Photos and a prayer request

Finally, I have managed to get some photos uploaded. I hope the internet connection holds up long enough for this to work! Sorry for those of you who have had to prod me for pictures.
Here is a photo of Fr. O'Hare, Tom Brock and I when they came to pick me up from the capital.






This morning, after 7am Mass in Banica with the choir, I caught a ride to Sabana Cruz in the truck to attend the 8:30am Mass. Father wanted me to meet the people of that community. The camion starts empty and picks up people from the campos on the way to Sabana Cruz, about 10 minutes away. After Mass, it then drops them off on the way back. is picture of me and the campesinos of Sabana Cruz. Maria Altagracia, the young girl with pink pants made it her job to hold on to me in case I should fall. Guess it was obvious I hadn't ridden on the back of the truck on these Dominican roads before! She was very kind about it though, and we shared some laughs.

Please keep Luisa in your prayers. She is the girl in the bottom left of the photo with the lollipop. We dropped her off, and as she was leaving (with her parents, I think) on a motorcycle, the motorcycle fell sideways and landed on top of her. Father went and grabbed her, and we headed straight to the hospital. She was bleeding quite a lot and was unconscious. She has a broken leg and her head is very swollen, and I think she lost some teeth. But she is going to be fine, I am told. It was so providential that it all happened when the church truck was right there to take her straight to the hospital. Anyway, please say a prayer for her...it was quite a morning!