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new beginnings

Saturday, April 28, 2012

here's just a super sneak peak at what we've been up to with the new kids we just took in on tuesday. 
our kinder class has doubled -- whew! major shout out to all kindergarten teachers out there...
you've got special talents!!
it's been a blast getting to play with all the kids together. 
things have definitely turned into a little party around here and i love it.








{water balloon toss contest at library time -- the kids loved it! we are really getting into some seriously fun games and activities with the kids. the possibilities really seem endless!}












it's been an encouragement recently to be able to see how far our first group of kids has come in their attitudes, behavior and schooling since they arrived. what an amazing thing it is to know that they will be brought up in a safe, positive environment with plenty of people around to tell them how much they're loved.

there is something holy about what happens here. about being a part of kingdom work. it's exciting. it's meaningful. it's what we are all supposed to be doing -- working for causes beyond ourselves. we all need something to get us out of bed in the morning and an intravenous coffee drip might not always do it {hard to believe, i know}

as the children's home grows, it takes more and more resources to support the kids and all the programs we've got going on. if you're interested, check out our sponsorship page to see how you can help out the kid's more directly with their daily needs like food, clothes and school supplies.

thanks again to all of you who have supported Give Hope 2 Kids ministry prayerfully and financially. you are truly part of something incredible and i hope you believe that!

san luis love

Thursday, April 19, 2012

this week we got to spend some extra time hanging out with some friends who 
live in a village about an hour's walk away. 
some of the kids have started computer classes in the library and, per usual, 
they're always up for a good game of soccer. 
their village is very small with no electricity -- 
and their school room is in the same building as church. i still can't get my head around what a crazy different place they live in but it's been so much fun getting to know the kids and their teacher.

above: computer class -- learning the basics about how to work one of those things.

some playdough time -- their favorite part was to make little "tortillas" out of it.

cute baby kelly -- the life of the party. her favorite part is tasting the crayons 
{too bad they aren't flavored, girl!}

our coloring pages entitled "through the decades" -- 60s mod, 70s shag carpet lion, 80s vegas liger. 



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