And so it begins

Our journey began at 5:30 this morning when we all met at TIA, 15 members and 33 bags of meds and supplies. God was at work sending a angel in the guise of an American airlines employee, Youseff who looked the small mountain of duffel bags and asked with a twinkle in his eye, “how many in our party and where are you going?” I told him and he grinned and said bring me the tickets and everyone’s passport. He then proceeded to expedite our check in simply asking if the bags weighed 50 pounds each. I replied quite honestly we weighed them but some might be over-- he didn’t weigh any of them and only charged us for two of the three bags that we over our 2 bags per person limit! He told me his mother is Dominican and he goes twice a year with bags of clothing and supplies. He then gave me his email address and told us he would love to join our next mission team to the DR. What a great way to begin our trip -- seeing God at work at TIA.

After an uneventful flight to San Juan, a two hour lay-over then short fly to Santo Domingo we arrive at SCORE in Juan Dolio at 3:00. We spent a leisurely afternoon at evening at SCORE although many were eager to get started sorting and packing meds. However a much needed rest was needed by everyone so the team reluctantly agreed that the meds could wait until Sunday after church.

We will update again on Monday evening after our first day of clinic. Continue to pray for us!