Praying for Sissy

Sissy's first walk in over two weeks

    On Wed night April 1st, Sissy Entrekin (our director's wife) was involved in an accident that left her with a pelvis that was fractured in 5 different places. After two surgeries here in the DR to pin the two major fractures, she was then airlifted to Huntsville AL for yet another surgery and now is in the healing process and in the next day or two will begin her rehab. It will be a long road to recovery but yet at the same time, it is so easy to see God working in her life and bringing the SI family together as well as her birth family and her church family.  The lady that hit her was also part of our staff here and really took it hard. She is much better now and has begun the healing process herself. Interesting that we have two staff members that are beginning their healing process at the same but from two different angles. One healing physically and the other healing mentally and spiritually. Like I said, God has been such a part of this from the very beginning.
       In other news, Karen is getting ready for an additional American to co-lead the Special Education Site, Courtney Barlow arrived here on Monday the 20th and will be joining Karen to help lead the Special Education

Jess Perez (left) and Courtney Barlow (right) last summer.

Site. She is currently taking her common 2 weeks "landing period", to get used to living in a different culture and all. Then she will be going through about two months or so of Language training. She will then hopefully be joining Karen by mid summer or so. She will be leading the Adaptive Physical Education side of the site. Courtney spent the summer with us two years ago and as a volunteer last summer. Karen is really excited to be working with Courtney at Genesis.
      I have been working more in the town of Santiago lately, working on getting ready  for that location to host two different teams this summer. A couple weeks ago, we had friends come down from Indiana and we worked at the site for 3-1/5 days. Thanks goes out to Fritz, Kyle and Benjamin Bontrager, Steve Raber, and Elmer Yoder. They were a group of excavators by trade, that gave of their time to help lay block. It was much appreciated.  We are looking for one or two Americans for the Teams Coordinator position. So, if you feel that you are that person(s)............. One of the teams for this summer is from Brenneman Memorial Missionary in Goshen. Greg Cole, the youth pastor, was here this spring

The new Appropriate Technology Site in Santiago

for a week checking out what was in store for his youth. We are really excited to start to host teams there. Please be in prayer for that location as we continue to see where God takes that and what He will do in the Cienfuegos area of Santiago.
      Thanks to all for your past support so that we are able to continue to do what we do here and we are so glad that so many of you partner with us in what we are doing. Blessings to all.
    

The new Appropriate Technology Site in Santiago.