Here’s our first month of 2023 in photo form!
Happy January!
January ’23 in Pictures
Tag: birthday
February ’21 in Pictures
We hear our stateside friends and family experienced some chilly weather last month. For the record, I am not at all jealous. In fact, you can come our direction if you’d like – we’re willing to share the sun and surf with you anytime! 🙂 Until then, here are 28 February pictures for you!
As we wait for in-person classes to start up , we’ve been able to provide families with small, weekly food kits! 
The kiddos have been patiently waiting for their Christmas gifts from Grammy, Grandpa and Uncle Lyndell! 
Leyton’s new wheels 
This little gal loves her bike – and her grandpa! 
Zion joined the Freedom MK’s this month – after 5 boys, she’s the first little gal born here in the DR! 
What a bunch of birthday sillies! 
Happy, happy birthday, Leyton! Thanks, Rach, for making his cake! 
Finally got to the end of the Christmas puzzle – and guess what?! One missing piece at the base of the big tree. Grrr. 
Burns are a common occurrence here. Susan and I visited a young boy who had woken up in the middle of the night and stepped on a small pot of hot oil at the foot of his bed. 
The grandma said her doctor told her to use the seed of this nettle-like plant to boil a salve to heal the burn. 
The medicine concoction, complete with a feather! 
The Simoses planned a Valentine’s party for all the MK’s – they had help from several of our missionaries and interns! 
Sierra with her cute little valentine 
This one certainly has a piece of my heart! 
Our lone February team! Thankful for this crew. 
Ms. Alice shared her art supplies and knowledge with our MK’s! 
Our neighbors brought us these adorable Valentines. 
Domingo is loved by many! 
Who needs an actual bat to be able to enjoy a game of baseball? Doug with some buddies. 
A village dog taking a snooze in the shade of a Freedom bus. 
A surprise on my desk. I love our team!! 
Savannah enjoying a batey walk 
Javier is one of our teachers – he is excellent at what he does! 
The newest apartment building is getting rebar! 
Outfoxed is a fun kid’s game – even for us adults! 
Krista with Berwee. This big man has had a lot of people pour into his family over the years. 
Toni started leaving little treats and Bible verses for those in the school during COVID time. The treats are sweet, but the verses are life. 
Noah and Ethan at team night
August ’20 in Pictures
August flew by! We ended up extending our two weeks in the States by a few days so we could attend my Aunt Joy’s funeral. After our flight back to the DR, we experienced a tropical storm, Freedom inservice, Bible Institute, 2 kiddos’ birthdays, FOUR families moving to the field, a building dedication, and much more. Enjoy these 31 pictures from this past month!
This picture isn’t from August, but we celebrated my Aunt Joy’s life while we were back. Will miss hearing her laugh at family gatherings! 
First cousins once removed? Second cousins? Who knows – but Cal liked hanging with Olive! 
The boys absolutely loved driving Grandpa’s tractor “by themselves” 
How the kids find all the critters, I’ll never know. 
Noah and his slithering friend. 
Caleigh takes after the bros – for the most part, no fear! 
I was helping with a project outdoors when I heard some rustling in the woods – had a wary visitor at the edge of the clearing. 
Not sure the cat is quite as happy as the girl. 😉 
Hugs from Uncle Lyndell at the last bonfire we could squeeze in! 
I think this was the first time ever the kids experienced sparklers! 
Early morning flight – headed back yet again! 
We love our new masks from Marcia! 
We have a “system” on all flights now – boys on one side, girls on the other! 🙂 
Our sweet friends moved to the DR the same day we flew back! 
A week of inservice and Bible learning to start off the “new year” 
Another container arrived! Blessings abounding on that shipment! 
Well, that’s one way to get things up to the 3rd floor! 
The new apartment building was dedicated! Four families have already moved in as finishing touches are being put on it. 
Another Freedom sunrise! 
Karington enjoying a ride around PriceSmart! 
KFC for lunch! Even though we all traveled together, we had to eat at different tables. 
Gracie had a birthday! 
Tropical storm fun 
The latest pic of the Freedom ground team! 
First school day of a strange, strange year. 
Happy 10th birthday! 
That decade just flew by. 
New board game! (I’m partial to the original Stratego, but hey.) 
Cal turned 5! The boys with the birthday girl! 
Now THAT’s a candle! 
Sofia bought Caleigh a sweet little gift for her birthday!
September, here we come!
The Mitcheners 