were giving out those things to these villages? These people wouldn’t even know what to do with them. Last night in our devotions we talked about how even down here we have become numb to the things that we are seeing. It’s like these situations are so unreal that it is hard to believe and to process in our minds. I mean our time here is flying by and we are all asking ourselves what kind of impression we have made down here. There are over 2000 villages in the Dominican Republic and we only have one week down here. It is hard to understand how we are supposed to reach all of those people. It seems almost next to impossible. When we get back to Statesville will we remember all the things that we saw, will we go back to our selfish and greedy selves, will we be as bold for Jesus that we are down here? I just pray that we all keep focus on the things we have done this week so far and that we simply never forget. Because if we forget, who is going to tell these people about Jesus?
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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Hola amigos! It’s Remy J There is no way to describe what we have experienced down here, but I wish I could explain EVERY little detail. I fell that the things I have encountered here have taught me a lot about myself and about how selfish and ungrateful my attitude is toward everything in the US. The orphanages and villages that we have visited are eye-opening and heartbreaking to see. These kids and adults live in some of the worst conditions imaginable, yet they are still incredibly happy. We complain about not having the right cereal to eat that morning, or the right clothes to wear that day, but some of these people have only one pair of clothes and have to walk three miles just to get clean water to drink. I think that we have become comfortable in our lives and take for granted all of the things that we do have. We have been giving out balloons and faith bracelets to the kids in the villages, and they are soooo excited to get even that. If we would have been given those things back home we would think that they are crappy gifts. We have iPods and computers at our fingertips daily. What if we were giving out those things to these villages? These people wouldn’t even know what to do with them. Last night in our devotions we talked about how even down here we have become numb to the things that we are seeing. It’s like these situations are so unreal that it is hard to believe and to process in our minds. I mean our time here is flying by and we are all asking ourselves what kind of impression we have made down here. There are over 2000 villages in the Dominican Republic and we only have one week down here. It is hard to understand how we are supposed to reach all of those people. It seems almost next to impossible. When we get back to Statesville will we remember all the things that we saw, will we go back to our selfish and greedy selves, will we be as bold for Jesus that we are down here? I just pray that we all keep focus on the things we have done this week so far and that we simply never forget. Because if we forget, who is going to tell these people about Jesus?
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so glad to see and hear all you are experiencing remy. im really proud of you and cant wait to hear about it when you get home. we love you and everyone is asking about you. see you soon love mom
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