Nalleli

I know I have talked about Nalleli in a previous post, but here is a refresher. She is the daughter of Maira, who is the assistant at the preschool in Mata Gorda. Nalleli is 10 years old and goes to Doulos, an English emersion school here in Jarabacoa. She is also best friends with Pricila, our niece. Her mom asked me if she could come to my house once a week to practice English since she is struggling a little bit at school. So last week she came over with Pricila and we had a grand time! After doing homework, practicing English, painting nails, etc, we had lots of fun making pizza together and then watching "The Princess Bride".

I love Nalleli and refer to her as "mi hija potiza" (my artificial daughter) and she often slips up and starts calling me "tia" (aunt) when Pricila is around.

Please pray with me for Nalleli, that the time we spend together will be beneficial for her and that she will improve at school as well.

We did a really fun art project with the kids in the after school tutoring group this past week. We had prepared various pieces for them to glue together to make masks. They had so much fun each making their own mask and even gluing some of the pieces to their own face! :-)

First group of the Year!

We have the pleasure of hosting the Joshua Group from Hume Lake (a place near and dear to my heart) for two weeks here in SIDR. They are a great group of young people and I am really enjoying having them at the school helping me out in my classroom.

Mata Gorda Christmas Party

This year we had a wonderful Christmas party again at the Mata Gorda Preschool. The kids performed two songs for their parents, received gifts and had refreshments. It was a great night and all the parents and kids really enjoyed themselves. Here is a video clip of the kids performing one of the songs, "Mi Burrito Sabanero" a typical Dominican Christmas song.

here are the kids with their gifts

Merry Christmas!!!

Update Video

Here is the newest update video for Cristian and I. Enjoy!

Family

This past week at church, Cristian's sister's husband, Francisco, was named as one of the Associate Pastors. It was a proud moment for Cristian and I as they move into this important position of ministry at our church. The picture is of our head pastor, Popin, and Franciso and the family.

Christmas time in Mata Gorda

Here are some pictures of the kids in my class and some of the Christmas crafts that we have made in the last few weeks!