Gemma’s Trip to theDominican RepublicJanuary 11 – 18, 2015

Leaving on a jet plane

All of the humanitarian luggage we took

Helicopter ride to the resort

Why we came to the Dominican

We came to the Dominican Republic to meet Leonida – a 17 year old mother of 3 children. My sister and I raised money to build her a home – a safe place to live. We took Leonidato see her new home and we even helped her make her new beds!

We also brought toys for her children!

Leonida’s New House

Habanero PeppersBy Leonida’s house there was a habanero pepper plant – my mom dared my sister to eat one so I popped one into my mouth.

BIG MISTAKE!

Party for Children

Best party ever!

Haitian School

My sister and I have started to raise money to build a house for Kate who runs a school for 180 students.

Kate lives in the school with 6 homeless orphaned children. The Dominican government says she must move out of the school. We want to build her a house so they can have a safe place to live.

We had some fun too!

27 Waterfalls

OCEANWORLD

BirdBrains!

My dad asked me what I wanted to do on the last day of our holiday. I wanted to make sure Leonida was ok and that she had food.