Exams

Our school agers have exams this week. Exam week is always a little stressful for the staff and kids. Just getting some of them to study period is a task. Others don't even bring home their study guide to study. They accidentally forgot it some how, how convienent! All week there is no movie time after super instead they get to study. Extra prayers this week as we get through exam week.

CDE

Denis does a great job taking care of the grounds here at Casa. Last week he decided to do some yard art work with the weed-eater. He made a little CDE logo and then outlined it in rocks!!!!

happy birthday!

Brayan turned 14 years old Saturday! 

He spent the morning marching in the local parade here in Santa Ana for Independence Day. Hard to believe he has grown into a young man. As we are in the teenage years I pray things get easier instead of harder with his anger and control issues. God please give us the patience to guide and mentor him.

Independence Day

This week in September always brings lots of excitement to the kids. The 10th is kids day and the 15th Independence Day! There is lots of extra activities going for the kids around these dates.
The kids had there Independence Day parade today. We have been working for weeks to make sure the kids all had their costumes and uniforms all ready to a T. We got up at normal hour this morning and actually things went very smooth this morning. Between Dilicia, Christina and me we got the kids ready and out the door in time.

Above ~ Cindy and Nohemy representing the 18 departments of Honduras

 Maryuri ~ butterfly

 Jose and Fernando

 Red Cross ~ Daniela, Jackson and Ana were busy making sure everyone had water to drink

 Nature ~ 1st graders Lupe and Maryuri

 Antonio, Jose, and Fernando

 Katy ~ This little one has quite a stubborn little personality. She was suppose to be one of the Indians representing the 18 departments. Well she got mad and sad she would just go in her uniform. Her along with a handful more marched through the parade holding the letters spelling out HONDURAS!/

 Our big 6th grader Antonio

 After the parade was done the mayors office had a sandwich and drink for each one of the kids.
Lupe, Cindy and Maryuri were happy as their mom's also were there to see them march in the parade.
After getting home all of the kids from big to little fell asleep after chores were done. I think they were all tired from marching out in the hot sun! I think they will even sleep better tonight!

Happy Independence Day Honduras!!!

Babies

 The twins are growing and getting bigger every day. This month they will turn 10 months old. Hard to believe that their 1st birthday will be here before we know it.

Jouse (above) Olman (below)

 Josue (above)

Below Olman, Korbin, and Josue. Although Korbin and Josue were not happy about getting their pictures taken.

Feliz Dia del Nino

Today is a huge celebration here in Honduras! Pinatas, candy, cake, fried chicken, and no homework! Those were just part of the things that the kids got to do today for children's day! Most of them came home with lots of candy!
Today is a day to celebrate them!!! They loved every minute of it. The celebration will continue throught out the week as this weekend will they celebrate at church.
I got all of the kids together this afternoon and told them I needed a group pic. Everyone is here in the pic except (baby Josue, he was sleeping).
I know we all have something to learn from children. May we all have a child like spirit!!!
Happy Kid's Day!!!!!

Rosy

Rosy all ready to go celebrate ethnic day at her school today.

The kids were all divided up and had a certain ethnic groups that they had to do research on, bring a typical food to share with her classmates, and come dressed representing the ethnic group.

This will be a fun day for Rosy and I am sure she will learn a lot too.

Update finally...

It has been a long time since I have got an update out or just any news out period. Looked at my blog and saw that it has been a little over a month since I have even blogged.
Not much new here with the kids. The are in school and busy with their homework when they have class. There is still problems with strikes and lack of classes. Right now the kids are only receiving classes from 8 to 10 in the morning and then the rest of the time has been spend practicing for the big Independence parade next week. The kids are all pretty excited. We started getting their uniforms ready a few weeks ago as we wanted to make sure we had all that we needed for all for all of the kids before the big day. A few things were missing. We have purchased what we needed and a few people are letting us borrow things too.
I will try my best to get lots of pics and an update out after the parade next week.
We were struggling to keep everyone well and out of the hospital but it seems that we are finally well and doing well. Baby Josue was the last to be sick and was in the hospital for a week but seems to be doing much better now. It has been almost and month without him getting sick!
Adonis has ran away. This is just one of the many times that he has ran away. Although this time he did not come back. It breaks my heart. We have tried and tried but there must be something deeper going on. He is now back in the children's services IHNFA and waiting to be placed at another children's home which I hope will be able to help out and minister to his needs. He still weighs heavy on my heart.
The rains still continue which means we have had days that are cool.

I will promise to be a little better at updates and this whole blogging.