February definitely gave us continued “sweather weather” here. Dominican temps are much more agreeable to my thinned-out blood, but I have to admit – it’s been pretty cozy starting my work days curled up in a warm blanket with a hot cup o’ joe close by. Check out these 28 pictures from the Freedom team – and from our chilly month in Indiana!
We had a student-led chapel this month! Nika, now in 11th grade, was one of my sweet kindergarteners. Neat to see her faith come alive!Many of our students and staff took part in a 5K in town!Day laborers, Josh, and Ryan are trying their hand at planting some produce. Check out the pumpkin harvest! They were able to provide 2 days of breakfast as a result.Thompson Concrete (from my OH stomping grounds) poured another concrete pad for continued playground expansion.Sweet Lucy has been visiting with her family for several years. You’re never too young to serve!For Student Day, all of the teachers dressed up as students and recognized them for their hard work and dedication.For Christmas, we bought Aylin a Pete the Cat book. She was a bit terrified of his big eyes in the book. I think the sunglasses help here! 😉Two beauties! Yuleisy and 10th grader Esterlina during the Independence Day celebration.The fantastic mayor of the town of Ramon Santana, Santa. She is a Freedom mom and supporter!Reenacting significant moments in Dominican historyThis was our first year participating in the Ramon Santana march with other schoolsMarcia and Mairelys leading the group with flags. I had both of these gals in my mentorship groups for a semester.This little man is almost 5 months old. Hard to watch him grow up from afar, but I’m thankful for pictures.Back in the cold, the occasional painting session still breaks out for Caleigh gal.My trio at church, waiting for mom and dad to quit yakkingBefore we moved to the DR, Scott loved to surprise me with flowers. Perhaps the tradition is back? 😉This ones still loves the snow days! Cal and her “emotional support volcano.” (I have no idea.)Cal accidentally swallowed her loose tooth! It got stuck in a piece of bread and went straight down the hatch. No tooth fairy for her! Hah.Some new church friends had a foster shower this month!Date night at home: 2-player card game and ice cream for the win!Noah let Caleigh fix his hair for church one morning. So cute!Leyton got in on the hair-fixing actionThe boys recently asked Dad to start reading through the Bible with them. Love seeing their hearts soft towards learning about the Lord.The 3 resident cats always bring some lively moments to our days. Fletcher decided to help me photograph one of my board game blog posts.It got warm enough one day to throw some baseball!So… I started this fall sampler, well, in the fall. I’m not even halfway finished. Perhaps I need to narrow down the number of hobbies I enjoy.The weather is playing tricks on me! Sometimes it’s spring, sometimes it’s winter. Either way, a little sunshine while I work is good for my heart.Online gaming, anyone? This takes us to a whole new level of nerd, I know. But what else are we supposed to do when our game-playing friends live across an ocean?!
The Mitcheners 