This compassionate act, which Dr. McCulley
recently put his time and effort into, is not well-known in the community. He went there as part of a missionary group
from Lifetouch Photography to build a school for the children of that nation in
poverty. It’s called a Memory Mission
and is something that the photography company does every year in partnership
with World Servants, another organization that helps countries in need. As for Dr. McCulley, he was selected by the
AASA (American Association of School Administrators) to partake in this event
along with other school administrators from all different schools across the
country. Altogether, there were about 45
people from the United
States there.
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| Construction site of the new school in the Dominican |
The purpose of this mission was to
help offset the school population of the area, which is normally about 60
children to one class. The school was
being built 150 miles inland, in the valley of a mountain range for the town of
Castanza. The mission lasted a week and the project
that the members of the AASA and Lifetouch photography had was to build the
walls of the new school and paint them.
“From doing block work to pouring concrete, it was almost like a Habitat
for Humanity” said Dr. McCulley.
Another aspect of the mission,
though, was learning and experiencing the culture of the Dominican Republic. The people there do not have the technology
that we have and take for granted on a day to day basis, and by that I mean
floors and running water. Eleven
families have to share one outhouse. But
they are content and happy. They have
really strong family bonds and take pride in what they have, like their small
houses, which were no bigger than a five by ten closet and up to six people
lived. This is because they don’t
realize what they don’t have and appreciate what they receive. “As long as they
have food, health care, and formal education…they will be okay and get by,” said
Dr. McCulley.
For more information on the
project, such as pictures and narratives of the days’ activities from Dr. McCulley’s
trip, you can visit his blog at jackmcculley@blogspot.com
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