At the house we are blessed to stay in until the end of October.  Only one
 condition, love these dogs as our own!

Our only means of transportation right now.  Pray for no rain.

I had to go into this building to take care of some business.  Needless to say
I didn't get out of the car until the coast was clear

Well, it has been a little over a couple of weeks since our last blog.  We arrived in the DR and have locked ourselves in a room and taken an oath not come out until we can speak Espanol.    Ok, now for reality.  We have been working so hard learning Spanish.  31/2 hours of class time a day, then 3-4 hours of study each night.  One thing I know for sure, my wife can out study anyone.  She is amazing.  We have been blessed with a great teacher and each day our heads are filled to overflowing.
We have lots of prayer requests right now for all who would love to pray for us.  I  think for tonight I will call this:  KAREN AND KENNY'S TOP 10 PRAYER REQUESTS

1.  Language!  Obviously, that God would bless us with the ability to learn this beautiful language to be as effective as possible in loving both the staff, and our new friends and neighbors.
2.  We miss our family.  We have no doubt God has called us here.  And we have obediently answered His call, but we do miss our children and grandchildren so much.  Please pray that God would be The Great Comforter at this time.
3.  Our own home.  We have been blessed to stay in a the home of a missionary family that is on furlough in the States, but it is not our home so we feel a bit unsettled.  We have been living out of our suitcases since the end of June so we are ready to settle.
4.  Patience. That God would give us what we need in His time and not ours.  We serve an amazing God and we are trusting that His will be done.
5.  Vehicles. We have been looking for the right vehicles and have not had any success.  We eagerly await the Lord's blessing for vehicles.
6.  Our transition into our new roles here in the DR sometime around October, November, December.  We are praying that we can bless our dear friends Josh and Vikki as they transition out of their positions with SI and we move in.  
7.That we can love, serve, and develop close relationships with both the Dominican and American staff in a way that brings glory to God.
8.  Entry into a new culture.  Please pray that God would give us the wisdom and gentleness needed to be His ambassadors to the people of the Dominican Republic.  Our hope is that each person we come in contact with will walk away feeling like they are authentically loved.
9.   Spanish
AND FINALLY #10. You guessed it.  Spanish!

We love you all and please know how grateful we are that you have chosen to help us in this kingdom work.  To God be the glory forever.

Kenny

Our wonderful friend  Rachel who is establishing a medical site on the left and
 our amazing friend and language  teacher Catalina who is from Columbia.

It's just not everyday you see cattle walking down the road.  I think they're on strike.

Talk about great timing!  We arrived to the DR on Thursday and on Saturday the leadership team took
the Dominican Kitchen Staff on their annual beach retreat.  We we blessed to be a part of that time.
It's almost a 3 hour drive but a wonderful way to express gratitude to a great staff who pour
their hearts into serving God.

Some of the staff of SI

Yikes

Kim works at the Social Work site in El Callejon.  Here enjoying her birthday.  Guess who got her the hat?