Rosy

Continue to pray for Rosy as at times she still struggles to fit in with the rest of the kids. She has good and bad days. Some days she is all about teaching us sign language and other days she wants to be left alone. Some days it is a struggle to get her to do her homework from school or chores around the house. She is already very strong willed and then to top it off the communiate barrier we have with her. I pray for her heart and that she can feel loved, special and that she does fit in with the rest of the kids.

Teenagers

Our kids are growing up and facing many challenges and decisions. We our trying our hardest to give them advice but not hammer them and preach to them. Some of them are having a hard time in the middle school/high school. They are learning their choices have consequences. They are not making the best choices.
We covet your prayers as we go through these teenage years with the kids.
Right now we only have three of our kids in middle/high school. I can't even imagine in a few years when we have a handful or two there.
Oh lord give us the patience, wisdom, love and guidance to grow these children up in YOU!!!!

First grading period

The kids finished their tests for the first grading period. A few of the kids this week are still doing retakes due to a failing grade on the first test. Some of the kids did not get such great grades. Hoping with their retakes they can get  a better grade. In a few weeks we should be getting their report cards for the first grading period. I can only hope that their grades are good. Some of the kids do put in effort and other kids just don't care and won't study. So for the kids that don't care they will have consequences if their grades come back low but for those who try and study and maybe don't do so well, now that is a different story.

Olman

Olman has quite the little personality. He already thinks he is the boss. He hasn;t even made it to the terrible two's or three's yet, but at times it feels like we are already there. He throws a fit when he does not get his way. We are working with the ladies telling them when he crys to let him sit for a little while until he calms down. It is working. He is learning they are not always going to hold him when he is throwing a fit or that he is not always going to get his way. We still have a long way to go. He hates being around men and other people he doesn't know well. He has been going to church now for the last three weeks. The first week was horrible but the last two weeks he has done much better. I hope with time he continues to get use to being around other people and learning he is not always going to get his way by screaming and or throwing a fit.
Say a prayer today for Olman and that he can be filled with a peace that only God can provide.

Nohemy

Our kids are growing. Which means we are having to make some changes.

The main house is pretty full. The boys room has room for more but the girls room is full. We could probably put another bunk in there if we had to but the bunks would be right up against each other and there would be hardly no walking room. We had two of the younger girls in toddler beds. Well we got rid of one of the toddler beds and moved her to a big bed. Although we still had a problem. There was no more empty beds and we still had one the girls we needed to get into a big bed. We came to the decison that we were going to need to move one the girls from the main house to the house above. So after sitting and talking with the girls they all got excited at the thought of moving up above. We told them depending on their behavior and such we would choose someone one to move in the other house. After a couple of weeks we came to the decision that we would move Nohemy. She is excited right now about the move as she loves to play with younger kids and here in the main house it is only her brother that is younger than her. So in the house above are the babies, Any, Yair, Cris, and Lupe. She is older than all of the kids. She trys to be mother hen to all of the younger kids. Sometimes a bit much.

 

 Nohemy in her new bed.

Youth Group

For a few years now there is a special youth group who has came out to CASA from Teguc to play with the kids. The one thing that sets them apart from other groups that come here to CASA is that they are from Honduras. Most groups that come here are from the states. It is neat to see people from here care and want to make a difference here in their own country and invest in these kids. The CASA kids got so excited when they heard this special group was coming again for the afternoon to play with them.

They have several games planned out to play with the kids. Here is Katy participating in one of the games as she hops down the soccer field trying not to loose the balloon.

giant jump rope

After the fun and games it was snack time. Donuts....yummy!

Yair covered in his chocolate donut.

After snack time they sang worship songs

After their time of worship with the kids they passed out little goodies in bottles they had made for each child.

Thank you again for taking time to come and play and love on the kids!!!

The kids are already wanting to know when they are coming back again.

Jackson and Antonio participating with one the youth group members as they wobble down the soccer  field as they are tied together.

Bryan

Bryan broke his collar bone about 3 weeks ago. Well then a week ago he fell down three steps and landed on what looked like his shoulder and collar bone again. He was in pain. Although after that huge scare it looks like it did no further damage and he is on his way to healing. The Dr. said his collar bone is healed 75%. We just can't keep him still. He is so active and up and down. Playing soccer and running. Hopefully he will be all healed soon and can be back to his full active self soon.