We're in the DR!!!

Ultrasound at 15 weeks...baby Braisted with his back turned to us



baby Braisted's possible "boy parts" :)



baby Braisted's profile



baby Braisted's little foot

Hello everyone!!! We just wanted to give you all a little update. We have been in the DR for a week and a day and we are in our new apartment with internet and all! Praise the Lord. We had a rocky first couple days here with several problems dealing with plumbing and such, but all is well in the Braisted household.

It is great to get back to line-drying clothes, water outages and hearing Spanish in the streets. Mike has already gotten into the swing of things with planning the upcoming Sports weeks ahead. We have a baseball team in February and the IWU Men's Soccer team in March. Both Mike and Will are working on weekly schedules for our current Dominican Sports' Staff...something that is very new to all of them. It will help to keep some accountability and establish some leadership skills.

I have completed our first Winter publication newsletter that should be mailed out in February to those who currently support us financially. I will also be busy trying to capture some of the new ministries that are going on here, via my camera! It's been a little bit of an adjustment for me, getting used to being pregnant and working. Our apartment is on the third floor, so anytime I need to go do anything...I get a MAJOR workout! It's been a little tiring but I'm determined to not let pregnancy get in the way of work. This little baby is going to have to adjust to the crazy life a missionary, so it might as well start in the womb!

Thanks to all of you who prayed us here for a second time. Although we will only be here for 3 months (I have to go home at 7 months of pregnancy) every minute we get to spend here is a blessing.

2 MAJOR prayer requests:

1-Northbrook Church- Please be in prayer for my parent's home church who are considering supporting our ministries here. They could support up to half of our budget which would be amazing.
2-There is also another organization who could potentially donate as much as $50,000 to our ministry. It would be a one-time gift and would not support us again next year, but it could help in DRAMATIC ways.

Thanks so much for all of your support.