Wow so these last couple of days have been very busy and very intense. It has been raining a lot here in Jarabacoa. On Friday it rained so much in such a short period of time that the entire church flooded. The entire school, bookstore and our new computer lab were about knee high in water. We spent all of Friday trying to drain out the water with buckets and brooms. Also during this time we realized that the main drains w
ere plugged, and that in reality they are too sma
ll for the amount of rainfall we have been having. The entire street was literally under water, and it appeared as if there was a river that went by the church and even flooded into the church. The problem, however, is that we had a wedding that very next day. So the entire day we were trying to clean up the flood as well as get ready for the wedding. The next morning (Saturday) we continued cleaning up from the flood as well as try to fix the drain before the wedding. To say the least everyone was very much under a lot of pressure to make this wedding perfect for the couple from the church who were getting married (Nani and John). We actually managed to get everything cleaned up and prepared a couple hours before the wedding. Or so we thought… We got another torrential down pour and the church began to flood again. Thank God that we managed to clea
n out the drains a little bit because the water did eventually go down. It was definitely a God thing that we managed to get everything taken care of and ready for when the wedding began and it was definitely a success. During the wedding, all who were involved in the preparations were able to take their mind off of the exhausting two days that they had in preparations for this wedding and enjoy themselves. The wedding consisted of a very nice ceremony. It was really neat cause the bride actually sang to her fiancée as she was walking down the aisle. The ceremony was followed by a presentation of photos made by the groom to his wife, and a choreographed dance put on by my roommate Jerry with the bride and groom and some other students from the church. The time after the ceremony then involved some great Dominican food, some great conversations with some brothers and sisters in the church, and of course ended the night dancing some merengue and bachata. Definitely a great night after a couple of days of hard work.
ere plugged, and that in reality they are too sma
ll for the amount of rainfall we have been having. The entire street was literally under water, and it appeared as if there was a river that went by the church and even flooded into the church. The problem, however, is that we had a wedding that very next day. So the entire day we were trying to clean up the flood as well as get ready for the wedding. The next morning (Saturday) we continued cleaning up from the flood as well as try to fix the drain before the wedding. To say the least everyone was very much under a lot of pressure to make this wedding perfect for the couple from the church who were getting married (Nani and John). We actually managed to get everything cleaned up and prepared a couple hours before the wedding. Or so we thought… We got another torrential down pour and the church began to flood again. Thank God that we managed to clea
n out the drains a little bit because the water did eventually go down. It was definitely a God thing that we managed to get everything taken care of and ready for when the wedding began and it was definitely a success. During the wedding, all who were involved in the preparations were able to take their mind off of the exhausting two days that they had in preparations for this wedding and enjoy themselves. The wedding consisted of a very nice ceremony. It was really neat cause the bride actually sang to her fiancée as she was walking down the aisle. The ceremony was followed by a presentation of photos made by the groom to his wife, and a choreographed dance put on by my roommate Jerry with the bride and groom and some other students from the church. The time after the ceremony then involved some great Dominican food, some great conversations with some brothers and sisters in the church, and of course ended the night dancing some merengue and bachata. Definitely a great night after a couple of days of hard work.
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