Who we are

We live in the Dominican Republic and work with Young Life International. Jake works at Pico Escondido, a Young Life camp that serves Dominicans in this country as well as work teams from the states. We are both currently volunteers with Vida Joven, YL in Spanish, and I (Kyla) am a full-time mom. We want to keep you informed about our lives and our ministry as well as share some encouragement along the way. Read more to find out what God has been doing in our lives!

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Happy Birthday Jake!




Here we are in Crystal River, Florida on our day off! It was Jake's birthday so we went snorkeling and swam with the manatees! It was soooo much fun, and unbelievably beautiful. Thank you Lord for such a great day.


Jake and I have one more week of New Staff Training and then we are off to the Dominican Republic!


(We are learning lots of great stuff and working hard during the week :)

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Christmas times a comin'... and now it's gone!


Wow! The holidays really fly by when you are having fun. Jake and I enjoyed a wonderful Christmas this year filled with beautiful white snow and the reminder of the true meaning of Christmas-our Savior's birth. We tried to focus more on Christ-mas this year rather than consumerism. It is always a challenge not to get wrapped up in it, no pun intended.

We spent Christmas Eve with Jake's family celebrating Joel's birthday and going to a Christmas Eve service. Christmas day was spent trying to figure out how to give our anonymous gifts to each other without revealing who they were from. It was quite comical how long it took us to figure this out. Also, as pictured, Jake and I went snowshoeing with my parents. What fun enjoying a winter wonderland and spreading Christmas cheer with fellow snowshoers/skiiers. It was a blast and a fun memory.

May your new year be blessed, as it is already January, I can't believe how much the year is already flying by!

Speaking of flying, we are leaving in less than two weeks! Wa-who!!!