So, it's only been 10 months since I updated the blog. I thought it might be best just to go over a few highlights.
December 2010 - Jason and I took a short-term trip to India. We worked with an indigenous ministry to some nomadic cattle herders. I LOVE India. We met with two awesome veterinarians from Australia who worked with us in the villages each day.
April 2011 - Jason and a team of vet students from Ross organized a trip to Sudan. While there they worked with an indigenous ministry to reach out to some of the cattle owners. Jason and the students had a great time of growth and fellowship. As always, Jason loves Africa.
May 2011- Real Life Real Impact weekend occurred. Christian veterinarians from the USA spoke to the CCF group about everything from veterinary work in missions to living and managing your veterinary practice in a way that glorifies God. Thanks to all who participated!
May 31, 2011- We celebrated Elijah's 3rd birthday. Time really does fly by! He is such a blessing and is growing so much.
June 2011 - We started a rotation for Children's Church at the Caribbean Christian Fellowship on Sundays. It has been a tremendous amount of fun for the parents and the kids! Thanks everyone who donate materials or cash to get this started.
July 2-10, 2011 - Jason and I went with our niece Kayla on a short term trip to Peru. We joined with a team of over 80 people. The team consisted of medical doctors, nurses, students, development workers, pastors, family members and so many more (of course, veterinarians). The goal was to provide needed care and education, strengthen pastors there and help start new churches and bible studies.
Life on St. Kitts -
Life here has been interesting. We have been the victims of a series of robberies. Thankfully no one has been hurt. It is so frustrating, scary, expensive and annoying. It is hard not to become a little cynical about the injustice here on the island. Since then we have moved into another temporary home. Next month we will move into our new place. This 'villa' has a few more neighbors and much better security. God has certainly blessed us with great property owners and a much safer neighborhood.
This summer"s heat has been a little more tolerable . I guess we start to adjust to the heat and the rains that come with hurricane season. I always laugh when people joke about living the life in the Caribbean. It is absolutely beautiful here. I love the ocean. We have wonderful friends. Jason loves his job. The Caribbean Christian Fellowship is great and we love our bible studies.
On a different note, it is HOT here. Just so you all know there is usually just AC in the bedroom and you only turn it on at night due to the high (very high) cost of electricity. We now have a 17% tax on all groceries - the stale, bug laden groceries :) Everything is expensive - not just for us, but for all the people here. Therefore, crime continues to increase. Pray for peace here. There is also a lot of gang violence. People get shot and killed here almost every other week. Pray that the young men here will have Godly role models.
A HUGE praise we have here is the arrival of the Grayson's. They are missionaries from Indiana and have been working so hard to reach out to the people here. They have already been a blessing in our lives. They are opening doors to bridge some of the gap we feel in reaching out to the local people. We are excited for them and more excited to see what God is doing. God is definitely at work here in St.Kitts. Please be in prayer for them as they continue ministering here.
In Him,
Jennifer
