Today several of us took a van ride to spend the day at Amor Del Nino (Love the Child) orphanage. The group of us had a wonderful time playing, feeding, holding, rocking the children. The children were so sweet and (most) were not afraid of us, even though we were strangers (and gringos). They played and held on to us and laughed with us right away. There was no language barrier since smiles and hugs need no interpreter. We were also blessed to spend time talking with Cheryl Osborn who gave us updates. The orphanage is a little down in number of children, but it is a sign that things are starting to change for the better.
This was my first time at the orphanage and I was impressed at what a beautiful facility it was. The staff is very kind and you can tell they have a very loving relationship with all the children. I loved listening to the children all praying in unison and singing a little song right before they ate lunch. It was a lovely picture of a big, happy family.
The time went by very quickly and it was hard to say Adios at the end of the day. A bunch of the toddlers stood by the fence and waved to us. But it was a very, very good day and I'm still feeling happy from this incredible experience.
Susan Wiegers
Two vans and the pick up truck went to the village where we are working this week. When we arrived we found some really tight parking or just plain lack of it. After several moves and running out of mountain to park, fortunately for me the friendly pastor from the church that we were holding the VBS let us park in the private church parking lot. We were able to get all the vehicles parked and start the steep trek up to the building sites. After two beautiful, comfortable days of work we are getting close to our goals of 12 houses. We have a total of 10 houses built and 6 houses with concrete floors completed. The interaction with the future home owners has been a lot of fun, and their reactions when we have it partially completed is a truly humbling experience.
Dellen Vander Woude
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Sounds like your work and time there is well spent and blessed. May God continue to bless your time there and travel home. You are all in my prayers every day. Michael Devries
ReplyDeleteSounds like your work and time there is well spent and blessed. May God continue to bless your time there and travel home. You are all in my prayers every day. Michael Devries
ReplyDeleteSounds like your work and time there is well spent and blessed. May God continue to bless your time there and travel home. You are all in my prayers every day. Michael Devries
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