Wow! What a beginning to our trip! We started out very early Friday morning on our flight to the DR and finally landed here at 2pm Dominican time. Walking off the plane a wave of hot humid air met us in the terminal. It was the first thing for me that clicked after 11 hours of travel that we were really here. Everything is green, and flowers grow in shallow piles of dirt that have gathered on rooftops and window sills. The ride to our hotel drove us past amazing sites of the deep and rich history that the Dominican has. We passed by two hundred year old forts which were nestled in between shops and busy apartment buildings. We saw many statues of great men who have shaped the Dominican and drove by the old lighthouse that used to guide boats safely to shore hundreds of years ago. We got to our hotel, checked in, and finally took some much needed showers.
Every corner we turned and every shop we entered had a radio blasting music. We sat in the square and watched the bustle of people go by as we ordered dinner in Spanish and hoped for the best. The streets are full of people and there is a feeling that time is secondary to enjoying the world around you here. As the sun went down and the street lights flickered on we sat on the balcony of our hotel. The air was still hot and sticky but we all felt at peace, partly from dinner and the lack of sleep but I think it was something more.
Tomorrow is Sunday and we will leave early to go to church and worship with these amazing people before we set out to do the work God has given us to do. Please keep us in your prayers, you are in our hearts.
Your sister in Christ, Courtney Chapman
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