It has been whirlwind of a month. We DID make it to the Dominican Republic! Thank you for all of your prayers! We had a great day of travel with zero complications and all the travel blessings imaginable. The night before our flight we specifically prayed for our connecting flight to be close to our […]
Category: Serving the Border
So close I can taste it
Well folks…. we had a flight itinerary and a concrete plan for when we would be returning to the Dominican Republic. Our flight schedule had us departing Detroit last week at 6 am (waking up at 3:30 am!) and arriving in Santo Domingo at 1:17 pm. The day before our arrival Kailey and Dr. Angel […]
Things are looking up!
Happy Friday everyone! We hope that this update finds you doing well and enjoying this late summer/early fall weather. We are SO EXCITED to share that our health concerns on all fronts are MUCH BETTER! Adam is completely healed from surgery. His stitches are gone and the hole on the bottom of his foot is […]
The saga continues…
It has been about 10 months since I have stepped “foot” back home in the Dominican Republic. Jessica spent about three weeks in June down to support our AMAZING Medical Staff Coordinator Kailey Stutzky, RN (read about her trip here). Jessica was also able to move our home into a cheaper accommodation from the […]
The Carlile Chaos
Hello everyone! I am excited to share this update about our family and the mission! Adam’s feet are still… yes, still…. recovering. At the end of May we had to make a hard decision and we opted for Jess to travel to the DR alone to receive the Ladywood High School Mission Team, the Aquinas […]
Feeling the love
Last weekend we had the honor of speaking at St. Mary in Pinckney as the official Diocese of Lansing Mission Appeal for 2018. Before the first mass, emotions were running high. Anxiety. Fear. I’m not a fan of public speaking to begin with…. throw in the fact that I was going to mention Papito AND […]