Magaly Lantigua unlocked a door to the library inside her church.

A fan rotated on the ceiling of the room, providing a welcome relief from the hot Dominican sun. Lantigua joked earlier she didn’t want to cook under the sun like food in the solar ovens sitting beside the capilla (chapel).

Lantigua is responsible for the Iglesia Evangelica Dominicana capilla in Villa Magante. She had been a leader in putting together the library, now filled with books for children in the community to learn how to read.

The mother of four takes pride in her church role, having recently graduated from high school herself. She