Waiting

Hello Everyone,
I am here in the D.R. and have been waiting for one week to be able to go to Hato Mayor. There were some problems with the house being ready and the schedules of the folks who are taking me there so I am being patient which is essential if one wants to live in a third world country!
It has been HOT! All I seem to do it drink liquids and sweat! As I type this blog our electricity is out and I am on battery with a small candle burning. It goes out every day for several hours morning and afternoon. That means there are no lights and no power for running water so a bath must be taken by pouring water from a large container over oneself. Fun no but at least there is water that we have filled up beforehand. I have been shopping for supplies to take to Hato Mayor as things are a bit cheaper here in the Capital.....I say "cheaper" with tongue in cheek as things are so expensive here that I am just amazed. The prices are actually double from what we pay in the United States. I feel so sorry for the poor people who earn so little and then even basic things like rice and beans are out of sight! Never complain about what you have to pay as most of you have no idea what it is like in other countries and we are so BLESSED and SPOILED in the U.S.
Pray for me as I journey tomorrow into the unknown but not unknown to God. He is with me and I feel wrapped in His everlasting arms.