Storm

For those of you who have heard about the tropical storm/hurricane, I am fine. It has been raining for four days and is exepected to rain for 10 more. My feet are never dry and my clothes either. My clothes have a smell of mildew from never being able to dry and there is mud everywhere because the sun hasn't been out in four days. School was cancelled today because they are afraid one of the main bridges in Jarabacoa will be washed away. Pray for the Dominican Republic and Haiti. There is much flooding and families loosing the only things they have.

Life as Usual

Masters Class:
Last week I had another masters class. This class was about Curriculum change in education. We had to do an action plan for a project. Krista and I did it on our assessments in Geography. This plan will be put into action this next semester. These classes have been a challange as I have not had to study or write papers in almost 5 years. However, they are very applicable to what I am doing and I love that!
School:
Next week is outdoor education week. We will be doing a week of study on water. First, second and third grades are going to compare and contrast a lake, a river and a pond. Please pray for safety and sanity!
Personal:
Braulio hasn't had a job for a couple of weeks. It is really beginning to affect him. Please pray that he would get work and pray that I would know how to encourage him.
My friends and I plan to go to the beach next weekend and I am so looking forward to a time to just relax.
I am doing the study Lies Women Believe in my small group. It has been good to re-examine what are my beliefs and how I can replace what isn't truth with God's truth.

Last weekend was my birthday party. All my friends came over to make wraps. Then they surprised me with cupcakes! Later that night we went dancing to celebrate a friends graduation from technical school. It was so much fun! Everyone in the club serenaded me the Birthday song—in Spanish of course. I was reminded of how much God loves me and what an awesome community he has given me here. Even though I am feeling old (suddenly those lines on my face don’t go away), I am feeling very loved. I know what you will all say—that I still have so much time and that I’m still a baby. I can see the subtle changes. I am thankful for the wisdom and maturity God has given me over the last few years. I am honored that He would allow me to live here, serve him and be transformed by his grace.

Pray for fundraising to continue studying my masters. I am currently in my second class (Curriculum Leadership and Educational Change).


This is the pasola (scooter) that Braulio finished giving a make-over. He began awhile ago and after much hard work and many hours not only was this a wonderfully working machine but also very cool. It has a flying soccer ball on the side because it was given to the soccer coach, Jose, at school. On the front it say says Doulos Revolution, which is the name of the soccer team. He is very proud of the pasolas transformation (and me too!).