That's right. This November we had our first official Hospitality team travel to the Dominican Republic. Gregg and Jo Hopkins went down with their son Matthew. The Hopkins learned about the Hospitality program through COTN's Praise & Prayer newsletter. Hooray for people reading our publications! Gregg has spent the greater portion of his life working in the industry. Currently, he is one of the owners of Libra OnDemand which provides customer relationship management technology specific for the hotel industry.
Their time was spent touring our property and villages, as well as visiting our children and meeting with the staff. They had the opportunity to sit down with Wendy Mejia, who runs Casa Bethesda (Our facility where teams stay and the future training ground for our Hospitality program) and brainstorm ideas for how to make the Casa the best it can be. Now that they have returned to the states, the Hopkins will begin sharing this vision with others they know in the industry to get more people involved.
I've shared some pictures from their trip. I will keep you updated on our progress. Thanks for reading!
(Pictures: Top- Jo and Matthew with their sponsor children Natalie and Anthony and their friends. Middle- Gregg and Matthew visiting the schools. Bottom- Hopkins and some of our DR staff)
