Greetings from the DR,
Hello again.  Just wanted to give you an update as to what's been going on with us here in the DR.
Makarios is doing well and growing.  We have been planning how to grow our current campus and have purchased some land, which is exciting!  We built a covered basketball court that should be completed soon.  We have added an office for our Family Empowerment Program.  This program is aimed at helping the parents.  We currently have four people working in this area and it has been a huge blessing to our students and their families.  We are really excited about what this ministry can do in the future.

As we said, Makarios is growing!  Within Makarios we really have 3 separate areas now:  School, Family Empowerment, and Groups Ministry.  It is exciting to see the growth of these areas as we further our mission which is to Love, Educate and Empower.

Darren is now the interim Director in the DR as well as the Director of Health.  Becky is still working as the Sponsorship Coordinator.  Jenna is in 8th grade and is homeschooling.  Audrey is in first grade at the Mak school and does some homeschooling things also.  Jenna enjoys her equestrian class and helps out with the younger riders class on Saturdays which she loves.  She also enjoys going to youth group at our church and she has taught herself how to play the guitar.  Audrey is still in Bujutsu which is mixed martial arts which she really enjoys.  On days off, our family enjoys spending time with our friends from Makarios and exploring the island when we get the chance.

Overall, things are going well and we feel God is doing great things here at Makarios.  We ask for prayers for our family with our work here.  We still are not sure how long we will be here but we know this is where we are supposed to be right now.  Please pray for wisdom in our decisions with Makarios.  Also, please pray for our funding.  We are going to need to raise $750 more a month because of increased costs with insurance and other things that Makarios no longer paying for.  So, if you know of anyone who may be interested in partnering with us please pass our info along. We are hoping to be able to come to the US this summer to raise the additional support and visit with as many of you as we can.

We really appreciate all of you; our family, friends, financial supporters.  We need you!  Please feel free to drop us an email or Facebook message anytime to see what's going on or just to say, "hi."  God bless you all.

Blessings from the Youngs