Kylie's new night gown

Thanks to my friend, Crystal for giving me this 'scrap' of material when she left, I was able to make Kylie this cute little night gown! She's delighted!

A view around the mountains

On Thursday, we left a little early for church in Santa Domingo. We planned to go back to the area where we had the baptismal service a few weeks ago and let the kids play in the River, since it was so hot! But...until we got up there, it cooled off and the water was chilly, so we had a few hours to kill, so we drove up the mountain more, I wish you all could have been with us, the pictures can't begin to show you what it was like. I could have taken thousands of them and it still wouldn't compare! The roads were steep! (that coming from a girl that grew up in Johnstown, PA and I was still nervous!) At one point, we were stopped on a hill and the 4runner kept stalling. I thought we were going to go down, and not be able to get up! Thankfully we made it, after the front tires were off the ground. We got back down the moutain in time to visit with the family whos home we use for church, the kids & I stayed there while Jonathan went down the mountain further to pick up another guy for service, had a good service, and then the guys left to go pray with a neighbour of someone who comes to church, so the kids & I were again there with the host family! Looking down

A parade in Santa Domingo for Holy Week

So green and so pretty!

We've arrived...

in Tapachula, Chiapas! After 3 days of travel from the border of the United States to the other border of Mexico, we are praising God for His protecting hand on our family! We had no problems to really speak of on the whole trip! We got to enjoy a lot of new parts of Mexico that I had never seen before! God's creation is so remarkably beautiful!! Especially in Vera Cruz and Chiapas! On one side of the road are huge mountains and the other side is the gulf of Mexico!

We arrived here Saturday, March 13th. The next day, Sunday we had a special service with both congregations here in this area for a Baptismal service. I didn't get too many pictures of that since I was busy making sure the kids didn't get into the River. To see pictures from that day visit Michael & Crystal Mason's blog.

We ask for your prayers as we try to 'hold the fort' for them while they are in the US for the birth of their new baby boy and also for deputation travels.

We are also getting settled into the culture and the kids are starting to adjust to everything. They miss their dogs in Texas and their house there but over all are doing well!

A work day

I'm taking a little break from Haiti pictures today! =) A few weeks ago we had a work day at the Spanish God's Missionary Church in Donna, Texas. Since there is not a full time pastor there right now, the yard needed some attention, so another family that is attending there right now and our family got together and cleaned the house, church, and mowed the yard, and pulled weeds! It was dark when we left so I didn't get a picture of the finished results but it looked great!

Jonathan & Kylie on the mower

Rachel & Katlin pulling weeds

Korey & Renae on one of their trips back from carrying weeds to the big pile!

Isn't she too cute of a worker! =)

Thanks so much for your help Kevin, Rachel, Katie, Katlin, Ranae, & Caden!

Life at the compound

There were lots of people living inside the compound of the God's Missionary Church in Carrefour, Haiti. I'm assuming a lot of them are still there. Doing Laundry

Our Last Sunday in the USA!

Yesterday was our last Sunday in the USA for about 3 months! We will be leaving at the end of this week for Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico to fill in for the Michael Mason family while they are in the USA for the birth of their baby, and some deputation. Please pray for us as we'll be traveling. Also pray for us the next few days, we have a very long to-do list! And it seems it keeps growing instead of getting shorter!

Sunday evening Jonathan shared a power point slide show of some pictures from his recent trip to Haiti. It was interesting to hear it all again! It made me realize again how blessed I am.

Little faces in Haiti