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January 27, 2018January 27, 2019Emily Krings

Hogar Infantil la Milagrosa | The Guardaria

Hogar Infantil la Milagrosa, located in Las Matas de Farfan, DR, is the guardaria where our mission is focused.

January 22, 2018April 18, 2020Emily Krings

A Mission of Progress

Our mission in the Dominican Republic is a multifaceted operation. Our main mission is the support of a guardaria, which is essentially a place that serves as a free daycare to preschool age kids and offers them two square meals a day (that they would not receive at home). I have a million adorable pictures […]

November 2, 2017November 7, 2017Emily Krings

A Little Update On My Busy Life

Life has been really crazy lately. My days have been packed with productivity. At this point, I am truly flourishing. I am getting so much done without driving myself insane and I thought I would take this opportunity to share a little update. About a month ago, I quit my job as an (almost) full-time […]

September 7, 2017September 12, 2017Emily Krings

Making An Impact

The past few days have been pretty crazy as everybody in my area (South Florida) has been monitoring the path of and preparing for Hurricane Irma. This storm has some of the fastest recorded wind speeds ever and has the potential to do some damage. As we have been clearing the shelves of the grocery […]

August 1, 2017December 5, 2019Emily Krings

The Truth About Being a Missionary

If you keep up with my blog or follow me on any form of social media, you know that I went on my third mission trip to Las Matas de Farfan. You saw the pictures of us and the kids and my sister and I riding horses and my mom’s new pet chicken, Suzie. You […]

July 30, 2017August 28, 2017Emily Krings

Mission “Books for Love”: ACCOMPLISHED

I am proud to say that in the past week, I took part in a beautiful mission during which over 300 books, 30 coloring books, 12 sets of flashcards, 20 packs of crayons, hundreds of pairs of shoes, nearly 1000 outfits, lots of school supplies, and lots of love were distributed to the wonderful people […]

June 14, 2017December 5, 2019Emily Krings

Those With Nothing

Last night, I was up until nearly 5 AM with crazy thoughts running through my head. If you know me, you know that my bedtime is 10:20 PM (realistically, like, 11:30 PM). I am basically a grandma and I have no shame. Last night was truly something else. I kept praying and praying because that […]