Friday, November 30, 2012

Esther House

This fall Cheque and I got our second chance to be substitute house parents for teens in the Hope Program :)  We were with the Esther House girls for two weeks while Cheque's parents went on vacation. Cooking for 10 people was quite different than cooking for two, but the girls pitched in and we got it done. God also provided several great moments to help us get to know the girls better. Enjoy the photos :) 

Preparing pizzas

Luisa can't wait!

Luisa and Marlen. Yum!!!

Paty and Luisa work on making hair flowers one night. 

The finished product :)

More hair flowers created by the girls. 

Our beautiful models :) 

Cheque in the kitchen

Family dinner
Pizza Esther House style!!!!

Monday, November 26, 2012

Rubi, Abraham, and Luis

These are three of my most favorite kids!!!! Rubi, Abraham, and Luis are siblings and live at Manantial de Amor children's home. Sadly they are the only kids at the home who don't get visits from family... or anyone for that matter. Cheque and I decided to "visit" them and let them know how incredibly special they are. These are pictures of our trip to the mall for new shoes!!!

Luis and Abraham wait to try on shoes

The guys :)
These boys are known to be a bit rambunctious at the children's home. We were kinda surprised when their behavior was AWESOME at the mall!!! It really made me see how important individual attention is. These kids need to feel special and unique, not just a part of the group. When they feel loved and not forgotten it shows.

Rubi, Luis, and Abraham with their new shoes. 

Ordering KFC... they each got to order exactly what they wanted!

Enjoying our food and fellowship
Please continue to pray for the hearts of these kids and the 163,000,000 other orphans in the world who also feel forgotten. We felt privileged to be able to minister Christ's love to these three kids and pray that it continues to make a difference in their lives.