Things are going great
here in Jarabacoa. I’ll give you a
brief update on how the teams are going, the college girls, Zika (the new
mosquito virus) and how Breddy & baby Jaylene are doing!
Volleyball Teams: All
7 volleyball teams are up and running.
The JV team will be going through a dvd series called “God’s Story”
which helps the girls better picture of what the bible is all about. The varsity team is learning about
being real in their faith. We are
now busy planning our third annual purity retreat for April.
All of our VC Revolution Teams
College Girls: Along
with their studies, the girls are busy serving at their different ministry
sites and doing a great job. In our college bible study, we just started
reading Desiring God by John Piper.
I have been really impressed of how smart these girls are and are able to have great discussions.
Zika: You may have
heard about Zika, a virus that is transmitted through mosquitoes. The danger of the virus is that if
pregnant women contract the disease, it can cause a serious birth defect called
microcephaly in their baby. It can
cause the baby to have an abnormally small head. They say the virus is most dangerous if mom contracts the
virus in her first trimester. The
virus is not very widespread here and is not a huge concern. However, I will still be taking extra
precautions to keep any mosquitoes away.
Please pray for baby Jaylene and all the other pregnant mothers in the
world who could potentially contract this virus.
Páez Family: It was
nice to spend some quality time with family and friends in December. We were also blessed to have two baby
showers! At shower put on by some ladies at our home church, it
was neat to see so many women who have been such positive influences in my
life. I pray that Jaylene will
have the same opportunity to have so many Godly women in their lives guiding
them as they guided me. We also
had a shower with the “Gates” side of the family! Since I have missed so many great Thanksgiving dinners, it
has been at least 5 years since I’ve seen most of those relatives. One of the hardest parts of living
overseas is missing those family members and feeling disconnected. However, they made us feel right at
home!
Shower with Detroit Gators
Shower with BHBC Ladies
Breddy has been busy
working at the men’s sports site.
He also had the opportunity to compete in a local motocross race and won
fourth in his division! But even more than motocross, Breddy is getting excited
about becoming a dad. I am now at
28 weeks and its hard to believe I am going to get bigger. Tying my shoes is now a challenge and
even during practices, I find I have to sit more. And you know me, I don’t like sitting down very much. Mabelis and Esther are gradually taking over
more responsibilities so that come baby time, they will be in charge while I
take maternity leave!
Motocross race
Baby bump pic!
Prayer Requests
· Continued passion with teams. Some days I just get excited about
becoming a mom. However, I don’t want that to stop me from fully invested in
the spring groups that come down.
· Health for our baby and all others that could potentially
get infected with the Zika virus
· New supporters for our college sponsorship
program.
