Good lizards, good friends and great spiders

Today we had a big meeting with the government and medical people. It went well and the NRT course is on track to be a good one. After the meeting we drove up into the mountains and visited our good friends the Hansen's. They used to serve as the Humanitarian Missionaries and lived on their boat. They are now serving a second mission renovating a Church camp. It was a beautiful place with lots for them to do. We had a tour of the grounds and house. There are lots of fun critters as in lizards, snakes and spiders. Really big colorful spiders. Their house is open which means OPEN to all crawling creeping things that decide to come in. Below is us with the Hansen's and the Francom's who replaced them as the Humanitarian Missionaries. 

Kip and Arden. 

This guy is actually about 4 inches long and very colorful. Click to see him up close if you dare. Also the cute lizard above.  Next post probably from Idaho. Long day traveling tomorrow. We get up at 4 am which is 1 am to you. We get home around 10 tomorrow night which is 1 am here.  Time changes can be really hard to do. 

Dominican Republic doings

On Monday we met with several of the Doctors we have worked with in NRT in the past. It was great to see them again. We were able to take some of the newborn kits with us to donate to Hospitals. Just for fun I am showing you the other end of the process. Many of you have helped make them at home. We opened up the shipping container and loaded them into the car.  They were delivered to a Maternity Hospital to be given to Mom's who need something to take their baby home in. A blanket, gown, diaper, pins, booties and a bar of soap. 

After we completed our meetings we headed back to Santo Domingo but could not resist a stop on a beach. A couple of Missionary couples strolling down the beach. It was a perfect sunny day. The interesting thing is the beaches and resorts are deserted.  We went to a FHE with all of the couples serving down here. There was a power point presentation by our good friends Kip and Arden  Hansen. They showed wild life and flowers from the camp they are developing here. It looks beautiful and we are hoping to get to see it before we head home. It is a Church camp for youth and families to use. 

We are working with a new couple here. The Francom's from Preston Idaho.  We are enjoying them and look forward to working with them. 

Last night they put out the word that they really badly need some Spanish speaking couples down here, so I have passed the word.