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Thursday morning began with the ETBU Baseball team traveling back to Santo Domingo for a game against the Dominican Republic Army.  

The Tigers struck first, scoring one run in the top of the third inning, after Charles Gordon singled and later scored on a single by Michael Gallegos.  In the bottom of the inning, the DR Army pushed across two runs to take a 2-1 lead. 

ETBU tied the game in the top of the fourth, after Cameron French reached base after being hit by a pitch and advanced to third on a stolen base and errant throw. Kyle Reece followed with a RBI single, making the score 2-2, but the Dominicans responded with six runs in the fourth to take a 8-2 lead.

The Army team tacked on three more runs in the fifth, before the Tigers responded with a single run in the sixth and three runs in the seventh inning, on hits by Jacob Newland, Cayden Earnhart, Gordon, and JC Barry, with Connor Stewart adding a sacrifice fly, leaving the score 11-6. 

ETBU surrendered three runs in the eighth, leaving the final score 14-6.  After a quick lunch, the ETBU Baseball team headed to a local orphanage for the afternoon. 

After the game we headed back for a short break and to grab some lunch. After that we headed to an orphanage about 40 miles east of where we are staying. On the way there the bus broke down, so we had to wait on a new one for about 30 minutes. That did not deter us from continuing to do the Lord’s work though as a new bus arrived very soon and we were back on our way. 

Once we arrived at the orphanage we had about an hour and half with the kids. I have to say visiting that and being with the kids has been one of the coolest experiences of my life. The experience while we were there is something that I cannot put into words. The happiness and joy of the Lord that we were able to share with the kids is something I wish everyone could feel. I think we loved the experience more than the kids did, and even though we had a short time with them it has created life long memories. 

Burroughs finishes with, "The bus ride home was also something that was super fun, and it was a great way to finish the day. At the end of day four something that has been consistent all week is the friendliness, kindness, and love this culture shows towards people, even when it’s difficult to communicate. Everyone has opened their arms and welcomed us in. I know that the only way we have been able to connect with people on this trip, and connect as a team is through the power of God's love. God in this trip has been so prominent and has been amazing knowing that this is all possible through him.”