May 30, 2013

We had lots of rain on Mother's Day in the DR, the last Sunday of May.  Towards the end of the services, members got up grabbed some brooms and started pushing the water out so it wouldn't get into the chapel.  It flooded the patio area in front but eventually receded after plenty of sweeping.  This Saturday, some of the brethren and Aaronic Priesthood boys are going to dig the trench they dug several months ago much deeper so that the water will stay out of the patio area.  Always challenges.

The official hurricane season begins June 1 so I am told.  There is supposed to be lots of activity this season.  We shall see.

To keep the hair dry in the rain for the walk home, some sisters just grabbed some trash bags and made a cute rain hat.  So clever.

Today, May 30 is Corpus Cristi Day in the DR. It is a Catholic Holiday.  All the government offices, schools etc. are closed so we are home today. Because of the holiday many people are expected to come to the temple so will be working in the temple today from 2:30 'till the evening. 

Yesterday late afternoon after work, we went to Quisqueya and brought our two laptops so we could help some of the members get started or continue in their family history research using http:/new.familysearch.org.  They were getting the hang of it quite nicely. 

Dominican Coins

We went to a museum a couple of weeks ago and it was quite interesting. It was called El Museo Numismático y Filatélico del Banco Central or in other words coin and stamp collections.  Carlos figured there were tens of thousands of dollars worth of items in that museum. Very impressive. Carlos as a youth was an avid stamp and coin collector so he was quite interested in this. I managed to get pictures until they told me I wasn't supposed to. oops!

These are some coins and some beautiful glasses with a cut design in them that were found at a shipwreck site.

Old Coins

Time is moving quickly and we will be home soon. I am excited and looking forward to seeing all of you again in Escondido. It will be sad leaving all the good people here. We have made many friends and we have developed some strong bonds with our good friends in Quisqueya.

Carlos & Nancy