A Typical Day

6:45 Meet in the chapel with all the teams for a brief prayer before heading out for individual devotional time

7:30 Gather back together in the chapel for a time of worship through music and then a devotional thought from a speaker

8:15 Breakfast and pack our lunches

8:55 Head to Génesis, a school for special needs children, with the other students who are serving there for their two-week mission trip

9:15 School begins with raising the flag and singing the Dominican national anthem

9:20 I head to the preschool classroom, where I spend my day, and begin taking kids to the bathroom

9:30 Devotional time with the kids (sing songs, pray, read a Bible story)

9:45 Help the kids with their coloring pages that match the Bible story we just read

10:00 Snack time

10:20 Take kids to the bathroom again

10:40 Learning time: this usually involves tracing or coloring.  Sometimes flashcards or other lessons

11:30 RECESS!  We play with the kids outside

12:00 Lunch.  After lunch the kids continue playing.  During lunch we eat with the American students, hang out, share testimonies, etc.

1:15 School begins again.  I take the preschoolers to the bathroom, help them brush their teeth, and help them change their clothes.  Parents begin coming to pick up their children.  Sometimes we work on more coloring or learning activities, sometimes we just play.

2:30 The bus comes and school is officially over.  We hang out with the American students until our truck comes.

3:30 The truck takes us back to the base and we have a snack

3:45 Free time.  I usually shower, finish up our assigned Bible reading, and hang out with the interns

6:00 Dinner

7:00 Activity with the teams: everything from teaching merengue to prayer walks to game nights

9:00 Free time.

10:00/10:45 Go to sleep :)