June and July 2010 Update

June & July 2010

June marked five years since Casa de Esperanza opened it's doors. Quite an achievement of which I am proud to be a part of.
June started off with the youth rally with the church here in Santa Ana and Ojojona hosting. It was the first youth rally that either had done and it went very well. Some of our Casa children are now old enough to be part of the youth group here in Santa Ana. A few of them were an active part in fund-raising and planning the youth rally.
June and July has been busy busy with lots and lots of groups. Most of the groups coming here to Casa worked on the new soccer field. The kids love it! It is still not finished all the way but they are able to play on it.
The kids love having the groups here. There was lots of new and some old faces. The kids love that they get to reconnect with old faces yet get to meet new ones and form new bonds. Thank you to all of you who loved on our kiddos. I know there are several of you who left pieces of you heart here at Casa de Esperanza.
With the groups being here we have had amazing sales in our Casa store. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who help support Casa. It is truly appreciated!
Dorian continues to take classes and the end of July he took his exams to finish up the quarter. Another anniversary occurred in July with the church here in Santa Ana celebrating five years. It seems like yesterday that I was here on a second mission trip, laying block for the church and we had our first communion out in the rain. Little did I know then that I would be the minister's wife of that very church.
Please pray for Dorian and me as there are times we get overwhelmed and wonder if we could be doing more or if we are even where God wants us. Pray that we will always be led by Him and not our own desires.

Blessings~
Dorian & Karen Guido