Day 1

Just a quick post to let everyone know I made it to the DR safely, after a few delays and hours spent in the Miami Airport! Today has been a lazy day of unpacking, visiting the villages where I will be working, and getting reacquainted with Mission Emanuel. The ministry has grown so much since I was last here, so I feel a bit like I am starting over with an entirely new ministry. I saw a lot of familiar faces this afternoon, and it was fun to greet all of Mission Emanuel's employees I have missed and prayed for in my years away. I am looking forward to getting updates from all of the families and hearing about their significant life changes I have missed in the last five years. I am also very humbled by how poor my Spanish is right now, and will have a lot of work to do while I am here to be able to communicate. Day one and I am already feeling inadequate...

Thanks for your prayers! There will be more exciting updates coming as other staff members and work teams arrive!