As our plane landed 3 hours late in Santo Domingo, we were reminded how God works in all for the good of those who fear him in all things. Our connecting flight was late into New York which would have caused us to miss the last leg of the journey had the final plane been on-time.
We were late to bed and full of anticipation for the new adventure before us. Sunday morning we met with Martha, Food for the Hurgry’s country director in the Dominican Republic. It was so inspirational and encouraging to hear her vision for transforming the lives of the vulnerable people of the DR.
After that meeting we, had a quick lunch at Burger King and headed to the community. It was so exciting to meet our old friends again. So many of the children remembered us by name and asked after those who had been on previous teams. Their smiling faces and desire to be with us were so encouraging. Those smiles are so contagious.
After a brief tour of the community, which was very familiar to many of us, we had a formal welcome from the leaders of the community. They spoke so glowingly of the work that is happening here through FH and our relationship with them. It is impossible to doubt that our time and money are being used. God is doing real work here. People are being transformed and we look forward to what they call mutual transformation. That is we expect God to change not only the lives of the people here but also of our team.
The church's regular wervice followed. Lori shared hre testimony and Greg preached. It is good to be here with God's people.
On a personal note, I was so encouraged to hear that all of our FH friends here had been praying with their churches for healing from the cancer I faced this past summer. It is so incredible to be a part of the family of God.
Some pictures of our first day in-country.
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