Guess what?!
Have we got some news for you...
As of January 5, we have officially been living in Jamaica for one year!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...at least in our house!
Interested in visiting? We may have a solution...More about that, our hurricane experience, and more!
Another month under our belts here in Jamaica! This time we can say: "See you soon!"
6 months here and we've got some news!
Things certainly don't look like how we imagined they would in Jamaica (and the world) right now, but we are trusting God has us here in this season for a specific purpose.
We pray this newsletter finds you well, healthy, and not totally stir-crazy!
We have been in Jamaica now for two months, and can't believe how time is flying. In February, we got to take part in a number of opportunities for the ministry here, and are looking forward to what's ahead in March
We can't believe we have already been living in Jamaica for one month now! In some ways we are amazed it has been a month, but in many ways it feels like much longer than that!
We made it!!!
What a year 2019 has been!
The fact that we leave for Jamaica in just two months is mind-boggling (and a little overwhelming!)
September has been a really sweet time for our family as we get to know Silas better each day!
Welcoming the newest Bloemendaal!
We can hardly believe that it is already August - summer has flown by! This past month we returned from missions training in Colorado and spent some much needed time with family and friends!
Happy July, everyone! We are now back home in West Michigan from our four weeks in Colorado at Mission Training International.
May has been quite a month - it's difficult to know where to even start in sharing about it. The past few days alone have been incredibly eventful, so bear with us in this newsletter as some of this has *technically* happened in June :)
Happy May, everyone! We can hardly believe this is our last full month of working at our jobs.
A longer newsletter, we just have so much to share from our time in Jamaica!
Boy have we got news for you...
It's true! The Lord has blessed us with the incredible gift of pregnancy. We were initially in total shock when we found out, but we are absolutely thrilled and honored to be entering into the role of parents.
2019 is going to be a big year for the Bloemendaal family!
Happy Holidays from us to yours! This December we are so excited for the many reasons to celebrate as Christmas and 2019 approach us. We have some really cool things going on right now that we would love to fill you in on ...
It has now been a month since we went public with the news about God calling us to Jamaica, and we have received an outpouring of support ever since! Every text, call, and conversation in passing has meaning for us - we are so grateful for our community near and far!
Welcome to our missions support team! As our support team, we want to use these newsletters to keep you updated not only on our process of getting to Jamaica, but to share what is going on in the ministry once we are down on the island full-time.