Saturday, June 16:
All of our flights were on time as we headed to the Dominican Republic. For two of the three flights, I was next to Lynn, who brought crossword puzzles. She and I enjoyed working them together. Everyone was in high spirits – we’re going to see our friends!

Martires, Dilio and Aresmende met us at the airport. Dilio is new to Food for the Hungry, so we look forward to getting to know him. He formerly taught English at a Catholic school. So he was an excellent interpreter for us!

We ate supper at The Pizza House in Santo Domingo. The pizza sauce is a little sweeter than what we find in the US, and almost all of the pizzas came with kernel corn as one of the toppings. It really hit the spot!
As we drove into Los Botados later, the evening service was just getting out. We stopped a little while, and hugged Pastor Miguel and his wife, Josie, and visited for a few minutes. Then we drove on to the camp to get settled in.