By Nena Lamonte
Today was a blast! We all got to be together and just hang out. When we got on the boat all of the kids that had gotten to go to Honduras all felt we were back there because of the diving boats. We got to jump off the top of the boat to get into the water. Some of the braver kids (actually even including my dad….) dove off the top of the boat. I’ve never seen water so blue and clear enough to see the floor so clearly while snorkeling. Today was so great to see everyone getting along as such a big class and having everyone just go crazy running into the water as one huge group.
It is so dumbfounding to me that a place of such luxury like Catalina Island can be part of the impoverished Dominican Republic. No matter where I go, and see a place that has two opposite sides to it, I will always wonder how that is even possible. There are so many things wrong, for me, with this being possible. This makes me want to do more for those living impoverished and let them see maybe a small glimpse of what all of us got to see today.
Pictures from today can be seen here.
Nena, such an astounding dichotomy that you have experienced and cherished in your heart. God will use this to do amazing things in you and through you.
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