Settling Into a Routine

Some of the children eating lunch.

We are starting to settle into more of a routine here now. Gloria, Matia, and I are working well together and enjoying getting to know the children more. The children know what is going to happen and who we are and we know how to get ready for them now. :) The number of children that show up is what varies all the time. We had such a fun day today partly because the children are more comfortable with us now. It was just so much fun to be with them. Each one of them has something that just makes me laugh.

Hanging out with Rosme. He is the funniest little guy! He was  being grumpy, but he wanted to be held. 

Matia hanging out with Ezequiel. 

Gerson, Kember, and Ariel came back yesterday and it struck me again how eager they were to eat. Gerson's biggest concern was lunch and then he saw his brother outside and cried to go home. He did stay today though and enjoyed himself. Gerson, Kember, and Ariel have only recently started coming to the center and are still very shy, but they are starting to come out of their shells. Kember is a little more adjusted since he already knows me from before. Apparently he fights a lot at school, but he's been really good here so far. Kember is another one of the children that doesn't have a father in his life and his mother lived far away for the first 4 years or so of his life. He and his cousins really tug at my heart. I hope that we can help them.

I just like this picture of Olman. He's very serious about eating. :)

Gissel - she was very upset about something that I can't remember right now.

Gissel hasn't come the last couple of days. She went home crying very early the last two days that she was here. I think it's becuase her sister likes to hang around in sight after she drops her off. I am hoping that we will be able to try again and make sure her sister drops her off quickly and heads home. We will see. Please pray that Gissel will be able to come back happily if this is where God wants her to be. 

Matia and I both managed to pick up a cold from the children at the same time, so we were a little worn out today, but we always have fun with the children. It is fun to see their different personalities and how they interact with each other and with us. We miss our difficult children when they don't come. It's funny how we get attached to them. 

Keep us in your prayers and thank you so much for your support and encouragement!