For nearly two years, the maestros (Ecudorian construction workers) and multiple short-term volunteer teams have been working on the construction of the Casa de Fe school. Jeff and Jesse were here in March 2011 when a lot of concrete was being poured. Jeff and Jesse returned in March 2012 with a short-term group from our church. …
I recently posted about a day-trip we took in July to the Hola Vida waterfall. Just a few days ago, I found these pictures that JC took on that trip and decided to share them as well. Our friends from Mississippi… New friends that arrived in Shell straight from their honeymoon! They spent the summer …
We celebrated this sweet girl’s 9th birthday this week. How is that even possible?! She loves legos, and she loves to draw and color. Thankfully, I thought ahead and bought this huge box of crayons (120) and several lego add-on sets (after Christmas, on clearance) back in the States before our move. She loved them. …
I had begun to think we were under some sort of attack. In our home, we had a tarantula downstairs and a lizard upstairs. Later the same day, the men killed this “baby” anaconda in the creek on the Casa de Fe property. Fortuntely, we haven’t come across any other critters lately… Oh yeah, except …
Several months ago, I wrote a short post about a sweet baby that was new to Casa de Fe. Dominica came to us at about 18 months of age. She lacked the ability to sit up, stand up or even roll over. Her mother had cared for her as best she could until she brought …
