Hey Everyone! It has been forever since my last email and I wanted to give you all a little update. Right now I am in the middle of enjoying 2 weeks back in Wheaton. I flew in the day before my good friend Zach Ullrich's wedding on the 15th and have been enjoying time spent with my family. My younger sister Caroline will be marrying my great friend and former roommate Kirk Sundberg tomorrow, and things have been very busy preparing for it!
After 9 months in Constanza I feel like it really is home. I have enjoyed developing great relationships with the people there and also with Kids Alive missionaries around the island. Time and time again I have felt encouraged that this is really where God has called me to be for these 2 years, and knowing that, has made the tough times much easier to deal with. Since April I have been able to visit Grant Roszkowiak in Haiti, enjoyed visits from my parents and brother, and also joined the Wheaton Baseball team for a week in the capital. These times have been such an encouragement to me and have given me a much needed boost throughout my 1st year in the DR.
Over the past month or so I have really felt the need to send out an email laying out the opportunity to become a child sponsor through Kids Alive. Kids Alive is experiencing so much increased need, and has had the opportunity to respond by adding a significant number of new children to our ministries. I am seeing firsthand how the generous donations/sponsorships have been changing kids and families in the DR. Kids Alive now faces the challenge of matching this influx of at-risk children with sponsors to help support their needs.
I would encourage anyone who is interested to prayerfully consider sponsoring a child and let me know! It would be a great honor to help select a child and watch the relationship develop over the next few years in Constanza.
I am truly blessed by the great network of friends and family that have supported me, both through prayer and through finances, to be able to be in the DR and I wanted to share this increased need at Kids Alive. One of my main roles in Constanza is helping with sponsorship at the orphanage and it is such a blessing to be able to share letters with kids from people I know or people that have been here on past trips! The cost is $35 per month, and this money goes directly towards helping the kids in our ministry. The kids will send various projects and letters throughout the year, as well as pictures and progress reports of the child from the missionaries on the field. I have also attached a Sponsorship Brochure that should help answer more questions.
Thank you so much for all of your encouragement and prayer for me through these past 9 months. I am so blessed to have so many people who have such a big impact on my life and where God has me right now. Please consider sponsoring a child and email me if you are interested!
In Him,
Kyle
