Just One More: Did anyone say McDonalds?

Hey team! So we were able to stay in our own place for 2 nights! It was fantastic. However, we are back at Pastor Rivas' for the time being because they are paving our driveway. Our house is situated at the top of a hill and with all the rain we have had, everyone has had difficulty getting up the driveway of dirt and rocks. Pastor Rivas (again who we are renting our house from) wanted to get this problem fixed as soon as possible. And God answered immediately with the funding needed. Praise the Lord! So, they finished with the concrete today, and I hope we can be back at home tomorrow night.

In other news, things are going well overall. Still adjusting to a very different culture, but this is going to be a work in progress throughout our time here. In fact yesterday we drove to Santiago (about 1.5 hours) to look for cars. While there, we found a McDonalds, so guess what we had for lunch?! Big Macs all the way for this family. It was great. And as J said, "well we've been here a week and we are still American." Aubrey is doing great and loving all the attention she receives from everyone. She actually made a new friend the other night. Our neighbor (Jose who has helped us throughout our move) and his wife were kind enough to let us use their washer for our monstrous pile of clothing (ours is still not hooked up). And their niece who is 8 immediately took to Aubrey and visa versa. They played for the remainder of the night and the little girl actually came over later and fed Aubrey her dinner. One thing I love about the Dominican culture is their maternal nature and their love of children. Even boys of all ages will stop and play with/talk to Aubrey. It's very sweet. We are excited about starting the real work this week now that we are basically settled. I know God is going to move fast, so we are strapping on our boots. Thanks again for all the prayers and love! We can feel it everyday!

I am including some pictures (sorry it has taken me so long). I will try to post a few more of our completed house soon.