Whew! What a full summer. Here’s a combination of July and August 2025 from the Mitchener point of view.
Ministry
We had several teams join us this summer. They helped immensely in VBS. Here, one of our seniors, Alfredo, is translating a testimony from English to Spanish.The senior class started a new tradition! The new upcoming seniors will get to paint a hallway at Freedom.The finished productBittersweet moment – Basilio and Memena moved out of Lima. Memena is the lady who helped us get established there in the village at the beginning of our ministry.Jhoan will graduate from Freedom this May! He’s so very shy, but he’s an amazing young man!Leslie and Angela prepping some preschool bagsTwo of the ladies that keep Freedom on its feet!Proud ‘lita over here! Look at how this girl can write her name! So very big.Little bro is growing up too fast.A few of our new teachers who just joined the Freedom teamKrista and I joined the team for a couple of virtual mtgs to start off the school year. Yuleisy is sharing some info with us from her department.School staff praying over the new yearThere they are: the Freedom team members for the 2025-2026 school yearI miss my friend, but she is doing awesome things up there on the third floor of Freedom’s school building. ❤Our beautiful front office ladies!The Bible Department!Claire is our sole intern this year (so far)! (Anyone want to join her?)A good portion of our MK’s – everyone is growing up so fast!
Family
This is not a sight that I see too terribly often, so when I do, I’m documenting it!The kids and I broke out an old favorite: Sleeping Queens!We visited a small, local zooThe kids’ very first 4th of July experience!Oops. I may have run out of gas for the first time in my life. Scott came to rescue me!It’s weird being on “this side” of furlough – all of our Freedom friends come to us now!We decided to jump on the bandwagon and try the viral JoyrideThis cat may be one of our favorites. He has the best personality EVER!I’ve exchanged sugar cane fields for cornfields!Happy birthday to Memaw!I’m still enjoying jogging around our neighborhoodOne of my favorite spots is on the porch swing on the back patio!Scott and I are volunteering with our church’s youth group. The middle school girls took a putt-putt and ice cream trip!Cal and a friend at a recent school picnicSilly kitty shenanigansParent meeting before the start of schoolFirst day of school!Waiting for the brothers to get done with soccer practiceCal made some homemade slime – this girl is obsessed with this stuffSpeaking of obsessions, Caleigh’s favorite food in the whole wide world is potato soup. She begs for it often and never cares what season it is – she loves to help make it!This may have been my favorite grill session yet: steak bites, shrimp, and zucchini!
The Mitcheners 