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!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Samana Excursion

























Well, first of all, I can't believe where the time has gone. I haven't updated this blog in several months, that is kind of embarassing, but here I am posting some pictures, so that's better than nothing.

Jake and I went on a "baby-moon" get-away to the Samana Peninsula, a very beautiful part of this island. It was our first time there and we were so excited to be able to see some beautiful beaches and humpback whales. We stayed in a cute bed and breakfast (pictured here) and also a nice resort, but in hindsight we would have chosen the bed and breakfast for the whole time. We had lots of time to swim and explore and then on our last day we went on a whale-watching tour. We got to see the humpback whales that come to Samana to breed and have their babies. We were even able to see a mom with her baby, very special!