Then Jesus took a cup, gave thanks to God, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. I tell you that from now on I will not drink this wine until the Kingdom of God comes.”
Then he took a piece of bread, gave thanks to God, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.” In the same way, he gave them the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is God’s new covenant sealed with my blood, which is poured out for you.”
Luke 22: 14-20
This is one of my favorite times of year. This past week provides rich times of reflection as we begin the week with Palm Sunday, encounter Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and end with the Resurrection on Easter. I pray that you know the love God is pouring out on you. He is Risen! Happy Easter to you!
My first Easter in Jarabacoa turned out to be a memorable one. It began with an informal sunrise gathering at the river this morning with a few friends, singing hymns and reading Scripture – all in our pjs. We shared a yummy breakfast together and then headed to church. In the afternoon, my roommates and I had a few friends over for lunch and of course, an Easter egg hunt (we dyed eggs together yesterday).
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| Me, Leah, Lo, Em, Rach, Erica, Amanda, and Brit in between egg hunts... yeah, we had so much fun with the first one we had to hide them again!! |
I have also enjoyed a week off from school for Semana Santa. I spent the first half of the week camping on a beach with a couple of other Doulos staffers. It was absolutely gorgeous. Here are a few pictures, but there are more on my Facebook page if you are interested. It was a wonderful few days of sleeping, snorkeling, eating, reading, and repeating! We saw shooting stars at night and a whale swam by in the morning. Just beautiful.
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| Leah, Brit, and Me |
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| Our campsite. |
Before school let out for Semana Santa, the students were able to show off their hard work at Expedition Night. Here are the third graders presenting on Ancient Egypt and the ninth grade performing original poetry after a study on hip-hop. Plus a second grade animal from Australia!
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| Anna and Me |
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| Three of our best YL leaders! Tim, Brock, and Mer |
Thank you for your continued love and support. I can't tell you how much you encourage me daily! I'm beginning to realize I'll be seeing some of you relatively soon... how time flies! I'm excited for hugs all around! Love and peace to you. ~ sara
