Shannon's Corner

Since arriving to the Dominican Republic, I have been blessed with the use of one vehicle or another. It has been a treat to not have to arrive and hurry up the process of finding and buying a vehicle.  In my experience of purchasing vehicles it has been a daunting time but yet God has always provided the right one. In the last month or so I have been having some difficulties with the two different vehicles that I have been using.  It is more stressful to me when something goes wrong with a vehicle that is not my personal vehicle while I am driving it.  This gave me the nudge or even push to be more active in looking for a vehicle to purchase.  After listening to many different missionaries share their experiences in purchasing their vehicle here in the DR, it gave me information in what I should and shouldn't do. I felt God opening up the door to ask some of the house dads at the Ark in Jarabacoa to see if they would be willing to help me.  Two house dads w...

SHANNON’S CORNER November 2016 Happy Thanksgiving!   This month has been a mixture of various experiences.   We celebrated six of our girls’ 15 th birthday (La Quincenera) from our two children’s homes in Jarabacoa and Constanza.   This is a very formal celebration for girls as it signifies a passage from girlhood to womanhood.   I learned some of traditions that the DR does which is different from some of the Peruvian traditions.   One tradition is for the girls to wear flats when they first arrive to the party then the mom will present her daughter with a pair of high heels as a passage into womanhood.   Another tradition is for the girl to carry a baby doll when she arrives to the party and during the party she will give the doll to a younger sister or a younger girl as it signifies she is passing into womanhood.   I had the privilege to not only attend the celebration but to help in dec...