September 20th!

It is finally official, I will be leaving on September 2oth to start the journey down to the DR. I will fly down to Antigua, Guatemala for 5 weeks and spend 5 hours a day learning spanish. It will be a great experience, I will be living with a Guatemalan family who hosts language students and be fully immersed in the culture there. After I finish in Guatemala I will then fly to the DR on October 24th and start with my Kids Alive responsibilities. I couldn't be more excited to go and I am so thankful to have raised enough support to be able to book the plane ticket.

I received a great update from the Kids Alive missionaries already in Constanza a few days ago and I am very excited about some opportunities that may be available there when I arrive. One thing they are hoping to do is to start a more organized basketball league which is something I would love to get involved with and I was praying that there would be some sort of opportunity like this in the town I will live in. I also had a great dinner with Lee and Nancy Lewis who served for several years in Constanza through Kids Alive and now live less than 3 blocks from my house in Wheaton! It was great to hear more specifics and details as to what I should expect when I get there.

Please keep praying for me as I finalize departure preparations and say goodbye to everyone in Wheaton. Also, send me an email at kyle.bradley@my.wheaton.edu if you would like to be added to my email list that I will start up when I get to Guatemala.