I cannot believe it is December 14! Tomorrow, we will have officially been living in the Dominican for 4 months... that seems so unbelievable. There are times I sit back and think, "why us God, I don't understand how we were chosen?" But then I count my blessings and rest assured knowing God knows exactly what has happened and what will happen in everything (and why He chose us). As J has worded it several times, these 4 months have been chapter 1 in our story here. And as chapter 1 comes to a close, we realize the majority of the work and our time has been focused on building relationships and organization. Although we were blessed to move here with a Dominican family already known, we have been able to further build up those relationships and make new family members along the way. For this week alone, we have had several "going away dinners" and a party last night with the lead members of the Christian Sports Association (the meetings J often attends and the organization where the coordinator position has been started). It has been such an honor serving alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ in hopes of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ further. And when we return, I pray Chapter 2 will be titled Discipleship. I cannot wait for Chapter 2 to begin and continue to watch the growth not only here in the Dominican, but in our family and friends back home and especially in ourselves. Thank you God for this opportunity to love on your people!
Aubrey with some neighborhood friends. She has reached the point that she does not want to stay with Mom and Dad but would rather go with her "friends". She adores Rosemary and Ruben (some neighbors who live a few doors down) and it often takes quite a bit of convincing for her to come back home with us.
A view from the road on our drive back from Nagua. It was a gorgeous drive with the ocean and the mountains... God is an amazing artist.
A picture of Fred, Brittney, J and our team in the Dominican (including our Cuba counterpart Rudy!). It was a fantastic meeting! (And no, J was not reading The Hungry Caterpillar during the meeting...). :)
A picture of a few more neighborhood friends. These are our "regulars" and they wanted to surprise us with something. It turned out they made an icing (very good and very sweet) and bought 2 individual cakes to put it on. They surprised us (and our sugar ants) with this tasty treat. This is them eating the remaining icing straight... wow!
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. Psalm 119:36-37
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