The time as come for more fun and hard work in the DR! I leave tomorrow for two months of work with Mission Emanuel, and am excited to see what the summer holds for our staff and for the teams coming to work. Our staff is larger this year than last, and our groups are smaller, which will be an interesting change. Then, after 4 weeks of groups, I have a month to live with my friend Anna in Cielo and get to know regular life in the DR. So far, I have only experienced life there as a short-term missionary, living in a hotel rather than the community, so it will be interesting to stay a bit longer and see what it is like to be in Santo Domingo without groups to lead around or projects to coordinate. It will just be me and the few permanent American missionaries. My Spanish will really be put to the test during that time, so I am thankful that I get to spend my mornings studying spanish with my dear friend, Emmanuel. I am hoping for a lot of growth and progress in that time!
I look forward to updating you with fun and exciting stories over the next few months. Please be in prayer for our staff arriving Friday and Saturday, and for our first group from Alabama arriving on Saturday as well. I love this group and their leadership, so it will be exciting to see them and catch up over the course of that week. Nothing makes a project more fun than an energetic and silly group of high schoolers, so I am excited to get to work with our group from Frazier UMC!
Much love,
Deeds
