Week 22 in the D.R.

Week 22 in the D.R.

Oct. 20, Sunday

            We attended the Piantiti Ward in the morning. Mary Antivilo gave a lesson on self- sufficiency that was very thought provoking. In the afternoon we took our usual walk down the Malecon by the ocean. The breeze was delightful and the walk was very refreshing. We Skyped our children in the evening.

Oct. 21, Monday

            Joy and I went into the office in the morning. When we arrived we were told we would be attending a three day seminar on self-sufficiency.  We walked down to the conference room and they had name tags for us. We talked to a few of the people from other islands and then we were told we didn’t need to attend. We worked on a few projects during the day and then went home early to prepare for family home evening. We attended Spanish class at 4:30 and listened to the missionaries teach us a lesson in Spanish and then Joy and I presented her presentation, “The Book of Mormon Through Pictures”. The group enjoyed the presentation and then Sister Dunford had prepared pumpkin pie cake for dessert.

Oct. 22, Tuesday

            Bill and Lisa Wegener were in town to attend the three day workshop. They had a three hour break in the afternoon so we took a quick trip to a little shop by the office where they hand paint various items. Joy had some items she needed to pick up and Lisa and Bill wanted to see what the shop had to offer. They enjoyed their little side trip. In the evening we went to Adrian Tropical for dinner to celebrate Lisa’s 60^th birthday. We had a table next to the ocean and enjoyed the ocean breeze. The sky was overcast but it did not rain. We had a wonderful night celebrating Lisa’s birthday.

Bill, Lisa, and Joy at Adrian Tropical

Oct. 23, Wednesday

            We welcomed the Ruckers back to the office after they had been gone for two and one half weeks. It was good to have them back in the office. We worked in the office during the day. Joy made arrangement for some bills to get paid and I worked on several small projects. Bill and Lisa finished their three day training and they headed home to Santiago. We returned home and had a quiet night at home.

Oct. 24, Thursday

            Julio our boss asked us to put together a meeting of the humanitarian missionaries for the next week. So we spent the day contacting the humanitarian missionaries and making arrangements for the meeting. In the evening we had been invited by the Dunford to go to dinner at the Mercure Restaurant in the Colonial Zone. Seven couples were there and it was a fun evening. The food was a self- serve banquet and they had Dominican dancers entertain us. The dancers asked our group if they wanted to dance and Joy was ready but I said that would not be a good idea until her hip is totally healed. She decided I was right, so we watched others in the group dance. In all it was a very delightful evening.

Dinner at Mercure Restaurant in the Colonial Zone

Oct. 25, Friday

            We emailed James a happy birthday wish and then went into the office for the day. We worked most of the day getting things ready for our Humanitarian Missionaries meeting next week. We came home and then attended a temple session with the Haws. We returned home and watched the movie Jack and Jill. 

Oct. 26, Saturday

            In the morning, Joy and I took a walk in the Iberoamerica Park. I took several pictures of the park and when we arrived back at our apartment I made a short video of our morning in the park. We went shopping at Price Smart where we had lunch. In the evening we had the Ruckers, Dunfords, and Haws over for dinner. Joy had prepared Mexican food for the group. After we ate, I showed them the video I had made for the outgoing temple presidency and I also showed our day in the park video. We had a good night with our missionary friends.

 

Joy in front of Grandma's House

 

Jim exercising in the Park