Abby’s Garden

Zohary (zo-ah-dee) is two years old and the daughter of a couple from the church we attended while we lived in La Vega. She is very observant, happy and smart, and she loves to dance! I wish I could send you just one of the many videos I have of Zohary dancing. She is so […]

Hello everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read our updates. We have a special request to present to you. We are looking to explore some new methods of support-raising and we would love your help! Recently, we lost a large donor and need to fill a gap of $500 in monthly support. […]

We are excited to share that we now have 20 kids attending Abby’s Garden! (Not all of them are pictured above–I’ll try to get one with all of them for next time.) Ben and I visited Abby’s Garden earlier this month, so I got to be there for two of the kids’ first week in […]

Kaia joined Abby’s Garden in 2024. I met her for the first time when I was there in October, and she quickly stole my heart. She is very sweet and sensitive. She is two years old and her favorite dolls are Baby Alive and the clown Plim Plim. Her favorite foods are rice, avocados, and […]

I have to admit, Abigail (pronounced ob-ee-guy-eel) is another of my favorites. Vivacious, silly and giggly, she has an infectious light that I hope you can see shining from her eyes in the photo above. Abigail lives in the neighborhood next to Abby’s Garden. She is three years old and has been attending for over […]

Meet Nathan Hernández, son of Charli and Natalí. Just two years old when we opened, Nathan is now 4.5. He is very busy and very smart. He could say his ABC’s (in English!) when he was 2. He is very playful and kind to everyone. He loves to run, draw, and write his numbers and […]

Merry Christmas from Abby’s Garden! Liam was one of the first kids to attend Abby’s Garden. When we opened he was about 1 1/2 years old (pictured below) and now he is almost four. He is super smart and precocious, full of energy, sparkle and fun. He knows all the lyrics to the songs Divina […]

Abby is the daughter of our director, Divina, and her husband Reynaldo. Abby’s Garden is named in honor of her. When Abby was a baby, Divina needed to work but did not want to leave her in a government-run daycare, where the toddler to caregiver ratio is 15-1 and the ratio for babies is 6-1. […]

I love that our culture has, in recent years, adopted this habit of giving as a response to Thanksgiving, a day when we take time to reflect on all we are thankful for. I don’t know if it began as a counter to the ugly side of Black Friday, which causes us to think of […]

Abby’s Garden Update Abby’s Garden continues to grow. Pictured above are the three new children who joined us in the last week! We are bursting at the seams and would love your prayers for wisdom as to whether to expand the space that we currently have to accommodate our growth to the best of our […]