Happy Monday from #missionaryatheart! Thankful we are able to get a few smiles from our street kids when we provide them with a hot meal and fresh water each day during some very uncertain times right now. Praying big for our world right now!
Robbed over 25 pesos
One of our street kids got his head busted open with a glass bottle over 25 pesos. That is less than $1 in the United States. This is the reality of living in the streets in an extremely poverty stricken area. Can you imagine getting robbed over $0.50? And not to mention the infection that is likely to follow due to having an open wound and not having access to clean water. Praying protection over all of our street kids today. They live their lives in constant fear and worry of what is to come and it completely breaks my heart. #missionaryatheart
passing out hope
We are still hanging in there in the midst of quarantine due to COVID. The Dominican is still under strict lockdown through the end of the month. However, we are still able to pass out meals and clean drinking water to our street kids as well as others who are in need around town. Thankful we are able to provide hope and a little encouragement during such a scary and uncertain time.
Our kids are making it
Our street kids are hanging in there with COVID-19 still going on. We are continuing to feed and help our kids all while practicing social distancing. The Dominican government is VERY strict right now on curfews and rules In regard to COVID-19. The world is a crazy place right now...praying big that “normal” starts back soon! #missionaryatheart
Reality of COVID-19 for street kids
There is a curfew in the Dominican right now due to COVID-19 and no one is allowed outside past a certain time each evening. However many of our street kids live on the streets. They sleep on the sidewalks and in abandoned buildings around town and find shelter where they can. This curfew breaks my heart for them because they are hiding from the police. And if they are found they are told to go home or they will be taken to jail. The sad reality is the streets are their home. We still aren’t having big groups at our mission house and are instead preparing food and taking it to the kids where they hang out around town. Prayers for our world right now as we are all ready for everything to be back to “normal”
