Ooops. Haven’t updated with pictures in awhile. Don’t worry. We’re still alive.
Here are 30 pictures from the last three months. These last 90 days have been full, exhausting, and yet so worth it all.
April
Beautiful.
Preschool joined the “big kids for a special Easter chapel
Gabe and Sam acting in the mini drama
He is risen!
4th grade centers
Rony!
Our intern Sanna with one of her students
Easter breakfast!
Jorherlis loving some swing time.
Mery working with her first graders
Ladies’ Bible study ended with dinner at McDonald’s!
Batey trip – waitnig his turn at the weigh station
May
Furlough in the States
The boys love making countdown calendars for their trips back to the States
Wheels up! The kids did great on our flights!
We made a quick trip to visit some good friends in Maryland. Tostones for the youth group!
We’re excited to have this group in the DR in July!
Scott sharing with the church Sunday evening
It’s always an adjustment to come back from our normally hot and humid DR days
Met up with some sweet friends who are soon to be married!
Our intern Sanna made it to church one Sunday morning!
The kiddos enjoyed a scavenger hunt at a park
The boys found TWO! snakes this year. Yikes!
Tractor boys
June
Summer begins
Inservice with the Freedom team! Pam went through a CPR/First Aid training with everyone
Apartment building #2 – lots of progress!
Teams were able to do some interior and exterior painting
Our sweet interns for this first half of the summer
Spanish enrichment camp on the 3rd floor!
Dariely in English camp
Patricia playing a game with her small group
Bible camp in the afternoons with Scott and Abby!
Silly boy.
Yefry on the obstacle course
See you all on the other end of July!
Finished this gem. This heartbreaking, bittersweet gem. I could hardly put Before We Were Yours down, although at times I wanted to since this fictional story was based on true events that happened in American history. It’s insane to think that children were carried away from their families even as they walked home from school, just to be “sold” to others. I knew nothing about Georgia Tann or her adoption schemes that took place between the 20’s and 50’s. I’m interested to read more, so I put The Baby Thief by Barbara Raymond on my “To Read” list. Whew!
A.D. 30 was the first piece of fiction I’ve read since Redeeming Love – and let’s be honest. Nothing holds a candle to that one. I really enjoyed the setting of A.D. 30; a few of the characters were interesting. I liked how Dekker intertwined these fictional people into the story of Jesus – or rather, how their meeting Jesus completely altered the course of their lives. I wouldn’t give the book 5 stars, but it kept my attention. I’ll probably pick up the sequel someday.
It’s hard being a mom. I know in my heart that the gospel changes everything – even how I view my role as a mother. But I so easily forget that Christ’s love for me, His work on the cross, His living Word – these gifts offer me the opportunity to respond to frustrating situations and mundane circumstances with His perspectives. What a breath of fresh air this book was for my worn-out self. I’m sure I’ll be revisiting this wonderful little read in the years to come. (Thanks to my sweet sister-in-law for gifting it to me a couple of years ago!)
