Saturday, September 20, 2014

DR Update

What’s happening in the DR?
Our schedule is changing compared to the busy summer.  We have taken the last couple weeks to begin homeschooling and see how that will work as we continue the café ministry.  Matt and Teri also began Spanish lessons three days/week for two hours.  Eventually we will add Spanish to the kid’s curriculum as well.  We continue to work with our regular students and a 14 year old boy who started coming in about a month ago at the café, three days a week (see the pictures).  Alec and Marcus have been helping with this young man and they are having a lot of fun.  Recently, we have also added two more guys and our cook from the café to the mix.   We have begun to attend the local church in Santiago on Sundays as well as the older three kids attending the Saturday night youth group.

Our upcoming schedule
·         Homeschooling
·         English three days a week with our “regulars”
·         Spanish lessons three days a week
·         Dinner with the manager of the Café and her husband
·         Church in Los Arroyos and connect with some of the families there
·         Visit an after school program with Compassion
·         Team building day with the café employees

Please pray with us…

Lord, please help us to adjust to the different pace of our new schedule and take time for our family.  Help us to continue to connect with our community both in the church, the cafe as well as the relationships we have already established.   Help the children to meet and connect with friends in youth group and church to help their time here.  Please help us all as we continue to learn and study our Spanish, help it to strengthen and build our relationships with those around us.  And lastly, continue to help us share your Word and do your work here in the Dominican Republic.  In Jesus’ name Amen.

Thank You for your partnership in prayer,

Matt, Teri, Alec, Marcus, Ellah, Madelyn and Isaac



Monday, September 1, 2014

Our Day Off

We usually have one day off each week, and a few weeks ago I decided to make this vlog (video log). Hope you enjoy!
-Alec