So much to share and so little time… Actually, I sometimes put off sharing news here because I just can’t wrap my mind around it all. This job can be overwhelming at times. Who am I kidding? It’s almost always overwhelming…physically, emotionally and spiritually exhausting. Last week, we buried sweet Santiago. I posted his story months ago …
And yes, I know that it’s almost Easter…. better late than never, right?! Christmas Day here in Shell started like a normal Christmas Day in the States. We started the morning with homemade cinnamon rolls/muffins (gluten-free this year), read the Christmas story and opened our gifts. I love that we limit gifts to 3 each. …
Jhan Alex came to us about a week ago from the jungle. He was born about 2 months ago with cleft lip and palette, and even though this is a fairly common birth defect in his community (and correctable), his mother had refused to nurse him. His father was attempting to keep him alive by …
In preparation and celebration of Christmas, our Casa de Fe kids performed a wonderful Christmas pageant for the Casa de Fe staff, neighbors and even some of the kids’ family members. Practicing for the Christmas pageant and the performance… I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. My camera was not cooperating. But trust …
And in the middle of December, we did a little banana harvesting… These were harvested from a tree behind our house. Behind JC? Yep, that’s where the jungle begins. JP had to supervise the operation. And yes, Hubs is wearing MY houndstooth rain boots! We actually didn’t keep these. We took them to Casa de …
