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!
Digging out the footers for new schoolroomsSuch hard work!
Heather talking with Estaylin after a trip to the office. He recently chose to accept Christ! This little boy’s life is changing!
Smiles from Meroli as she enjoys spending time with short-term team membersSome of our littles took some time to get accustomed to school. Cuddles with Elle!Summer teams built the walls of these two new classroomsNoah working at his technology center in 1st grade
Noah says Jose Miguel is his best friend at school
July was Caleigh’s 10 month
One of the MK’s favorite pastimes is toad-hunting
It’s neat to see Mery as she grows as a teacher. We co-taught our first years in kindergarten.
This little girl loves getting into everything
My little laundry helper
Our newest good behavior incentive – a book giveaway!
We’re loving Anna Luisa’s smile as she picks her book to take home
Caleigh loves to play peek-a-boo
Smiley girl!
Noah leading his class in the Spanish alphabet
Sebastian and Noah
August was Caleigh’s 11th month
First-third graders are beginning music class with Mr. Scott
Carla is learning about musical instruments and their families – she made her own “maraca” out of paper plates and rice!Fernancia and her classmates continue learning and growing!
Wow! Life. So full! Two months of pictures. Praising the Lord for all He has done!
Mother’s Day Celebration in May!Students and mothers worked on a craft togetherCaleigh completed month 8!Noah graduated from Kindergarten!Yeifrey and Caleigh at graduationOur last Parent-Teacher conference of the ’15-’16 school year.Abby and Yuleisy talking with families about student behavior and achievementTwo of our students from Batey CampiñaWe moved! The MK’s did a ton of work helping us get out to Freedom’s campus.The road to campus was upgraded! No more potholes or standing water!Furlough has changed to May! Headed back to the States!Scott shared at an interest meeting for a future DR tripThe boys enjoyed the Columbus Zoo with Grammy and GrandpaRipley’s Aquarium with MemawOur amazing interns joined us soon after we returned to the DR!A shower house was built to the side of the apartment buildingLeyton and Noah on their first day of the ’16-’17 school year!We’ve enjoyed life with several short-term teams so far. Six weeks left in the summer!Caleigh passed the 9-month mark in June!
Our 1st and 2nd graders enjoyed their first-ever field trip to the National AquariumAlfredo, Woobens, AchuchuThe kids were in awe of everything – the bus ride, the fold-down seats in the theater, the exhibits, the playground…Noah is almost finished with Kindergarten!April was Caleigh’s seventh monthNoah lost his first tooth!Leyton is all boy – he ran into our sideboard and got a fun little cut one afternoon.Scott and our intern Patrick had one last weekly meeting at our favorite pizza place before Patrick headed back to the StatesAng worked on sponsorship letters at the end of the month1st grade students drawing pictures for their sponsorsOur $12,500 matching gift was met! A new road and drainage system are being put in!The pad in the middle of the school’s octagon was leveled out. A multi-use building will eventually be built here.Our family is the last to move out to our campus! We are packing everything up!Caleigh helping Daddy fix the laundry room walls before the big move.
The Mitcheners 