SHANNON’S CORNER
April 2017
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| Nancy & Loida doing sponsorship in MIANCERG |
Christ
is risen! Hallelujah! He is risen indeed! In reading through the books of the law, God
had his people, Israel celebrate certain festivals throughout the year to
remember what God had done for them.
Easter is one of those times, when spring and new life comes again.
I
have been helping out with our child sponsorship project. Helping Karen, our sponsorship coordinator
for the whole country but who will be leaving in June and Loida, who is going
to be our new sponsorship coordinator for the island as well as with some of our
site coordinators, Nancy, Rebekah, and Emily.
This project is a new way of doing yearly progress reports on our kids. The
kids get to answer the questions about how they are doing in the areas of
family life, academically, physically,
socially, and what they would like to be
instead of a house parent or teacher filling out our questions regarding each
child. If the child knows how to write
then the child writes a small note to the sponsor and if not then the child draws
a picture for the sponsor. On the front side
of the project is the child’s most recent photo. It is a project where you need to work one-on-one
with thekids or maybe two at a time.
There have been some kids that I have worked with that have pushed me to
my limits but mostly it has really been an incredible and fun time spent with
the kids and those working in sponsorship.
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| A child drawing a picture |
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| Kids lining up in Constanza |
Some
of the more challenging things in working with the children...One little boy
just did not want to do anything but after a lot of convincing and bribing with
a piece of chocolate candy he finished.
Another one was when I asked a little girl one of the questions her
response was about her family. When I
would try to rephrase the question or ask a different question her response was
just continuing her story about her family.
When the child should know how to write yet does not even know their
letters to where you can dictate them the words. Some of the children would become distracted
and so would be difficult to get them back on task.
Let
me share with you some things the kids wrote. One of the kids shared that his dream is to
live on a mountain of chocolate one day.
Another girl shared in her note that she was very thankful that her
sponsors are supporting her so that she could go to school here because she
wants to be an engineer one day and by being in school she will be able to
accomplish her dream. Another child
wrote that he wants to be in the intelligence department of the military. A little girl wrote
that her desire is to know Maria*. When we asked who Maria*
is, here it is her sister who she lives with her but yet she wants to know
Maria*. A boy shared that he would like
to have his own room one day. A middle
school aged boy shared that he would like to be a pastor one
day. A middle school aged girl dreamed of
preaching one day but wanted to be a teacher or
doctor. Another child asked for his
sponsor to continue praying for his family to find work. Some children described their health as “bad”
since they would get “gripe,” the common cold frequently.
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| A child filling out a progress report |
I have been working on a
project in regards to “onboarding” our new missionaries. One thing is learning about some Dominican
history and fun facts. Some fun facts
about the town where I live. It was
settled by the TaÃno Indians who named the town, Jarabacoa that is actually two
words, “Jaraba” and “Coa.” It means the “land
of water fountains.” The Spaniards came thinking they would find
gold and silver but did not so they left the area. It is located in one of three mountain ranges
in the DR. It has three main rivers that
flow through it, which has three beautiful waterfalls. It is considered as “the city of eternal
spring” since it’s average annual temperature is in the 70’s. It is a tourist town and many Dominicans who
live in Santo Domingo and Santiago have a second home in Jarabacoa.
When I would try to
rephrase the question or ask a different question her response was just
continuing her story about her family.
“And whatever you do,
whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks
to God the Father through him.”
Colossians 3:17
PRAYER REQUESTS
Praise the Lord
for
safety in traveling around the island!
Praise the Lord for being able to help the kids do their
sponsorship projects!
Praise the Lord for the flooding in Peru has
stopped.
Pray for a MK/TCK pastor for our
kids, teenagers and their parents.
Pray for wisdom and discernment.
Pray for planning for our summer
program and summer interns.
Pray for Cherry Run Camp. I’ll be the missionary speaker this summer.
Pray for Briana who will be arriving
May 8th.
Pray for spending time with God each
day. Listening to His voice.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Shannon Eaton
Address: 829 Kocher Drive
Grove City, PA 16127
Phone: 724-967-7205
Skype: Shannon.renee.eaton
Facebook: Shannon R. Eaton
Blog:
www.shannonreaton.blogspot.com
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