Shannon's Corner

Happy Independence Day here in the Dominican Republic!  This marks 175th anniversary of being independent from Haiti. PRAYER REQUESTS Praise the Lord for Jackie, our intern arrived to Brazil safe and sound! Praise the Lord for God’s protection over our KAI Haiti ministry these past 2 weeks! Praise the Lord for the women in my Bible study! Praise the Lord for the beginning of a friendship! Praise the Lord our School in Constanza received their accreditation as an elementary school! Praise the Lord our School in Palo Blanco received their accreditation as an elementary and high school! Praise the Lord that we will be opening a national office here in Jarabacoa with an office manager hopefully beginning of April! Pray for the people of the Dominican Republic. Pray for Jan and her family as they grieve for the loss of her mom. Pray for Haiti as there is still protesting against the government.  Pray for protection for our staff and their fam...

SHANNON’S CORNER January 2019 My New Year has started off with some amazing things happening with the arrival of three interns who will be serving in our two schools here in Jarabacoa.  Adam and Tracee are serving in Palo Blanco School until the beginning of April helping with our AWANA program, Club – Bible club with our high school students and helping in various areas as the school is implementing our trauma care.  Tiana is serving in ANIJA School until the end of the school year (beginning of June) and then will help in our summer program (end of July) as well.  Tiana is mainly going to be helping to coach our girls’ soccer team, mentoring the young coaches we have already and discipling the girls in their walk with the Lord and then part-time being an assistant P.E. teacher at ANIJA. One-day Retreat I am really excited to share with you how God has been working in providing the holistic care and support that has been on my heart for...

SHANNON’S CORNER December 2018 Merry Christmas!    Feliz Navidad! I was reminded from one of my advent devotionals that Christmas is the season of giving.  The giving season all started around the birth of Jesus as everyone in the Christmas story in Luke 2 and Matthew 2 gave something.  Here is my paraphrasing of what everyone gave that first Christmas season.  God the Father gave his one and only Son, Jesus to save the world.  Jesus gave up his home, heaven to come to earth to live fully man and fully God.  Mary gave her body to carry and nurture the baby Jesus.  Mary also gave up her reputation to be willing to do so. Joseph gave his protection and love to Mary during her pregnancy and throughout her life.  The angels gave announcements of what was happening and praising and glorifying God.  The shepherds left their own flocks by themselves in the fields in order to go and wo...