So much has been happening lately..

Last weekend I went down to Mexico with Jordan, Susie, and Michelle. I am stoked because this month Jordan, Susie, Michelle, Dan, and Jodi are all going. So, it looks like we are going to have a slightly bigger group. We are going down May 19-21, if anyone would like to go, please let me know and I will give you more of the details. In June, we are going down on the 24th and it's going to only be a one day trip. Of course, everyone is invited to that at well.

I talked with Ben on Sunday and I am no longer going to be helping out with the youth at my church. I really just want to focus on the orphanage (which I will refer to as the "big house" from here on out). I will always love everyone in youth, but it's just not where I'm supposed to be right now.

When we first arrived at the big house, I saw Mario. There are no words that can express how awesome it is to see an 11 year old boy's eyes light up and the little smile that formed on his face when he saw me. I immediately went over to him, hugged him, and kissed the top of his head. He's so cute. Then, we saw Gloria, Luis, Arnulfo, and Rosalinda. Rosalinda screamed and couldn't get down to us to give us hugs because Gloria made herself stuck in the slide... Huge shocker! Yet it was awesome.






So many people donated so much. Big props and huge thanks to DD's mom for donating 900 Dixie cups and 300 plates. They are much needed and they will get overly used. Also, DD donated tons of hygene supplies. I have never seen that many bars of soap and bottles of shampoo outside of a store before. That will carry them through many months. Her friend Tyrone also gave us a basketball and volleyball. The kids don't care if they are used or not, they use them until they break somehow. It was totally awesome because they were talking about volleyball before we even got it out of the car. It was perfect because that is something they totally wanted. :) Oh, and we also got money from the church which was also a huge blessing. We were able to add some of our own and donate to their "food storage" program. We are not allowed to take the cook grocery shopping like we hoped, but we were still able to give. Susie and Jordan brought tons of school supplies, the kids are going to be blessed time and time again. I am a big believer that it's totally okay to come and not give anything at all, but it's definitely a blessing to everyone when we are able to.

Oh, and since the last time we got down there, they got all new bedding, it's so freaking cute, so that's a huge blessing. Their rooms were rearranged. Some of the kids proudly showed us their rooms. Love it!










We actually were down there on the "Day of the Children". Even though we had to share the kids part of the time with the group from Motorola, it was awesome. They brought the kids hamburgers, sodas, a pinata, and a trailor that they gave the kids train rides on. It's awesome to see how they came to bless them and celebrate them on that day.