more youth pics

Playing more games!!!!
Face It
This guy was the only one who was successful at getting the cookie from his forehead to his mouth only using the muscles in his face.

Villa Union youth group brought some entertainment. They put on a skit for everyone! Sine did a great job!

Pamela competing for Santa Ana in the cotton ball nose pass. She won that race for Santa Ana!!!

Dizzy Mummy
Not very may were successful at getting someone wrapped up in a whole roll of toilet paper without it ripping the toilet paper.

This man was full of the spirit and very ready to deliver the message to the youth. Juan came from Nicaragua for the weekend to be here with the youth and deliver a messages to them. He did an excellent job!

No Borders

They are a group of students from Baxter who made their own singing group. They were really good! They even made a song just for the youth event.

youth event

The 2nd Youth Lock-In

Different activities Dorian was in charge of throughout the night to keep everyone else awake. We got most of the ideas from Minute to Win it!
"Shoe Fly"

Elephant Walk

Cotton ball nose

The youth here from Santa Ana preparing for the event

2 nd Youth Vigil

Last night was the second vigil which was hosted here in Santa Ana. It was a great time. Lots of fun, worship, games, fellowship, and singing! There were around 7 different youth groups from different places. All in all there was about 140. The theme of the vigil was United to Triumph.
I will try to get pictures up soon!

Quote

"Try to make a difference in the life of someone who is less fortunate than you, because one day you may have to take their place and they may take yours."

Saw this this week and wanted to pass it along!

Our "reinaita"

Happy Birthday Reina!
She is growing into quite the little young lady. She is around 11 years old. We really don't even know when she was born, but we have to celebrate so this is the day we picked for her!

The name reina also means queen. Well for some time now Reina has been asking me when she would be getting her crown since she is the queen here at Casa de Esperanza. Well it just happens that a group left one behind and it was perfect for Reina. She hasn't taken off since she got the crown for her birthday! She loves it!!!!!
So happy happy happy birthday Mi Reinaita!!!!!!
Yesterday had to go to town for a few errands and well I brought her back some goodies. Her face lite up! A giant Hello Kitty sucker, a nerds rope, ice cream, and pop!!! She lite up! She even went as far at to tell one of the staff members yesterday that they could not punish her because it was her birthday!!!!! :)

Classes

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the girls

All of the girls
(except Katy, she wasn't wanting her picture taken)

the boys

The boys

Sisters

SISTERS
Rosy and Sisi

It is not very often you will see Rosy and Sisi acknowledging they are sisters. They have a very strange relationship. Most of the sisters/brothers here at Casa take up for one another but you don't see that very often with these two. So this picture I took last week I had to share!!!

Ladies Bible Class

The ladies at church for quite some time now have wanted to do a bible study just us ladies!!! Well it has been difficult to find someone to want to lead the bible study. Finally they all decided that we would take turns sharing and we would teach each other but also we would all participate and teach one another.
Last week was our first class. This week I was in charge of the lesson. We were talking about God filling and cleaning us out!!! It was a great class with a lot of class participation.
I hope that this ladies class is an encouragement to all of us!

Feb. 2011 Update

February 2011

Started off the month with a mini Women Of Purpose "revive sisterhood retreat". How refreshing and what a joy it is to be with all of the American missionaries serving here in Honduras. Jen Wright has done a great job coordinating this event and bringing all of us missionaries together. Already can't wait for the big one again in October.

Here in Honduras Valentine's Day is celebrated a little bit differently. It is not such a romantic holiday but more about friendships you have with one another. Everyone was sure to send text messages or send a little gift to let them know they are loved and appreciated.

The kids started back to school the 15th of February. Although since they have started back to school there has not been a full week of them going to school yet. Strikes or teachers meetings or something or another has been keeping them from going to class. This is SO frustrating because all it is doing is hurting the future generation of Hondurans. How will they ever start to get out of this poverty when they don't properly educate the next generation. I think when we add things up they probably go 1/2 or maybe 3/4 of the days in a year that they are supposed to go. Lets hope things pick up and they start to go to school more regularly. Two to three nights a week I am having to make phone calls to the director or other teachers to find out if the kids have class the next day. We usually don't know till about 7 or 8ish if they have school the next day.

I Turned another year older!!! This is my last year to enjoy the twenties as next year comes the thirties. The kids all made me cards with sweet little notes. Some of them even gave me presents such as dental floss, silly bands, and stickers. Kids; the things they come up with but I guess the thought is what counts. Also Bryan and Ana with the help of Dorian made a small cake, which was YUMMY!!!!

Pamela continues to have problems with her foot. She had to go back to the Dr.and he did a small surgery in the office on her foot. She now has stitches and has to use crutches. She had some scar tissue that was causing pain and also causing her foot to swell. Hopefully after she gets her stitches out her foot will be much better.

Blessings~
Dorian and Karen Guido

Breathe in ~ Fill yourself with GOD!!!

Breathe out empty yourself: of hate, of fear, of anxiety
Breathe in fill yourself with love, with life, with mercy
Breathe out empty yourself of busyness, of selfishness of greed
Breathe in fill yourself with peace, with joy, with hope
Breathe out empty yourself of idolatry, of self worship, of false gods
Breathe in fill yourself with God, with Christ, with the Holy Spirit

Josue

After blowing the candles out he got cake smeared all over his face!

Even though Marc was throwing a party for Josue and two of our other staff members who had birthdays in February, Dorian couldn't resist. He has to buy a cake for Josue for his birthday! Josue insisted it was HIS cake and he was not going to share. Dorian had to have a good long talk with him. Lets hope we are leaving the terrible two's and the three year old stage is much better!!!!!!
He loves that he is three. He proudly holds up his three fingers and lets everyone know how old he is now!!!!

Prayers for Rosy

Rosy really has made improvements while she was out of school. She seemed to be taking to her punishment more without getting so angry. She seems to be doing her chores more throughly and correctly. She seems to be more loving and responsive to the staff.

Well now that school started mid February she has went down hill fast. Not too sure what is bothering her or what is going on in her head. All of the staff is frustrated with her and unsure of what to do with her at this point. As she is refusing to do her chores, hitting the staff and other children for attention. Not wanting to get ready for school or brush or do her hair.

She is having to get up at 4:30am every morning and she leaves at 5:15am on the bus to get to school at 8am. It is a long day for her as she gets out of school at 1:30pm and gets here to the house about 4ish and then she has homework to do.

I know it is a change for her and long day but please please be in prayer for Rosy as she is struggling.

The only way to really handle her right now is with lots of LOVE!!! Hugs, kisses, and making her feel special.

Happy Anniversary

Today Dorian and I are celebrating 3 years together!!! Praying that God continues to bless us with many many many many more years together!!!!

burnout

Burnout = teaching God, but not experiencing God.

Be sure that you are allowing yourself to experience the gospel (Good News).

This was a good reminder from a friend. As times get rough and sometimes I just going thru the motions. I don't want to go thru the motions but I want to completely experience HIM and be HIM to those I encounter.

Mirian

We have hired a new house mom and she started last week. She seems to be catching along very quickly and very eager to work. She has worked a number of years at another children's home as the house mom. She is used to cleaning, cooking, and watching a house full of 10 kids all by herself. I think she will have a lot of experience to offer Casa de Esperanza. I keep telling her as she settles in and is learning if she sees something that she learned from the other children's home then to let me know if it will be helpful to us here at Casa.
We don't want to rush anything but I think we will be taking in new kids soon. She is ready!!!! She can't stand to sit still for a minute she wants me to find something for her to do. With her being in an empty house right now she is helping out here at the main house and learning the schedule and rules here at Casa.
Please please please be in prayer for Mirian and for us. This is the third house parent we have hired. The other two just did not work out. In order to take more kids we have to find the right person. We are praying that Mirian is the one!!!!

Pamela

Yesterday Pamela had a small surgery for her foot to take off the scar tissue. The scar tissue has been bothering her for some time but in the last month it has really gotten worse. Her foot has been swollen and was infected. So Marc took her to the Dr. last week and the Dr. said to bring her back the following week to have a small surgery done in the office.

She requested that Dorian and I were with her for the surgery.She was so scared and shaken up. She was crying and screaming before the Dr. even did anything. He had her laying on a table with her face down but she kept wanting to look up and see what he was doing. First of all he used a fairly large needle to numb her foot. Several injections were made to numb her foot.

She continued to scream and cry and so the Dr. told her she was a big girl now and was 13 years old and that this was not a torture session and if she was going to continue to be upset he would let her go and she could come back another day. The he was doing this for her better. She decided to calm down but I had to walk away from her. I think with me being there she acted out a little more. So Dorian stepped in and was with and I waited off to the side. I think she almost broke mine and Dorian's hand as she squeezed it so tightly as the Dr. was numbing her foot.
After the Dr. got her foot good and numb he began cutting on it and taking off the scar tissue. He had to put several stitches in her foot when he was done. When all was said and done she wobbled her way out of the office as she was angry, sad, and laughing all at the same time.
She cried for a good bit of the way home. She finally calmed down when we got close to Santa Ana and when we got to the house she took some tylenol and went to bed.

She decided this morning that she was going to go to school. She had her brother Antonio go to the bodega and get the crutches out for her to use. We told her it was her choice if she wanted to go to school today and she gladly said yes. After getting to school she had changed her mind and did not even want to get out of the van.

Pamela is a difficult time at she enters her teenage years and she really just needs your prayers!
We go back next week to the Dr. Will keep you all updated!

Josue

Happy Birthday Josue!

Yesterday Josue turned 3 years old!!!!!!

Homework

Homework has started again! It is always a challenge! These past two weeks since the kids have started school I have had more headaches than the past 6 months. There is just so much to take in, and know and do with them right now. A little overwhelming at times for sure. Some of them have forgotten how to multiply and divide and such. So refreshing and awakening all of those things they have forgotten about. Rosy has forgotten her alphabet and numbers.
So as school starts back up it is already a huge challenge. Please take each of these kids in prayer by name!

First grade ~ Mayuri and Nohemi
Second grade ~ Katy, Reina, and Sisi
Third grade ~ Ana, Jose, Fernando, Daniela, and Rosy
Forth grade ~ Jackson and Cindy
Fifth grade ~ Antonio
Sixth grade ~ Brayan and Pamela

So we for sure have our hands full this year!!!! Hope we all make it through the year!!!!

Cindy, me, and Katy

Striking a pose

Ana

Sisi

Daniela

Katy

Cindy

Airplane crash

Last Monday 2/14 a airplane crashed here nearby into a small wooden area around 8am. All 14 people in the plane died. What a tragic accident.
Today Pamela and I went to the mountain to see the crash and took a few pictures.
Please continue to pray for these families as they have lost loved ones.

What is left of the airplane

ANYWAY.......

ANYWAY

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
LOVE THEM ANYWAY
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
...DO GOOD ANYWAY
If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
SUCCEED ANYWAY
The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow.
DO GOOD ANYWAY
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY
What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight.
BUILD ANYWAY
People really need help but may attack you if you help them.
HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU HAVE ANYWAY

-From a sign on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, the children’s home in Calcutta

My girls!!!

Sisi, Cindy, Ana, Reina, Katy and Maryuri
Sisi is having a bit of an attitude!!!

Maryuri, Sisi, Cindy, and Daniela

I can't believe how big the girls are getting!!!! Growing up and maturing way too fast!

why honduras is so poor...

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My birthday

The kids all tried to take care of me today. Today is my birthday and it was filled with lots of hugs from the kids today. A few of them started the day by giving me cards. Then the rest of the morning many were busy making me cards. After devo they all sang happy birthday to me. The kids asked all morning long what kind of party we were going to have today.Bryan and Ana made a cake with the help of Dorian.
Some of my gifts from the kids in their cards were silly bands, dental floss, a santa clause pencil.
Two of the kids had saved up money and wanted to buy from the store something for me. I am always humbled by these kids and their giving.
Two of the kids even gave me a foot massage. It is usually a daily routine for Josue. :)
So happy birthday to me! Will enjoy my last year in the twenties, next year comes the thirties!!!

Back to school

Please be praying for all of the kids as they started back to school today. Pray that this is one of the best school years yet!!! Katy -2nd grade

Maryuri
She had a rough day today. She cried, and was angry, refused to do homework, and threw fits today. She is in a new school and I just think it was a lot on her today. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for Maryuri.

Rosy
This year we have hired someone to go on the bus with Rosy. It usually takes so much of Terri's time. So this is going to be a huge load lifted now that someone else will take her and pick her up from school every day.

Happy Valentines Day!

Please know that HE rejoices over YOU!!! You are special and loved!!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Enjoy this special day with friends, wife/husaband, sister/brother, mom/dad, and just remember to let those around you know that you love and appreciate them.
Don't just wait to celebrate that you love them today but each and every day be sure to let those around you know that you love them.

How blessed we are!!!

Maryuri's new glasses

Maryuri and her new glasses. The glasses were finished yesterday but we have not made it to pick them up. She will have to wear her glasses all of the time. She seems pretty excited about it but not too sure how long that will last. Just teaching her to take care of them and not loose them now will be a challenge.

Maryuri taking the eye exam

JOY

The JOY of the LORD will be my strength!!!

Cindy

Cindy started back to school today. She did not pass the grade so this week the teacher is seeing if she is any more prepared to pass the grade or not. She is struggling with math and spanish. I would prefer her to stay back. Nothing in one week is really going to change things. She really is smart she just doesn't care. Let's hope she starts trying and caring and hope that this year is a better year for her.

Retreat

This weekend was a mini Women of Purpose International Sisterhood Revive!!! It was just a follow up from this past October when the sweet ladies from West Virgina/Ohio put on one. It was super great!!!! I loved it!! It was much needed for those dry weary places within me. It is always good to get away and beable to speak english and more importantly worship in english. Man I miss that sometimes. It is also a great outlet to connect with other ministries and to hear what they are doing.
I already can't wait till October when we all get together again!!!

Eye Clinic

Maryuri getting examined

The Dr. talking to a few people

Some of the glasses that they sold at a discounted price for those who needed glasses.

Reading the chart

This lady was scheduled for cataract surgery in the coming month in Teguc.

A Dr. along with his assistant from Teguc. came and did a eye clinic in the church building Wednesday. They got a late start on the day and had to leave early but there was about 75 people seen in total. All of the kids from the children's home were seen. Some have a few things we have to follow up on but Maryuri has to get glasses. We had no clue. She will only need them for reading, writing and watching TV. Let's hope she will adjust well when we get her her new glasses.
What a blessing this was to so many here in Santa Ana. Today the clinic was held in Ojojona and I am sure lots of people also were helped out.

Jan. 2011 Update

January 2011

Hard to believe that January has already came and went. Before we know it we will be in 2012. I find myself wandering sometimes where time goes. The children are already getting ready to start back to school. We have been super busy getting book bags, uniforms, and school supplies ready for them to go back to school. They grow so much, that it is a constant struggle to have them fit into their uniforms. The kids are all very excited to get back to school. Not too sure how long their excitement will last. I am pretty sure as soon as the homework starts they will be ready to be on break again. I also am not looking forward to the long afternoons that turn into evenings, getting homework done.

My dad missed his flight and stayed an extra week here in Honduras with us. He continued to helped fix and repair things here at Casa. Lots and lots was accomplished because of his help. At the end of his stay both him and me got sick and had a the flu bug for a couple of days. It took us about two weeks before we got it totally out of our systems.

The first Santa Ana church campaign was held the second week of January. A couple of people came from Nicaragua to help work alongside Dorian. Lots of visiting, studying, and fellowship took place. They had meetings towards the end of the week. A couple of people recommitted their lives to Christ and 8 souls were added to the kingdom of God. May great things continue to happen here in the community of Santa Ana.

Dorian immediately started back to classes after the campaign ended. . This semester is a little different than what he is used to. He is taking classes in the afternoon to get all the classes in that he needs. He gets home a little before 7 to just walk out the door and go to church on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. He even has classes on Saturdays this semester and that makes me sad as that is my day off. He does have Fridays free so we can make time together Friday afternoons/evenings.

Mi Esperanza had their board meeting for planning and praying for 2011. I am on the Mi Esperanza board so I spent a weekend with the other board members planning and listening to their dreams for 2011. Excited for all that is to happen in that ministry.

Help has finally arrived!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Stacey & Marc & Terri are back. So that has helped lift the work load some and just helps to balance things out.

We also have canceled our Doral, FL address. It was costing us too much and was not very helpful. Any sorts of packages we had to pay to get them so it was not so convenient. We now are using the local Santa Ana address. We were afraid to use it at first because we thought things would get lost on there way. We have received several things and they have made it to us just fine. So if you would like to send anything to us the new address is:
Dorian & Karen Guido
Casa De Esperanza
Aldea Guayabito
Atras del parque Guayabito
Santa Ana, F.M.
Honduras

I want to thank so many of your for your continued support, love, prayers, and encouragement that you give us. We are blessed to have so many great people in our lives. May God truly continue to bless each and everyone of you.

Blessings~
Dorian & Karen Guido

Art/Cooking classes

Several of the kids have been busy taking art and cooking classes. While they were out of school they continued to learn. The kids really enjoyed their classes.
Their classes have came to an end as it is time for school to start back up. So this weekend their teacher had them do an exhibition to show off their art work and sale some of their bake goods.

book marks

artwork

Everyone looking around and buying baked goods.

Lots of this art work will be in our casa store for anyone who is interested in buying the childrens artwork.