Four months of planning (for this specific trip) has come to this...
Bags are packed and boarding passes printed! Jon and I are all set for our flight tomorrow morning; April 23 at 7:05 am. We are so excited! The plan is to arrive in Santo Domingo tomorrow afternoon and take a bus to Samana. We've been in touch with some brothers from the local congregation. They've been amazing. Even though there have been a couple 'hiccups' here and there.... we're not going to 'let these minor glitches detour us from having a wonderful stay' there (choice words from one of the brothers we have been in communication with). So.... Just a quick summary of how we got this all planned. After we received our letter from the Dominican Republic Bethel Branch and decided on Samana.... We thought "Ok, where do we go from here? We don't know anyone in Samana." But, really, in Jehovah's organization, are we ever alone? Never!! Just so happened that a brother from Florida moved to our congregation around the same time we received our letter. He mentioned that his sister visited Samana about two years prior. So, in conversations with him and his family, his sister mentioned to us that she may still have an email address of a brother there in Samana... and she would try to get it to us. It took a couple of months, but we got the email. After our first email to Albert, the brother in Samana, he already said he'd love for us to stay at his place! Only in Jehovah's organization!! (Would you like more info? Check this website out!!!) At first we just wanted to get basic information... What the town was like. What hospitals or medical facilities were close by. How do some of the 'need greaters' support themselves.... and a myriad of other questions. (And I can ask a lot of questions) So we knew that was the place we wanted to go. Now we needed to 'spy out the land'. Between October, 2013 and January, 2015 we've been doing our best to simplify our lives. In February we purchased our plane tickets.... and here we are! Please feel free to follow us on Instagram - the.maza.girls and wepamaz - for pictures and some updates on this trip. But when we return, we'll do a full update on the blog... Thanks!!
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Lora Alvarez
4/21/2015 11:55:13 pm
Loving the blog!! Hope you have a wonderful trip and get everything settled to begin your new adventure. All is possible with Jehovah's help and I will be praying that He continues to support and bless your efforts.
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Stephanie Knight
4/22/2015 08:09:39 am
I am so excited for you all!! There's nothing better than to serve Jehovah as a family. It's so encouraging to hear experiences from other places. I can't wait to read the blog updates. Safe travels ☺
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Ciara
4/22/2015 11:04:46 am
Kisses and hugs from nj!! Proud of u guys inspiring!! I have been to samana- and it was amazing 6 years ago and I'm sure will be a lovely place for u and the family!!
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Dinel
4/23/2015 07:36:02 am
que alegria que Jah los bendiga y los cuide. Disfruten de la predicacion de seguro su servicio sera bendecido, ya k. tienen un bello espiritu de abnegacion.
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Rhodney Lamar
5/4/2015 12:17:47 pm
Hey Mazarelli Family! I really enjoyed the blog. My wife made the decision to serve in the DR and have been here since January. It has been a spiritually epic experience, that I'm sure you all will enjoy! Welcome to the best life ever!
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Veronica Mazarelli
5/11/2015 01:48:33 pm
Hi!!!
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