The DR has suffered a very intense drought since the earthquake in Haiti on January 12 until this week, leaving many areas that were formerly green, a parched dull brown. Many communities have been left without water. As a result, the rains this past week were very welcomed by all.
Holy Thursday saw the first use of the new center in L'Elmo, a gift principally of the Sigma Chi Fraternity of the University of Rochester. Click here or scroll back to a previous post to see this wonderful group of young men working on the site. They raised most of the money for the construction of the center. We still lack windows and the doors, the estimated cost of which would be $1100.
Pictures of the washing of the feet and mass, Holy Thursday as well as the old chapel.
Some members of the youth group of St Catherine of Siena Parish were here during Easter Week to paint the center.
before painting
after painting
youth group members with children
I baptized some of the youth group members when they were infants, some 16 years ago.
It was a great experience for them as well as quite nostalgic for me as their former pastor.
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