Feliz Ano Nuevo :)

What do you do when you feel like your heart is about to explode with love? Love more than you thought possible?! That's the feeling I have right at this moment as I type. I just want to hug everything. If I could physically hug these gorgeous mountains, I would probably hug them and never let go. You can see why too :) 

This is my third time back in Jimani in the last year, and it blows my mind to look at where I am now from where I was this time last year. So much growth and joy comes from simple obedience in the Lord. So much peace comes from obeying. This is one thing we've been trying to engrain in these precious, but stubborn kids heads. 

   (Maikens, Eina, Davince, and Yinancia)

I've only been here for 2 weeks and I'm only here for three more, but that's not long enough. Do you know how hard it is to leave your heart behind 2000 miles away? My thinking over the past few weeks has been the saying, "How lucky am I that I have something so wonderful, that it makes saying goodbye so hard". 

        Kimi and Avila on Christmas Eve

    Anderson had to run all the way here in the rain on Christmas Eve

                Eduardo and Lones

The last few weeks have been filled with lots of food and sweets, and even some presents :) it's definitely been a different Christmas/ New Years for me but I couldn't have asked for anything more. I've missed a lot back home, but there is more joy and peace in my heart than I know what to do with at times especially when there's dancing and fireworks!

      Christmas morning and Pierre      Antoine's 14th birthday

     Peeling potatoes for Christmas Eve    dinner :)

     SO much dancing.. and high school   musical!

Prayer requests:

-Obedience for all missionaries and children here.

-Honesty amongst one another

-integrity, wisdom, and grace for everyone on the children's home campus

-For all of the adults here to love the children well 

-Help with the language barrier (their language= creole, mine=English, both know spanish-a little) :) 

Happy New Year :) 

"And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." Revelation 21:5