6th grade graduation

Today was 6th grade graduation. The first of many hopefully here at Casa. Pamela and Bryan are the first here at Casa to graduate from 6th grade. Graduating from 6th grade here in this country is huge. As many do not even complete 6th grade and many others graduate and then do not continue their education.

Proud of both Pamela and Bryan an this huge accomplishment!!!

They are both are already a little unsure about high school but I am sure they both will do just fine.

Pamela and Bryan signing the book from the school, making it official they are no longer 6th graders!

Bryan and Pamela

Korbin Xavier Guido

Korbin Xavier Guido

Korbin surprised us all and made his way into the world November 21st, 2011 at 10:46am.

He is slowly adapting as is mommy an daddy.

School is out............

Today was the first official day of the kids school "summer break". No more classes til Feb when they start the new school year. We still have 6th grade graduation, kindergarten graduation, report cards and end of the school year parties. Although as for now the kids have no more classes til next year. Today they started their out of school schedule. It is all about finding enough things to occupy their time and that are beneficial for them at the same time. Something for 19 kids to occupy their time is challenging at times. Giving them too much free time they just end of getting into more trouble.

October 2011 Update

October 2011

We started the month off by going to Nicaragua to visit with some of Dorian's family. His mom's birthday was Oct. 2nd! and she was thrilled to see us. It was a much overdue visit as It had been over a year since I had to been with Dorian to Nicaragua to visit his family. It was very HOT and my pregnant body actually did ok with all of the traveling and all of the heat.

Here in Honduras, we had almost two straight weeks of rain. The kids hardly had classes due to all of the rain. There was lots of damage done here in the south of Honduras. We just had very wet and muddy grounds and leaks but not too many problems for us here in Santa Ana.

Korbin continues to grow inside me. The month of October marked the 7 month mark. Time is quickly approaching for Korbin be here.

This month marks 5 years since Cindy, Maryrui, Katy, Reina, and Fernando have been here at CASA. It also marks 6 years since I moved here to Honduras. Crazy how time flies. The journey I have been on the last 6 years has taught me so much.

The last weekend of the month I got to spend with the Women of Purpose team from home. They came here last year for the first time to put on a retreat for all of us english speaking missionaries. It was a huge blessing as we made many new friends, new contacts, and just got to relax and spend the weekend speaking english . This year was not any different. It was a huge blessing!!!

Blessings~

Dorian and Karen Guido

Christmas

The Christmas tree is up. There are a few of the kids who have been asking me when we were going to put the tree up. Well yesterday the tree was put up. We usually put it up close to the 1st of Nov. A little late this year so a few of the kids got a little antsy. Rosy and Pamela helped put up the tree and did most of the work.

Now the kids are singing Christmas carols and asking how many more days til Christmas. And the countdown begins for the kids.

Women of Purpose...Revive

Sisterhood like we have never experienced. Women of Purpose came to Tegucigalpa this week to encourage the missionaries here. They loved up on us, pampered us, helped us do some heart searching, and we had some wonderful coveted time to spend alone with God. Many of us are so alone here, many communities are isolated but as we became one, we realize we are not alone and we can do this!!! Ezekiel 37, now these DRY Bones can live again! (as put in words from a friend of mine from the weekend)

It was super good for my hear to be around some people that are warriors and great strong christian examples.

Prayer Cluster!!!!!

Games

The other morning the kids all decided they were going to start the morning with being bored and complaining. So Dorian decided he was go to think of games for all of the kids to play. Sometimes it is hard to get all of the kids to cooperate and get them to focus on the game at hand and without fighting. Although they did pretty well except a few of the older ones got a little bit of competitiveness in them and were not very good at wanting to be patient with the younger ones.

Team number 1

Team number 2

Still waiting.....

We continue to wait for the paper work to be completed to take back Any and Yair into our home again. We do know they are at IHNFA again and we are just waiting for the paper work to get done. Since they were in the system such a short time the judge is asking for lots of paper work and a complete investigation in their case this time around. So it is taking a lot longer to get them back into our home. Marc is planning on taking the social worker Monday morning to help get some of the investigation done on their case. They government office for children services (IHNFA) has been on strike and in all sorts of problems. So they are telling me they do not know when they will get the case work done on these children as they do not have the government vehicles for transportation available to finish the investigation. So that is were we are going to try to help out and Marc is going to go with the social worker Monday morning and we will go from there.

These are the most recent pictures of Any and Yair. I snuck in to see them during nap time at IHNFA the other day. Praying soon they will be back into our home! Mirian and all of the kids are anxiously waiting their arrival back!