We arrived safely this afternoon in the Dominican Republic. There were no travel delays and the trip went smoothly. Upon arrival we made it though customs with 32 duffle bags full of everything from diapers to medicine. The only fear we had was the medicine being flagged and pulled at customs. We were bringing in quite a bit of medicine and could have easily been stopped but we sailed right through and were able to get all of it to Casa de Luz.
We went straight to Casa de Luz (the orphanage) and after eating a great lunch and touring the new folks around the facility we began to unpack the supplies. It was great to see how much we were able to bring with us. We were able to fill the shelves in the storage area and then some. We also began to prepare for the outreaches that we will do beginning tomorrow.
Some of the guys went right to work on a sidewalk we are going to build that will allow the children to go in their wheelchairs down to the meditation garden. Those who followed us last year will remember that we built the wall around the garden on our trip last June. I hope to show you pictures of a finished sidewalk by the end of the week. We also hope to begin work on the raised garden we are going to build tomorrow. Pictures of that will also follow.
We are getting ready to head back over to the orphanage after a couple of hours rest at the hotel. We will enjoy another Dominican meal and then finish preparing for our outreach at the Maternity Hospital tomorrow.
Thanks for your prayers. Please continue to pray for each team member. Pray for health, energy and that they will find the rhythm God has for them this week. Pray for our outreach to new mothers at the Maternity Hospital tomorrow. Pray for the children of Casa de Luz as we touch and love them. Pray that they will know through our touch that God loves them.
More later.
Tim
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