Welcome back to School

Welcome back to school, reads the posters I am making for the orphans at the HIV orphanage, it is unbelievable how time flies, I was just excited about Christmas and now we are starting the year again.

In Guatemala the school year runs from January to October, me at the university February to November.

For those of you who don’t remember why I went back to University after so many years, let me remind you the reason (and it is not that I am trying to convince myself to keep going!) in both places, Precious Moments and HIV orphanage there is a great need of someone with not just the love for the children but these children have to deal with so much in their lives, in precious moments, there are killings and killers in their families, drinking, abuse, sexual abuse and neither the teachers or I know how to help those kids, and the orphanage, parents dying, family rejection, and friends dying there as well.  After praying about it, I decide to go to school and get some more knowledge in how to help these kids better, that is why I registered to Psychology School,  it is a long road… 5 years of taking 4 classes each semester. 2012 was my first year, so far 8 classes taking, 8 classes passed!  4 more this semester!

I am not happy to share that my father has been drinking a lot more, he just does not want to change, it hurts me a lot to see him killing himself like that. My mom is doing well; she wants to come back to Guatemala for good in a couple of years. Junior and Milly are doing good, keeping me busy all of the time.

Precious Moments started last week with regular classes, 150 children were in the same 3 bedroom house, the owner of the house increased the rent by $50.00 this year, so we are paying now something like $337.00 per month. Thank God the teachers agreed to continue working with us but begged to get paid by the end of each month. Please pray for us, it is hard to get good teachers to work under the conditions that Precious Moments offers, the children really need this opportunity, if you and your family, or your cell group, or your church would like to sponsor a classroom, we have 9 classrooms that NEED monthly sponsors’ with $275 each month you can provide education to a whole classroom, full of kids that might not have any other opportunity to education. If you or your church is interested in joined us in this adventure of providing education with Christian values, once a week Bible teaching, and love to this kids, let me know and I will give you more info. PLEASE PRAY WITH US so we get 9 classrooms sponsored!

The orphanage… there is a new guy in town! His name is Samuel, we think he is about 3 months, is HIV+, he has a big head, and we are doing some test to know what the problem is.

Josue on the other hand (the boy who has problems to breath and problems to eat) is doing better, he has gained so much weight! He went to surgery but the doctors could not do anything to repair his problem until he grows a little more.

Thank you for been with me in this walk; we know that God cares for children even more for orphans! Thank you for praying for us! I love the Lord and love these kids, please help me praying for safety, health, and provision.