May ’20 in Pictures

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Is quarantine over yet? We’re missing our students something fierce! Can’t wait ’til we can all be together again. Until then… here’s another month of isolation pictures!

Rachel threw a princess party for the little Freedom gals!

Thanks for your continued prayers and support! Until next time!

January ‘20 in Pictures

On February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 By MitchenersIn Angela, Photos of the MonthLeave a comment

While these photos certainly don’t capture everything, here are 31 pictures from our January in the DR!

Starting off Jan. 1 with a rainbow on the way home!

April, May, June 2018 in Pictures

On July 1, 2018August 7, 2018 By MitchenersIn Angela, Photos of the MonthLeave a comment

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!

March 2018 in Pictures

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I could write a whole lot of words for each of these pictures. Thankful for all the people and all the blessings. Click on the photos below to get a quick glimpse into our month of March!

Freedom happenings

Rachel and Becca continue to do an amazing job working with their Accelerate! students

Getting ready to work on that tracing in PK4

PK3 in their element

Cute little watermelon slices

Neytan and Eyker eating some lunch before class begins

Miss Amanda stealing a hug and a tickle from Juan

Angel Grabiel

Kindergarten cuties

Beautiful Midelka

Cuddles from Becca in chapel

Alber says cheese!

Weighing sugarcane

Answering questions in chapel

Many of our missionaries use this cube as an evangelism tool in conversations with people here in the DR

Explaining the sugarcane cutting process

2nd graders Sebastian and Berwee at lunch

Alondra working hard

Mery with some of our littlest students

Cutting some sugarcane for a team to try

Gauri

Leyton and a new buddy

Our intern Nic working hard

Sharing the gospel again with our construction workers

Setting up a medical station in one of our villages

Praying for their new space

Dr. Alan sharing his testimony with the people of Bejucal.

We had our first medical team ever this month!

Playing and practicing English

Angela worked with Kristi several mornings to translate between villagers and doctors.

Third grade moved their classroom upstairs as construction continues on the school.

Lice treatment station!

This little one has struggled for a long time with severe lice infestation.

Yuleisy’s husband Johan joined the Freedom team this month! He’s working in the kitchen!

Little Angel got his ear irrigated. Many of our students get a lot of wax and buildup in their ears.

Family fun

We had a Memaw and Pepaw spend a week with us!

Batey visit!

Smiley girl

Leyton trying some sugarcane

Noah and his schoolmates being recognized for their good grades in Qtr. 3

A little friend in village Lima

A Dominican Easter tradition – habichuelas con dulce!

This boy could watch cattle all day

Thanks for your continued prayers for our family and for Freedom!

March and April 2017 in Pictures

On April 30, 2017May 19, 2024 By MitchenersIn Dominican Republic, Photos of the Month2 Comments

Click the images below to check out some of the happenings of the last two months!

November and December 2016 in Pictures

On December 31, 2016May 19, 2024 By MitchenersIn Dominican Republic, Photos of the MonthLeave a comment

Another end to another year! How I pray that the Lord was glorified. I hope that our family looks to Him for strength and joy as 2017 begins.

14958977_10100942657653872_1849830470_ocrop — Our students visited the zoo this year for their field trip!

14975682_10100942658297582_158219258_ocrop — Checking out the flamingos

Our team enjoyed another Thanksgiving together as a group

Thanksgiving getaway! A great time of fellowship for the weekend.

We’ve been trying to battle a serious mold problem! Gross!

We finally took our new desks and cabinets apart and painted all the areas where the pressed wood was exposed. Yeah, it’s humid here.

dsc_0642crop — Miss Rachel and Miss Emma planned a 100th Day of School party for their kindergarten cuties

dsc_0673crop — Silly Jesús with his 100 Days crown

dsc_0767crop — We had fun putting our tree up a little earlier than usual this year!

dsc_0605crop — Caleigh tested out our new LED lights for us

Scott confirmed that he was NOT pregnant. He battled some scary abdominal pain for a few days!

We thought for a moment that we may have had a case of appendicitis! Caleigh helped take care of Dad while he was on the mend.

God is so good. Katie brought us dinner one evening while Scott was sick!

Parent-teacher conferences in the villages!

One of our families in Cabeza de Toro made a Christmas tree out of green pop bottles!

img_7977crop — Our two-night Christmas program was a success!

dsc_1224crop — Noah helped his teacher Miss Mery pass out papers to the parents one evening at the program

dsc_1505crop — Our Freedom team! So thankful for these people!

dsc_1526crop — Staff Christmas party fun!

A church back home sweetly sent our family an entire suitcase of goodies for Christmas!

dsc_1827crop — We loved spending some time with Memaw and Pepaw over Christmas!

October 2016 in Pictures

On November 13, 2016May 19, 2024 By MitchenersIn Dominican Republic, Photos of the Month6 Comments

Another full month in the DR! Highlights: Day camp for 2nd/3rd grade and more construction progress!

dsc_9213crop — Third grade circling up for an afternoon of fun at their first-ever day camp!

dsc_9215crop — The kids enjoyed a group game where they introduced themselves with animal noises/silly actions.

dsc_9291crop — Guys and girls competed to see who could carry their volunteers the fastest across the human bridge!

dsc_9054crop — Enmanuel playing a game with his small group

dsc_9070crop — Marcia posing for the camera

dsc_9585crop — Fabiola coloring a picture after listening to the lesson

dsc_9620crop — We love these two! Thankful Rachel is back in the DR as a full-time missionary, and thankful that Katherine has been doing much better behaviorally in school recently!

dsc_0043cropcrop — Caleigh continues to keep us on our toes! We had a little milk mishap one afternoon.

We got in the Christmas spirit a little early when Dad found a couple of Christmas cookie box sets on super sale at the store!

The Pyle girls joined us for the making of some melty snowmen!

Rachel has been settling back in to Kindergarten! The kiddos have been learning lots!

Patricia showing off her writing notebook

dsc_0069crop — Just answering some emails with Dad

September 2016 in Pictures

On September 30, 2016May 19, 2024 By MitchenersIn Dominican Republic, Photos of the Month2 Comments

Three more months, and 2016 will be history. It’s funny how days seem long, yet the months and years just fly. At the close of each day, I fall into bed so very exhausted. But, the Lord! He’s so faithful and constant and near. As difficult and full as each day is, I’m thankful for His presence and strength. You can pray that our family would keep our eyes solely on our Jesus as we make our way through each day.

Enjoy some pictures of this past month in the DR!

This section of the school building has reached 3 stories! Scaffolding gone – looks pretty impressive!

dsc_8565crop — More footers and subwalls for new classrooms. God’s provision!

scottmusicclass — Scott continues with music class!

dsc_7990crop — Noah loves that his dad gets to spend a little part of the day with him. Enjoying class with Sebastian.

dsc_8468crop — Leyton and Cristofer are buddies!

dsc_8473crop — Our Accelerate! program continues – Desiree helping her students read through Spanish syllables.

shipment — Two shipping containers arrived with more tools and supplies to continue the ministry!

bateydrive — Airport run! We decided to take the back route through the bateyes. When we were unsure of where to turn, we just asked people along the way if we were headed in the right direction! Who needs maps?!

caleigh — This little one-year-old is developing quite the personality.

img_5139crop — During our down week, we were able to work on some house projects. Thanks to Gabe for helping make loft beds for the boys!

img_4911crop — Leyton continues growing. Trying to take advantage of Tuesday and Thursday mornings with this big man.

dsc_8606crop — Someone forgot to close the bathroom door one afternoon. We heard splashing and found Caleigh enjoying a new place to play! Bathtime ensued (immediately after the picture). Always an adventure…

July and August 2016 in Pictures

On August 31, 2016May 19, 2024 By MitchenersIn Dominican Republic, Photos of the Month4 Comments

Tick-tock! Time marches on – our babies are growing, our ministry is changing, our students are maturing. There’s nothing we can do but take advantage of each moment. Here are some pictures of life in the DR from the last two months!