Bringing The Message of Hope...

We took all of the girls from the Hope House on a retreat to Cuenca at the end of August. It was soo fun!! The first day we went to Cajas, a national park up in the mountains. It was freezing!! The picture on the left is us unsuccessfully trying to light a fire. We took them all to a mall for the first time. Their eyes were as big as plates. hahaha... Some of them are from VERY far out in the
jungle, two girls from as far as six days walking. We had a blast. We took them to an arcade and stayed for almost two hours. The next day we went shopping and bought nine sets of everything imaginable. We welcomed five new girls at the beginning of August into the home. So right now all nine of them and the house mom and her kids are all crammed in a four bedroom house. Thankfully, the construction on the new site of the Hope House is getting closer to being finished. Thanks to the hard work of SO many dedicated construction teams that have spent their vacation time working here for the girls. It´s been great to get to know the girls. They are each one different and each one has her own personality. The last team for August left last week, totalling nine teams since June. It´s been a busy summer with little spare time, but it´s been a good time too. It´s been really neat to meet so many new people and get to see how each church functions differently. We´re all different, but we´re all brothers and sisters in Jesus.
The pictures are of: Me, Luci, and Ela trying to light a fire in Cajas; Brigida, Daniel, Johnathan, and Leah at the arcade; Lusmila, Valeria, and me in the cabins in Cuenca; and a picture of me in Quito that I cannot delete off of here. ???