Hello friends and family,
An update is long overdue and we apologize. We have had a great year in terms of family and work and as our circle of friends in the Dominican Republic grows we feel more and more at home here. This is the first Holiday newsletter in more than ten years that as I sit down to write I don’t feel flooded by memories of drama and significant change.We have had a quiet year of growth, maintainingand nurturing things already planted. (more…)

We were so excited to be able to take a few of our girls to the young life camp in Jarabacoa this weekend. We had a small group of ten girls for a “grow”camp, a time to grow and reflect on their relationship with God. (more…)

We are so excited to open up the school year 2009-2010. After spending the summer in preparations for new curriculum integration we are starting to pick up speed and are running with all the great tools we’ve been given. Partnering with Battalion Park Elementary in Calgary Canada we will study parallel units and share our learning with one another. The friendships that can be built across cultures, land and sea are extraordinary. (more…)

We are pleased to have this guest blog by Wanda Smith (Mujercita ministry leader and T.E.A.R.S. School staff member). Read Wanda’s words on the impact that the Mujercita ministry is having on the lives of many girls here in the barrio. (more…)

FIMO? What is it you ask? Why it is polymer clay of course! Still unsure….take a look at the photos of the process and the artistic creations from this recent Mujercita gathering. (more…)

El Camino Church recently celebrated a graduation within the Mujercita Ministry. The graduation was a recognition and celebration of the girls’ hard work in the first level of training to be leaders in the children’s ministry.

The service was a great opportunity to (more…)