Any and Yair...back again?

When we take new kids in here at CASA we always know that there is a chance that they could be returned to their parents or be taken from us for any given reason at any given time. Although it doesn't stop us from investing and loving on them. It does hurt places deep down in us to have to let them go.

Many of you have read about Any and Yair. They were only with us a few short weeks when we were informed we had to return them to their mom per judges order. She had gotten paper work done and showed whatever to the judge it was that she needed to show to get the kids back in her care. It was a total shock to us the day she showed up at the gate and showed me the papers stating we had to give her kids back.

Well this past Monday I got a phone call from a shelter for teenage girls. They wanted to know if we were willing to take back Any and Yair. I guess their mom had showed up and was living at this shelter but the rule is no kids at the shelter. We told them that they need to go back through the judges office or IHNFA (childrens services) and give us a letter stating they were to come back to CASA to live.

One of our staff memebers also saw them this week begging on the side of the street under the hot sun with their mom. Any recongnized the staff memeber and began to yell for her and the mother ran away with the children.

It is just so sad to think of what they are going through. I just wish their mom could look to her children's well being instead of her being selfish and wanting her kids and then not being able to take care of them.

Supposably paper work is in progress again to send Any and Yair back here to CASA. Please be praying for these two little kids and that their mom can see past her selfishness to look for the good of her own kids and put them back in the system to give them a better life.

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It’s easy to learn facts. We know that eating too many cheeseburgers is
bad for our health, and we know that our failure to forgive is toxic for our soul.
The problem isn’t our knowing these facts, however; it’s the need for doing, for
action. —Winn Collier

Cake

Cindy and Maryuri with their birthday cake!!!!

Birthday Party

All of the kids at visitation last month got to celebrate Cindy and Maryuri's birthday! Their mom had been talking since June she was going to have a party. Maryuri had her birthday in June and Cindy in July. They both seemed pretty bummed in July after all of the hype and talk from their mom she only brought each of them a slice a cake. I think she just did not have the money to get what she wanted to get for them.

Well last month (August) she had a big party for the girls! They loved it! As did all of the other kids at visitation as Cindy and Maryuri shared with them too. Their mom first of all had a pinata for all of them. They she had a plate of potato salad, chicken, rice, tortillas and coke. Then to follow all of that up cake! Then she gave all of the kids a goodie bag!!!!

Before slicing the cake

happy birthday bryan

Bryan has now entered into his teen years! He celebrates his birthday with Independence day here in Honduras, Sept 15th. He thinks that is pretty special because that always means no school!!!

Happy 13th Birthday Bryan!!!!!!

Independence Picnic

Tire swing

Antonio, Jose, Lupe and Rosy

We took the kids for a short outing on Independence day. Things didn't exactly go as planned but the kids enjoyed it. We planned on leaving the house here at 10 or 10:30. Although we had to wait on the milk delivery. The milk delivery truck got stuck in all of the parades. So we got tired of waiting on him and talked to our neighbors and had them wait for the milk guy. (We are blessed to have great neighbors.)

Dilcia made a picnic lunch for all of the kids. So we loaded up the kids lunch, and all of the kids grabbed their hats, bottles of water and tenis shoes and we loaded up in the van.

We had a small detour as we were unable to get to where we wanted to go with the kids due to all of the parades and the roads being blocked. So we headed to idea number two as to where we would take the kids but once again that did not work out either. So we ended up in Ojojona at a friends house and the kids were still happy. Didn't take much to make them happy.

Dilcia trying to balance herself on the teeter totter

Josue

Lunch time

Play time!!!!

August Update 2011

August 2011

The beginning of August brought the end of the groups coming. Since then some things have started to slow down. It was a great summer for our CASA store and also for our children to reconnect with those they have come to love. They also got an opportunity to meet some new people this summer. The groups being over means no more work for Dorian though. He is now focusing more on his own business of Herbalife. This is going well for him and he is gaining new clients all the time.

We are now five months pregnant and it is so exciting as he grows. Dorian and I can both feel Korbin when he kicks and moves. We are both ecstatic daily and are so thankful for this blessing. We are anxiously awaiting his arrival.

Life at Casa is usually pretty calm (as calm as a household with 19 children can be) but a week or so ago, we had quite an eventful week. Bryan had to have emergency circumcision surgery at the hospital. We spent the night in the ER with him and then the day after the procedure, we got to go home. Fernando then had an accident and received a cut around his eye and he had to get a few stitches. They are both doing much better and back to their normal activities.

We also took in two new children; a brother and sister, Any (3 yrs old) and Yair (18 months old). We have known for awhile we were going to take these children but they both have some medical issues and as always, it takes weeks before the paperwork is completed and the children come to Casa from the state run orphanage.

Thank you to each and everyone of you who continues to support us!!!

Blesssings~

Dorian and Karen Guido

more independance parade pics

Three little Indians!

Doris even got to march in the parade with the first grade class. It was a bit overwhelming for her but she seemed too like it. Her teacher tried to make her laugh by putting her glasses on her.

Honor students and 1st graders

cheerleaders

Antonio

They even brought a band in from Tegucigalpa to march with the school.

Cindy as Departamento Atlantida

Ana as one of the 18 departments of Honduras

Independence Parade

Pamela

Independence day is Thursday the 15th of September. The kids today had a parade that they participated in with their school in celebration of Independence Day. We had prepared for the last week making sure all of the last preparations were made for all 15 of the kids. The kids were all so excited today as they got ready for the day. By this afternoon after the parade ended they were all ready for lunch and a nap. As they were all worn out.

Here are a few of the picture of some of the kids. Be sure to check the blog later this week and I will upload more.

Brayan

Jose

Katy

Red Cross.....Reina, Jackson, and Sisi

Maryuri and Nohemy

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. - Prov. 22:6

"There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings."

Roots and wings - pretty good advice. A child given roots without wings will never soar as he was meant to, but a child given wings without roots will never know where to fly. Wings nourished by strong roots is what God has in mind. And, by the way, He is the source of both. - John

thanks for sharing this John!!!

Lupe

Any time Lupe sees that I have my camera out she is always wanting her picture taken and then wanting to see how it turned out. So here is one of many taken of Lupe.

Any and Yair

Yair and Any

Last week Any and Yairs mom called me to tell me she at the front gate and was here to get her kids. I told her to come around back to the other gate and I would talk to her. I didn't think much of it because all of the kids moms show up at the CASA gate at some time or another. I went out to the gate to talk to her and she had court orders stating that we were to give the kids back into her care. I was shocked!!!! I had to go over to Mirians house to tell her she needed to get their things ready because their mom was here to take them. Mirian the housemom who is taking care of them was in tears and besides herself. They had only been here for a few weeks but how quickly we had all grown to love and accept them into our casa family. So now we are back to 19 kiddos here at CASA. Mirian says she is not too sure she is ready for more kids. She said this time around she wants me to get kids that are totally abandoned so that this doesn't happen again.

Internet

Sorry for all of you who have been checking my blog and hoping to get updates. We have been without internet. Hopefully we will get that fixed soon.

So please be patient and know that I have not forgot about all of you waiting on casa news, it just hasn't been possible lately.