End of Year Craziness

As any teacher knows, the end of the school year is full.  And this year is no exception.  In fact, it might even have a touch more of loco than other years as I prepare to leave this place.  I find myself having a myriad of emotions each day.  Sad to leave dear friends.  Proud of students' progress.  Anxious to be with family and old friends again.  Joy as students discover and make new connections.  Worry over leaving here and starting anew.  Love for teenage girls who confide deep hurts in confidence.  Peace that God's got it all.
Amidst all of this, there are still great things happening here through Doulos and Young Life.  Here is a little update on the last month and what's to come...

Doulos  Third grade is learning about insects and totally pumped when they see one in the "wild" (which happens a lot here).  Fourth grade is in the midst of a Poetry Unit.  Both classes continue to joyfully surprise me with their excitement for learning.  We are finishing up the last few weeks of regular classes and will have Math Madness for our final week of school.  Graduation is June 14! Many our seniors are attending university in the Fall, either in country or in the U.S.

Young Life   We had our last Campaigners bible study on Tuesday and our last Club will be this coming Tuesday.  At the beginning of May we held our International 5K Run for Fun for the purpose of raising funds for summer camp.  We had a great turnout in Jarabacoa as well as other cities around the world.  Check out the pictures below.  We will be taking a group of girls to Lake Champion this summer in June!  If you would like to contribute to this fund, follow this link and directions:

https://giving.younglife.org/OnlineGivingChoice.aspx?gd=otg&np=1&GilType=area&MissionUnitCode=X8176&MissionUnitName=DR%20Doulos%20&ClassCode=campership

1.  Select "A Young Life Area Ministry"
2. Click "Search" next to "A Young Life Area Ministry"
3.  Click "Search by Area Number"
4.  Enter "X8176"
5.  Select DR-Doulos
6. Click "Camp Scholarship"
7.  Enter Gift Amount $
8.  Click "Add Gift"

Personally, I am doing well.  My biggest accomplishment was running a Half Marathon with good friend, Danae this month!  We ran on Mother's Day in honor of our moms in the Hot Mama Half.  It was a make-your-own race, but we had great friends supporting us the whole way.  Some ran with us, a few gave us water, others provided music while riding a moto next to us, and a crowd of good friends cheered us in to the finish.  It was great.