Ellis Mission - Dominican Republic

😊 Our family will be growng a lot this year! 😊 Devon, Bethany and Ellis boys reveal...  😊 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 😊 An UPDATE on our sweet Esther: (From last blog entry) There happened to be a street camera where her incident took place, so the police were able to identify the two men. The men were in a neighboring town while carjacking, beating and robbing another woman. One was caught, while one ran.   But they know who he is and where he lives, so it is only a matter of time before they catch him.  ☺☺ 😎 ☺ 😎 ☺☺ The new semester is here! YAY!! The YSA's come back to the Institute! Check out our first Cooking Class in the Kitchen 👀❤👀❤👀❤👀❤👀❤ By the end of the classs we had 18 students there. Unfortunately, we can only have 10 students in that small space. B ut two sessions at 7 weeks each equal a 14 week sememster and  accomodates everyone! 👀❤👀❤👀❤👀❤👀❤ In our first cooking class we made  Chocolate Chip Cookies (Galletas dulce) In spanish ga...

We wish you a wonderfully Happy New Year! 🎢෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴෴🎢 There is always so much going on at the Institute but during the break...we prepare, regroup and restore    Santiago is about ninty minutes from the coast so we decided to go to the beach for a few days There is so much to see on the way  A fruit market --   It is a beautiful country And a beautiful drive to the coast 💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦 It felt good to put our toes in the sand and waves It has been a while It is a beautiful place to serve with your sweetheart On our walk along the beach  we found some horses -- alone  ...maybe that was the universe inviting us for a horse ride? We Stayed in a hotel in Cabarete  And met a few new friends... we called him little scaley and we met Kenny ...after the first few minutes at the hotel, we decided to only stay one night. It was too loud with all of the New Year's Eve parties,  and w e headed back home.   I...