Abby’s Garden

Here I am with three of the precious Abby’s Garden kids. Our recent trip went really well! We were able to spend some time at the beach with the director of Abby’s Garden, Divina, and her family. It was good to have this time together, away from the busyness and noise of the bustling daycare. […]

These sweet brothers are three years old and one and a half years old. Emmanuel is a busy boy who loves his younger brother and shows it. He loves the clown Plim Plim, and loves to eat pasta, ripe plantains, and pizza. Daniel is a happy toddler who is always smiling, very observant and playful, […]

The Abby’s Garden Crew–from left to right–Leidy, Yolenny, Divina, Mariana, and Tania I was recently in the Dominican Republic, and had a great visit at Abby’s Garden. I loved being able to reconnect with some of the children I already know, and get acquainted with the new ones. The five women are all doing really […]

Rose Marie Abreu is three years old and the only child of Dariel and Yersenia. Some of her favorites include the songs La Vaca Lola and Chuchua, she loves the clown Plim Plim, and her favorite foods are soup and rice and beans. Her favorite color is red, she loves to play on the piano […]

Kayden just turned two and is an adventurous boy who loves to discover the world while giving lots of hugs along the way. He loves all shades of blue, letters, numbers, and shapes. His favorite song is Samson and his favorite foods are pasta, rice, beans, and cookies (preferably one for each hand). His parents […]

Odileidy (Ode-ee-lady) is the daughter of Leidy, one of the women who works for Abby’s Garden, caring for the children. It is such a blessing for her to get to raise her child while also working to support her. She is 32 years old and is a single mom who lives with her parents. Odileidy […]

Anais (ah-nah-ees) is almost three years old and is the quietest, calmest child at Abby’s Garden. She is very serious, which makes it difficult to capture a photo of her smiling, so I was very happy that I caught one on camera when I was there in February (see above–doesn’t she have the cutest little […]

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 […]