July 5, 2011
Mountaintop Experience (literally)
Today we climbed the mountain Mogote. Darin didn't exactly explain the intensity of the climb when he lightly suggested we work out before this trip. It was insanely steep, with 4 foot deep crevices running along the "trail" we were following. We took around 50 Dominicans with us, with the idea of getting to know them, but nearly all our energy was used to keep moving. It took the group from 1 and a half hours to 3 to summit Mogote, where we enjoyed ham and cheese and ketchup sandwiches for lunch. Josh travelled by mule up the mountain on a longer, less steep trail, taking 3 and a half hours to summit. All of the Americans were drenched in sweat at the top, especially Darin although he was one of the first ones up, but the Dominicans somehow didn't seem tired. One kid had on a winter coat and 3 backpacks in Caribbean heat. And he didn't break a sweat. After spending some time on the mountain and praying over the city in both English and Spanish, we began our descent. Daniel (one of our translators) ran down the mountain in the superhuman time of 20 minutes. I tried to keep up with him at first, but later gave up. Evan and I were the next people down from the mountain, but it still took us 45 minutes. After the climb, the entire team was covered in mud, sweat, and a little blood, so we showered, ate dinner, and relaxed the rest of the evening. Tomorrow we will do another kids club at Buenos Aires and then do a "watch the city" thing, as well as evangelism in the evening. Pray that Christ's love would be revealed to the Dominicans and that God uses us in awesome ways. Also continue to pray for the health of our team, following a rigorous climb.
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