Any

Maryuri "trying" to hold Any (you noticed I put trying) :)

Any really seems to be picking up quickly on the routine here at CASA.

Continue to pray for her as she is adjusting.

Crazy!!!!!

This week has been a whirlwind of events. Been very eventful for a week at CASA. We usually have eventful things here and there but they don't usually happen back to back.

It started in the middle of the week when Bryan starting having pain Tuesday night and was unable to go to the bathroom. Although I wasn't around and out of embrassment he did not say anything to the other staff. Wednesday morning during devo Bryan didn't look very happy. I thought he just woke up on the wrong side of the bed. After devo he pulled me side to tell me that he was in pain. Didn't think much of it. With having so many kids we don't jump at the first thing. We wait to see if they get better or if it is really something for us to worry about. After he got home from school that same day later in the afternoon he started crying and said he was having lots of pain. So we gave him some meds and told him to go lay down. He slept for a while and then when he woke up about 5 in the evening we has in worse pain. So I called Dorian in to look at Bryan and he we found out that he could not pee. Dorian told him to go take a shower and such and we would see how he felt but it looked like we were going to have to take him to the ER and he was going to have to get circumcised. About 7pm we were ready and out the door we went to the ER to see what we could do for Bryan. Sure enough we found out that he was going to have to be circumcised. The procedure would be quick but very painful for Bryan. We stayed the night in the hospital with Bryan and we were released the next morning to go home.

Just this weekend he is starting to act like himself again. He is still healing and dealing with the change his body is going thru. I am hoping by the end of this week he will be back to himself.

The next evening was a much shorter trip but spent the evening in the ER with Fernando. Had just gotten off shift and was hoping to come over to the apt and shower and get to bed early after spending the night before with Bryan in the hosptial. I had something I remembered to tell Dorian and he was inside with the kids doing homework. So I went back over to the kids side to find Dorian. Well Rosy quickly comes to find me to tell me there was a fight outside. I open up the door to see sweet little Daniela beating and pounding on Fernando. I was shocked to see the way she was just going away hitting him. I yelled very loudly and told them to both come here, NOW!!! As they started walking towards me I see the Fernando is bleeding and his white shirt has a good bit of blood on it. I told Daniela to go to her bed and I would talk to her later and I started cleaning up Fernando. He had got cut at the corner of his eye. Not too sure what he did to make Daniela mad but I am sure he had learned his lesson to not mess with her again.

I only had to take him to the hospital here in town and they quickly attended to us as they saw all of the blood on Fernando's shirt and it scared them. He got a few stitches and we were on our way back home. He seems to be doing well. Just having a hard time being still not so active as it is healing. His eye is swollen but I am sure he will be just fine. He is suppose to get his stitches out on Wed.

Please keep these two boys in your prayers as they heal.

Yoser Yair

Welcome Yair and Any to CASA!!!!!

Today Any´s brother Yair came home with us to CASA. Please continue to say prayers as it is a lot to take on new kids.

Also Yair has been sick off and on the last month. Please say a prayer that he stays healthly.

Yair is 18 months old. Still learning to walk. A bit unstable and only with help can he walk alone. With all of the kids here he doesn´t stand a chance to learn how to walk as they will all want to hold him.

Any Isabel

Many of you are anxiously waiting pictures of our new little addition to Casa. Any (Annie) is three and half years old. She looks about a year and a half. According to her birth cert she is one day older than Josue. We thought Josue was little for his age now we think he looks big for his age compared to Any. All of the kids have welcomed her with arms wide open. A few of them like Sisi and Rosy don't let the poor girl breath because they are wanting to hold her and take her everywhere. Although she is fitting right in but we have already learned she does have a temper. She will have to learn quickly throwing fits is not going to help get her way. Lots of prayers for wisdom and patience as we work with Any and she adapts here at CASA.

Rain Rain Rain

The water brought in lots of trash over the bridge.

Crazy what a whole lot of rain can do in a little bit of time. We got a down pour yesterday afternoon around 4pm for about an hour and it caused damage up on the upper part of the property by the church.

All of the water from the streets runs into the park right above our property. Well in the short time a lot of rain fell the park filled up with water. The water had to have been super strong because it broke through these concrete block wall dividing our property with the park.

All the water making a river behind the church. I would say about 5 inches of water was in half of the church with a good coat of mud and leaves.

Knocked over our pump and broke the water pipes.

Anie

Yesterday morning after getting the kids off to school Dorian and I made our way to IHNFA to get two new kids. We have been working on paper work for these kids for a little over a month. Well Tuesday I recieved a call and they told me the kids and paper were ready. So it told them the house mom that would be taking care of them was on break for two days and I could be there Thrus morning for the kids.

Upon arriving they told us the Dr. would like to talk to us first before taking the kids. What that really meant was that their paper work was not done by the Dr. yet. So we sat for hours waiting on the Dr. to fill out paper work and exam them. Well in the midist of the exam of little Jaier they said he need some nebulizer treatments and in an hour they would beable to tell us if he could go home with us. So in the meantime we took Anie and went and bought diapers, wipes, and went to the pharmacy to buy some of their medicines. Time pasted by quickly and we made our way back to IHNFA and they told us that they were still working with Jaier and we would need to wait and he probably could go home with us later in the afternoon.

Well time was going by very fast and back home we did not have anyone to get the kids from school when they got out at 12:40. So I told the Dr. we could not wait any longer. I quickly asked for the rest of Anie's paper work to find out they did not have it ready. So next week I have to go back to pick it out. We left there close to noon and we were passing the school just in time as the kids were getting out of school to pick them up. So we are suppose to call sometime next week to see if Yaier is better and if they will release.

So as of yesterday we went from 19 to 20! We now have a little girl names Anie Isabel that will CASA her home. Please pray for staff, our kids and little Anie as we all adjust

On a little side note, I realize how blessed we truly are here. Some days I feel short staffed or overwhelmed. Although we found out when we were in IHNFA that there was one person taking care of 18 little kids 3 years and younger all by herself. Can't even imagine!!!!!!! So the Dr. was happy that one of them got to go home with us yesterday to help lift their load.

July Update 2011

July 2011

During the month of July we continued to see many groups visiting here at Casa. The children really enjoyed getting to see many familiar faces and also meet new ones. Several of the groups took the children on outings. They had an afternoon at the river, movie day at the mall, and supper at KFC as guests of the groups. We want to thank each and every one of you that let one of these little ones into your heart. Thanks for loving on them and caring for them in such a loving manner. Many of the group members have committed to help support the children and pray for them. We are also thankful for those of you who helped to meet some of our needs by sending short, bikes, deodorant, etc. It is such a huge blessing to have so many of you care for us here at Casa.

In Mid July I hit the 4 month mark of my pregnancy. I am still feeling great and God has really blessed me thus far with an uneventful pregnancy. It still feels kind of unreal that we are finally expecting, but it won't be long until I will feel the baby kick and my belly will really begin growing. The children are all really excited about the whole process and each day brings new questions. A few of them have witnessed Dorian kissing my belly and tell the baby good morning. A few of them have picked that up and they too are talking to the baby daily.

The children received their report cards for the second grading period and most of them had some grades go down. Not sure if the work is just getting harder or that they are just losing interest.
We are hoping that this 3rd grading period they will be able to bring their grades up. The good news is that they continue to have classes 5 days a week. That is a lot more than they have gone the past two years. The teachers are telling us to prepare for the month of September and times of no classes. They say they are expecting there to be strikes and such. The goverment is wanting to change the way the education system works here and many are expected to protest. Please join us in praying that they can get this settled before it comes to the teachers on strike.

Dorian was super busy this month working with groups. He was their chauffeur, translator, and helped on the work sites. He has really enjoyed getting to work with the groups. This has given him opportunity to practice his english.

Please continue to remember us here at Casa in your prayers and support.

Blessings~

Dorian and Karen Guido

New Kiddos

Anie

We are in the process of getting new kids. We have known for over a month now that we are getting two little kids named Anie 3 yrs old and her brother Yair 18 months old. Yair came to children´s services (IHNFA) very weak and sick. Well about a month ago he was in the hospital so that slowed down the process of us getting the kids. Now that he is out of the hospital it is just now getting the paper word done for us to go get them. It will be any day now. Please pray for these two precious children , for Mirian (the house mom for these children), and all of the other kids. It is always a big adjustment for all of us when a new kids come.

Will be sure to keep you all updated and will let you know as soon as we get the two new kids.

Josue

I can't believe how big Josue is getting. This month Josue is 3 1/2 years old. There are parts of him that loves that he is growing up but if you mention to him someone else is the baby that usually doesn't go over very well. He wants to be the baby of the house. Since he has been the baby here at CASA for so long he has got a little bit of extra love and spoiling from most of the staff.

Adonis and Lupe

The end of July marks 4 months that Adonis and Guadalupe have been here at Casa. They are both doing wonderful adapting. Although Adonis really is fighting a lot of bad habits he has and is really working to change. Some days are better than others. Let´s just hope with time, love and prayer he can continue to change.