Wallace & Edith Dominican Republic Adventure: 130728 TRES BOCAS

TRES BOCAS WATER TANK

This was another exciting week starting with a drive to Tres Bocas near Cotui to review progress on the Church financed Peace Corps water Project. We watched them dig the foundation for a future water tank. Wallace even helped to do some of the pick work. You can see in the following pictures that these people may be short on water, but they live in the mist of million dollar views.

We think these are power lines but we didn't dare touch it to find out.
PATRONATO NACIONAL DE CIEGOS

We held a closing ceremony this week for an organization that provides services to the blind and those with eye problems. Their principal goal is to rehabilitate and integrate blind people into society to the end they can be productive as part of the work force and integrated socially into the general population. The Church purchased a Computerized Lensometer to help them with their work. Members also performed service as volunteers and helped paint part of their facility.

HEART CARE DOMINICANA

One of our hospital projects closed out with a delivery ceremony in which we gave to them the things that were purchased by the church. The Church donated some very specialized medical equipment that will help the doctors diagnose the children who need operations. The following are some pictures of the ceremony and some of the children who received operations. Many of the Relief Society sisters performed significant service.

Sister Haws gathering facts and figures to include in the final report she will make for the project. She is famous for her detailed and well prepared reports. Edith looks younger every day!

DARRELL & JOANN HAMMOND

Darrell & Joanna Hammond were visiting this week as they are working at helping a school get non-profit registration and get started in the DR. It was fun having them here and to eat dinner with them Friday night at a new Italian Restaurant we did not know about.