March - May 2025

Hello once again from Grenada. We are still alive and well here in the Caribbean. It seems that updating the website has been on the low priority section of my to-do list for a little while now. I have some time now that I will try and bring you up to date on our lives here. My goal is to cover the highlights from each month and add some pictures. So here we go.......

March 2025

One of the highlights in March was a birthday for Natasha. She turned 7 this year. She brings lots of life to our family and we love her dearly. Her dolls are well taken care of and she loves caring for them. She also enjoys playing in the playhouse in the backyard. There are two to three neighbor girls that come over and play with her as well. It can be difficult for her to persuade her brothers to play with her, but at times they join her in cooking and mixing up "juice" and mango "smoothies". This year for her birthday she wanted a cake full of rainbows. Jodi does an amazing job making their cakes. With the heat it can be a challenge, but they turn out very well.

The next highlight was being able to visit the Logos Hope. It's a floating book store that goes around the world and visits places that don't have easy access to books. We planned on going on a Thursday but woke up that morning to news that it was closed that day. We found out later that it had to move from the port so that a cargo ship could come in and unload. Friday they were back in port and open for visitors. We showed up in good time, only to find out that it would be awhile until they opened because they had to set everything back up. After waiting "patiently" for an hour and a half in the hot sun we were able to go on and shop. There were a lot of people there. We were able to get some good books. It can be a little dangerous taking a former teacher through a book store, and our arms were full as we exited the ship and went home.

The schools at LaBorie and Limes had Sports Day together in March. It ended up being on the same day that we went on the Logos Hope. I was only there for the last part of the day. It's always enjoyable to see the students put their all into the different events. There were several records broken this year. Lots of good, healthy competition.

April 2025

The big highlight for April was VBS. School is on holiday for two weeks. During this time we have VBS at church. This year our friends, Ruben and Miriam, brought a group of young people down to help. It was so much fun to have them bring a group down. They have a son that is close to Jaymi's age and he was able to come along as well. VBS was Monday - Thursday, and we had over 70 children several days. In the afternoons after VBS we did different outreach activities with the group. We passed out tracts, went to a children's home and told a Bible story and played games, did some singing for an elderly lady, and visited the hospital and sang for the people there. The group did a really good job at teaching VBS as well and participating in the various ministry opportunities.

Several church activities included a sunrise service on Easter Sunday and an afternoon/evening out on a point to try and fly kites. Unfortunately there wasn't enough wind that evening to fly kites. However, we did enjoy a campfire and roasting hotdogs. It was a good time of being together as a church even though no kites were able to fly.

Since we were traveling to the States in May, we ended Bible Club with a reward trip the end of April. Those that get to go on this trip are the ones with good attendance and good behavior. We took them to a playing field that had a playground. A water balloon toss was among the activities that afternoon. For supper we had homemade pizza, chips, and cookies. We started Bible Club back up in June.

The end of April found us hiking back to a waterfall with the youth group. Our family has come to really enjoy hiking. Most times even Derrik and Quinton do well. I believe on this specific hike though Quinton wasn't into hiking, and he ended up riding on my back most of the time. Once we hiked back out we all ate our packed supper.

May 2025

We celebrated Jaymison's birthday this month. It was extra special to be able to celebrate it with friends and family back in the states. Jaymi brings lots of life to our days. He enjoys playing football (soccer) in the front drive with the neighbor children. There are many laughs and cheers as they try to make the most points! Playing in the backyard area is also a highlight. He has instigated making numerous trails back there and has found some trees to climb. There are also crabs to be caught in the one area, so that keeps life interesting. It seems like he is always inventing something, either with Legos, string, tape, or sticks. It's amazing what all he has created!

We were able to be in the States for three weeks. The weeks went by quickly but there were lots of good memories made. We all enjoyed connecting with family and friends. We were able to meet a new addition to our extended family. Jodi's sister had a baby girl while we were gone. There were lots of days that the children spent at their grandparent's or cousin's homes. Many good memories were made! It was hard to say good-bye to friends and family, but at the same time it felt good to be coming back to Grenada. It's good to be where God has called you.

I want to thank each one of you for your prayers and interest in our lives! Keep serving God where you are at!