This is our tiny congregation in Las Galeras. The end of the pininsula!
It's got two elders. Fico (Fransisco) and Orbiz. They are both young Dominican brothers who finished MTS(I think that has a new name now) school and were sent here as special pioneers.
It has a couple of local families, Nicole and her family, and Christiana and her daughters, Saira (who is marrying Orbiz in June), Audry, who is super sweet talkative and laughs a lot, and 13 year old Sweet Anna.
A pioneer sister from Germany, Susan, who we will be renting from, and has the biggest smile ever. A pioneer sister from Boston, our very dear and new life long friend Marilyn.
A visiting brother from Holland, Damus. He is 20 years old and came here by himself as a pioneer and is staying with an older newer publish who had an extra bedroom. No kitchen or car, just heard of a great need here and is pioneering here for 2 months we are so impressed with him.
Damus was staying with a brother named Brian from Columbia. Jason and the boys got to work with Brian and they REALLY liked him. But he went home just a few days after we arrived.
A visiting family from Belgium, Johan, Regina, their 16 year old Tina and 12 year old Iris. We have grown very very fond of this family. They were here 16 years ago for one year before they got the truth. They learned Spanish then. Then they learned the truth, had children and then came here for a total of 5 months. Their daughters knew almost no Spanish when coming here, but preach and answer and homeschool, however their country is not happy about them homeschooling and they will have to make up for it and test out to prove they were learning.
And their friend Phoebe! Phoebe is a super cool sister. She's adorable and funny and quick witted. She learns new languages at the drop of a hat! She's been to 2 places in Africa, learned the lang there and picked up Spanish in her 2 months here. She hopes to return here!
They all love it here and none of them want to have to go home!
This whole family has been an encouragement to our whole family.
They had us for lunch the first day we met them. We will be so sad when they go home March 1st.
And mostly local bible students and newly baptized ones!
Including bible students and the 7 of us from Wisconsin there are about 40ish people.
This is at the back of the little school room they meet in, notice the comfy chairs:) we LOVE it here!!It's TRUE Dominican Republic as the couple from Kansas said:)
Gene and Jeanette. They were in Punta Cana for 4 years in English, but it is very expensive there so they moved to Samana and are learning ASL and helping that congregation. We met them yesterday at the Zone Meeting! They said it is cheaper here in Samana, but we all agree besides rent, it's not CHEAP in DR!
So, that is a run down of the people we've met and love and don't want to forget....so far;)
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