Here i am at the doctor... doctor Juanita. She said that I was healthy and she said that my ears were clean. I think a lot about what the future holds for each of these children. What will become of them when they grow up? How old will they be when they leave their casa hogar? Where will they go? Where will they live? Will they choose to continue their education and graduate from high school or college? Statistics say that 90% of orphans end up in some form of prostitution or the black market. There are 143.5 million orphans in the world right now. According to that- about 130 million of children just like Juanita will get lost in that horrible mess. For these kids however, I see something else in their future. God is pursuing these children- to give them a hope and a future and I love see Him move in that way.
This past week i got to spend a lot of time with these super cute kids at Rayitos De Luz (Little Rays of Light children's home). It's the rainy season here (actually i think the 40 days of rain just ended) so there is a lot of mud and water all over.
Meet our first group for the year: Family Christian Stores - James Fund sent 8 of their employees from all over the states to serve with us for this week. I loved spending the week with them! (and if any of you want to challenge us again in the song game- i'm ready and this time i might actually sing)
To the right--> Some FCS-JF group members cleaning and painting the soon to be homework and tutoring room at this casa hogar. 2 teachers nearby have volunteered to start coming here to tutor the kids 2 days a week to help them succeed in school.
2 blog posts ago, i said i'd put some photos of the new Rayitos De Luz home-- well here are two. The house is about 4 times as big as their former home and the yard here is HUGE. It even has a pool in the yard. Clothes lines are everywhere- but you'd have clothes lines everywhere too if you had to do laundry for a bunch of little kids who like to play in the mud outside.
One of the new bedrooms at the new Rays of Light Casa Hogar ---> Thanks to private donors from people like you, each room has matching comforters and sheets. The girls and boys who live here are soooo proud of their new bedrooms and their beds. They hold your hand and drag you into their room so that they can show you which bed is theirs. They love it and you absolutely can not help but love them.
Here i am at the doctor... doctor Juanita. She said that I was healthy and she said that my ears were clean. I think a lot about what the future holds for each of these children. What will become of them when they grow up? How old will they be when they leave their casa hogar? Where will they go? Where will they live? Will they choose to continue their education and graduate from high school or college? Statistics say that 90% of orphans end up in some form of prostitution or the black market. There are 143.5 million orphans in the world right now. According to that- about 130 million of children just like Juanita will get lost in that horrible mess. For these kids however, I see something else in their future. God is pursuing these children- to give them a hope and a future and I love see Him move in that way. 
This past week i got to spend a lot of time with these super cute kids at Rayitos De Luz (Little Rays of Light children's home). It's the rainy season here (actually i think the 40 days of rain just ended) so there is a lot of mud and water all over. 
Meet our first group for the year: Family Christian Stores - James Fund sent 8 of their employees from all over the states to serve with us for this week. I loved spending the week with them! (and if any of you want to challenge us again in the song game- i'm ready and this time i might actually sing)
To the right--> Some FCS-JF group members cleaning and painting the soon to be homework and tutoring room at this casa hogar. 2 teachers nearby have volunteered to start coming here to tutor the kids 2 days a week to help them succeed in school. 
2 blog posts ago, i said i'd put some photos of the new Rayitos De Luz home-- well here are two. The house is about 4 times as big as their former home and the yard here is HUGE. It even has a pool in the yard. Clothes lines are everywhere- but you'd have clothes lines everywhere too if you had to do laundry for a bunch of little kids who like to play in the mud outside. 
One of the new bedrooms at the new Rays of Light Casa Hogar ---> Thanks to private donors from people like you, each room has matching comforters and sheets. The girls and boys who live here are soooo proud of their new bedrooms and their beds. They hold your hand and drag you into their room so that they can show you which bed is theirs. They love it and you absolutely can not help but love them.
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