Benches

There have been lots of groups in and out of Casa this summer playing and loving on the kids and doing work projects here at Casa. Last Saturday a bench got built by the soccer field. Well because of time they only got on built. Monday the kids didn't have school and Bryan and Fernando wanted to get busy doing something. We thought of building another bench with the extra wood. So Denis was glad to jump in and help them build a bench. They were so proud of themselves when they were finished. We has planned on eating outside on the two new benches with all of the kids for lunch. Although the ladies made soup for lunch and that would make it a little hard for us to eat outside. Bryan and Fernando got upset. I told them since they had worked hard on the benches just the two of them could eat their lunch outside on the bench.

These two boys were so proud of their work that they had to try to them out. 

Lempira

 Every year July 20th marks the birthday of one of the heroes here in Honduras. He is Indian Lempira. The kids all celebrate by dressing up as Indians and doing culture stuff. We scrabbled around at the last minute this year and tried to find enough stuff for the kids. Here are a few pics of them dressed up as Indians.

above ~ Nohemy and Maryuri

 Reina, Maryuri, and Sisi

 Daniela

Daniela, Reina, Sisi, Jose, Katy, and Maryuri

Cindy

Happy Birthday Cindy!!! 

June 2012 Update

June 2012

There has been a lot of sickness. Aches, fevers, and colds this month. A good bit of us has been sick. Even Korbin and the other two babies.  We were starting to get worried about Korbin he had been sick with a cold for over 20 days. He was eating less as he did not feel well. Although I think he is finally feeling better along with the rest of us.

Started the month out with Cris getting chicken pox's. It was strange how we even came to find out that he had chicken pox's. He was having a hard time walkings and complaining that one of his knees really hurt. He was crying almost all night and keeping Mirian awake. We took him down to the Dr. and they did an X-ray to make sure nothing was broken as we complained he could not walk. Well after getting the results back that afternoon we realized he was breaking out with bumps all over that leg that hurt and that he had a fever. Sure enough chicken pox. We were a bit worried as everyone that lives in over in the CASA #2 is mostly under 6 years old. So we thought it might be a break out for the whole house. Including the babies and the one who takes care of them, Mirian. She said she has not had them yet. Although some how the rest of the kids managed not to get chicken pox.

The kids had the second week in June out of school. It is student week. So to celebrate they gave them a week without class but they did give some of them a load of homework to get through. A lot of it was just busy work and it was enough to make the kids want to run and hide and along with the staff. As we had to be diligent to remind them to do their homework.

The rains continue, almost every afternoon we are getting a good hard rain. We were still having drain problems and water getting into some of the dorms here. Mark Halberts group came out here to work and it seems after a good hard rain that we are dry! So thank you to that group for coming out here to work at CASA.

Dorian continues to work with groups. Which means early mornings and late nights. Korbin and I don't like him being gone all day. When he comes home at night I am ready for him to help me with Korbin.

Blessings~
Dorian, Karen, & Korbin Guido

6 years...

June 30th is a special day for us here at CDE. On June 30th, 2006 we took in our first kids here at CDE. We took 5 brothers to live here at CDE. What a journey it has been and how many things God has taught me through all of this. I pray that as CDE grows that we continue to put self aside long enough for it to be about HIM and HIS ways.
Excited to see what God will continue to do here with these children and this home. To think that this was just a dream 6 years ago and now to look back at the last 6 years and to see all God has done here.