Tonight Emily and I had a dinner guest! We invited a friend over earlier this week, but we were not sure that she would come. If she did come it was most likely that she would come late. We both wondered how long we would be waiting for her.

        We were both very wrong. Chavela showed up on time and eager to spend some time with us. We had dinner and decided to show her a great American custom: chocolate chip cookies! It turns out that very few Dominicans make cookies in their home, especially chocolate chip ones. She was amazed by the entire process and we had a great time making (and eating) them.

        After cooking she  taught us a Dominican card game and in turn we taught her one of the best American card games of all time: ERS (Egyptian Rat Slap, if any of you don't know how to play this game I suggest you seek help in this matter as soon as possible.)

        The night was full of laughter and gave me, personally, a strong hope for Chavela. You see, it is difficult to build close relationships with the women here. This young girl is especially on my heart. A few weeks ago I caught her reading our children's bible that we use for ministry. She said that she liked it because she was learning a lot from it. I asked her if she had a bible and she said no, I was able to give her one. I am excited to see if she has been reading any of it, or if there is any way that we can help her grow in this new knowledge of God!