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Transitions

This is a season of transition here in the Dominican Republic.  There are new missionaries such as Briana Cowan and next week RJ Pleva who will be transitioning to living here in the DR.  Learning a new culture and a new language.  There are two missionaries, Karen Green and Rebekah Polland who will be transitioning and re-entering into the US to live.  Relearning our culture in the US.  Our last two Care Centers in country are transitioning into being schools for the next school year.  This sometimes means some new staff members and administration as well as new students.  June 12th our summer interns arrive and they will be transitioning into living in the DR for the following six weeks.  As the school year finishes next week, the kids will be home then all day every day for summer break which is a transition for our home parents and kids.  My one housemate, Christina who has been living with me since the beginning of March will be leaving on Saturday.  She will spend a week in Haiti before heading back to the states.  I myself will be in transition soon as my time for staying in the Van Der Molen house is winding down.  It has been a great place to live this past year.

In one of the conversations I had with my Dad, he reminded me of I desire I had after my Mom passed away.  The desire was to open up my own bed & breakfast.  Here 16 years later, God has fulfilled that desire in a very unique way.  Even Vic would joke with me about my B&B but never put two and two together until my Dad shared it with me.  There has been many people throughout this year who have come and stayed a night to weeks to months in their sojourn to find rest and sometimes relaxation.  This year has been up and down but yet one thing is true...God's faithfulness.

We had our directors & leaders retreat the weekend of May 19th-21st.  The directors from our 10 ministry sites around the island, the academic directors of our schools, our regional office personnel, the VP of Latin America for KAI, and the field director of Haiti and all of their families participated in the retreat.  It was a great time for me to get to know our leadership better and in a tranquil setting.  A time of relaxation, fun, and sharing.

Briana arrived on May 8th to come and serve at our school in Palo Blanco working in child sponsorship.  Briana jumped right in by helping to finish the big child sponsorship project that had to be done by May 25th.  Briana is currently staying with me.  I have been helping Briana in apartment hunting as I also need to find a place to live soon and car shopping.  Briana and I will be roommates!!!  We found an apartment.  Praise the Lord!!!  We'll be moving in after our summer interns move out near the middle of July.

Through all these transitions, God has been faithful.
Leadership Retreat

Sharing time

Karen and her sponsored child...farewells



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