back home

well much has happened since i have last blogged. My wife, bethany, and i are adjusting to life back in the D.R. We arrived on december 28 with sharla and the board. after a few days of board meeting we were starting to asjust to life together in the D.R. however it has rained everyday since we arrived, and rain stops many things in the areas we are working in because the roads are only dirt. in the d.r. this month we have had landslides similiar to the one that happened in california. in one area 12 houses were lost and in another 9 fell of the side of a hill. there have been no reported injuries but many more places are evacuating because of the rains.
Bethany and i have been trying to get into the villiages and schools and continue working. however with the rain most schools have not had class because the students have to walk and the teachers usually arrive in public transportation or motor cycles. we are looking forward to continuing working with Makarios. Please pray for the Dominican Republic and Haiti as well as Bethany and I adjusting to life together here.