oct update

October 2009

October was a very busy month here at Casa. One of our boys; Brayan cut his arm at school and we were very much the "scared parents". It is so hard to see them scared and in pain and not be able to fix it. He is now doing well. The children finished up their school year this month as with all the unrest, it was not going to get any better. There were almost no weeks where all the children went five days straight. Hopefully we can work with them during their time off to improve their skills. We still have classes at Teleton with the kids thru the first week of December and then everyone will be on break.
Dorian had a special service at church where some of the community and those from the church gathered and worshiped until midnight. The Casa children loved this and believe it or not they all stayed awake the entire time. But they did not sleep in the next morning as hoped. Dorian continues with his schooling and helping around Casa. We are preparing to take in some new children soon in our new dormitory. That is always exciting and challenging.

During October we got a water purification system installed by some people from Indiana and now the whole house has purified water. There were three national holidays celebrated in October and then the government called another one after Honduras made it to the world cup.

World Cup soccer is a major topic all over the country. Hondurans love their soccer!! Honduras recently played against El Salvador. Honduras won 1-0, but they were dependent on the outcome of the United States that played that same night Costa Rica to determine if they could go to the World Cup. And then, just as soon as the Honduran game finished, the United States scored to end in a tie for their game, which allowed Honduras to qualify. So many people were thankful to the States to make their come-back. The news was full of people saying, “thank you U.S.A.” Quite a turn-around as well as a bit ironic and funny.

It was such a big deal that, shortly after the game, the President appeared on the TV with the announcement that the following day would be a vacation for all federal employees. He encouraged private businesses to give their employees time off, also. The end of October we were told that an agreement had been reached with our government here. Not sure if it will hold or not. Be praying as elections are to be held the end of November.

We will be traveling to Ohio the first of December and I am hoping for snow. Continue to pray for us as we continue to be His hands and feet here in Honduras.

Blessings~

Dorian and Karen Guido