Elections over..
Despite some isolated violent outbursts here and there, the elections were carried out very peaceably. It looks like the president was reelected. Purple is the color for another four years! I waited up for the first "boletin" which showed him with 51% of the vote- he needed at least that to aviod a run-off election in June or July. Hopefully with the political campaign behind us, we can move on!
This past week was an exciting one. I hosted the folks from our disaster relief organizations, the representatives from both IMB and NAMB, as well as from our region (Middle America and Caribbean.) They meet once a year just before hurricane season starts. We were fortunate to have them here this time. Tuesday we took advantage of their presence and hosted a training event for our national convention folks- we had 27 people from across the country participate. In addition to our missionary personnel, we had Daniel Ortiz, president of the Committee of Emergencies from Guatemala. What a blessing he was! A layman of 68 yrs, so eager and excited to serve his countryman in the area of disaster relief. He inspired us all. Needless to say, it was a very informative day, and I know many good ideas were shared which will help us as we develop a plan to be prepared for when disasters strike.
Yesterday being election day, was a quiet day, at least for me. Today we will make final preparations for the Cool Spring medical team- they will be working in Palmar Arriba and Ens. Espaillat. I know they will make a tremendous impact on these two communities where we have new churches in place. They will also be installing a new water unit and possibly a second one as well.
This past week was an exciting one. I hosted the folks from our disaster relief organizations, the representatives from both IMB and NAMB, as well as from our region (Middle America and Caribbean.) They meet once a year just before hurricane season starts. We were fortunate to have them here this time. Tuesday we took advantage of their presence and hosted a training event for our national convention folks- we had 27 people from across the country participate. In addition to our missionary personnel, we had Daniel Ortiz, president of the Committee of Emergencies from Guatemala. What a blessing he was! A layman of 68 yrs, so eager and excited to serve his countryman in the area of disaster relief. He inspired us all. Needless to say, it was a very informative day, and I know many good ideas were shared which will help us as we develop a plan to be prepared for when disasters strike.
Yesterday being election day, was a quiet day, at least for me. Today we will make final preparations for the Cool Spring medical team- they will be working in Palmar Arriba and Ens. Espaillat. I know they will make a tremendous impact on these two communities where we have new churches in place. They will also be installing a new water unit and possibly a second one as well.
