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You are here: Home / Freebies / Dominican Republic Bloggers Day 1: Organic Gardens, Goat Farm, and Meeting Our Sponsored Child #WVinDR

Dominican Republic Bloggers Day 1: Organic Gardens, Goat Farm, and Meeting Our Sponsored Child #WVinDR

May 5, 2010 By: Briana Carter5 Comments

If you’ve been following along with my World Vision Story, you know that I have sponsored a child for a long time. Today was a very special day. We were able to give Angela, one of our sponsored children, a real hug!

First, I want to tell you about a few things about our first official day in the Dominican Republic. It is amazing the work that World Vision is doing here. They provide so much more than just a sponsorship to one child. They help the entire community lifting it up entirely to help bring everyone up.

The goal of World Vision is to empower the people in the community to help them become self-sustaining.  You can see the work in this organic vegetable garden as evidence the programs are working.

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A group of 30 or so men and women, who have children or grandchildren who are sponsored through World Vision, pooled their land together to create this vegetable garden. They are very hard working people and were very excited to share their goodies with us – which were fabulous! Yes, I decided to roll the dice a bit and go ahead and eat the fresh vegetables!

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Even though, the living conditions are harsh, we saw hope in this vegetable garden and in the goat farm.

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Hannah was bizarrely excited to find out we were visiting a goat farm.

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I was more distracted by this little cutie, Romey, who is just three years old. He was just accepted into the World Vision program and is looking for a sponsor. He was going to use a peso given to him to buy a lollipop.

After we visited the goat farm, it was off to see Angela, our sponsored child. Once we got past our language barrier because hablo poco espanol, we were able to connect thanks to our translator Alejandro. Angela was very quiet but her mother says she is not usually quiet.  She is in first grade now and her favorite colors are pink and blue. She has two older brothers and one older sister, which reminds me a bit of my family.

I feel very privileged to be able to meet my sponsored child!

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It’s amazing that it only takes $35/month to help Angela and her family. Just $35 to make a difference!

If your heart is open, please consider sponsoring a child. There are so many beautiful children and families who need your support.

Tagged With: World Vision

Comments

  1. Roslyn Lehman says

    June 25, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    Hi!
    My name is Roslyn. My friend Ruthie and I are in the process of starting a school in a batey near Puerto Plata. We are inspired by your goat farm and food farm. We have been informed that there is a big plot to farm on , we are very excited. However, I would like to know what grows locally around the area, with a quick harvesting turn over. I would love to visit your farm and/or get more information on the process of starting one. We are not thinking big , just enough to help subsidized food on a small batey. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Please email me with your very helpful information. Thank you, Roslyn Lehman

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  2. Beth says

    May 5, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    Bri & Hannah,
    The picture of you with Angela made me cry!
    I couldn’t see the picture through the tears!
    I am so happy that you were able to meet her:)

    Reply
  3. Lisa says

    May 5, 2010 at 10:36 am

    uh, nevermind. you just made it TOO easy I guess and I was searching all over the sidebar. I’m subscribed now! :)

    Reply
  4. Lisa says

    May 5, 2010 at 10:34 am

    trying to follow your trip but can’t find a place to subscribe to your blog via email? am I missing it?

    Reply
  5. Andrea @ MommySnacks.net says

    May 5, 2010 at 12:13 am

    B, I’m so excited you and Hannah got to meet Angela!!
    .-= Andrea @ MommySnacks.net´s last blog ..Smiles are Universal! =-.

    Reply

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