January was a tough month in a lot of ways, but God sustained us through each day. Lots of happy moments with friends, family, coworkers, and Freedom students. Here are 30 pictures from month #1 of 2021!
Christmas break puzzle didn’t quite get finished on time. 
Our first wonderful team of the year! 
Matthew was able to grade this side of the octagon in preparation for new sidewalks. 
One of our sweet preschoolers completing a sponsor letter 
Happy birthday, Rachel! 
Patricia feeding her ducks some rice from her doorstep 
Here comes the sidewalk! 
Team #2! 
Found this little gal wandering around her village and took her home. No one was there, so we hung out for a bit. 
She was loving selfie mode on the phone 🙂 
Walking on hands is all the rage in Campiña 
Sweet Mia left me an encouraging note in my desk drawer that I didn’t find until much later. 
This girl has always had a piece of my heart. Elizabeth is Yefry’s lil sis. 
K-rae let Cal dress up in one of her costumes. 
Sweet Rosa working with some of our students in La Cubana 
Mairelys looking on as little sis Flor receives a sponsor gift. 
Two little Lima goobers 
Neat morning panorama 
Our third and final team of January! 
The Wheelers have been such good friends. They sense the needs of others. They brought us coffee every day for at least a week! 
Trying out the new sidewalk in the rain. It won’t be quite as muddy now for our students when they return! 
Kris is fantastic at organizing and creating systems – he’s got it worked out so that the least possible amount of wood is wasted as cabinets are made for the new apt. building. 
Debi planted these on her trip a year ago – and she weeded them this year! Definitely makes things feel more homey. 
Sam gave Cal his special dog “Moon Cheese” 
Sorry I didn’t get ya with your eyes open, Toni! Congrats on fnishing your degree!! 
Doug teaching science to our MK’s! 
Scott and I had to make a quick trip to La Romana – he surprised me with this deliciousness. 
Noah was so happy that Grammy came to visit – yummy cooking at his request! 
Leyton certainly wouldn’t have complained if they had stayed longer! 
Caleigh with a Grandpa creation
The Mitcheners 