This weekend was great. It's becoming more and more real that I am moving down there. I went looking for houses on Saturday with Manuel, Adrian, Jesus, and Jen. There was only one that I considered a true possibility, but they need to decide if they will rent it out to me since they rent it out to a family on the weekends.

I found out that I am only going to be teaching the junior high kids English. It's going to be interesting because (as most of you I sure am already aware) these are the most rebellious kids. The boy I sponsor is in that group along with his friends and so many of the other kids I love. I can already tell you who my best students will be... and won't be. I am really looking forward to it though, and I am excited to be able to play yet another role in their lives. I still have to work it out with Gabriel as to what hour I will be teaching because he's teaching all of the other classes for their age group. Lord, help him!

Keith's friend from work (Leslie) and her husband (Paul) came down this weekend. They sponsor 4 of the kids and they even take on their other sibling to make it 5. We took them and Guadalupe (Keith's boy) to lunch, and boy can those kids eat! We found out later that sometimes kids will overeat due to their past, and since we just found out that their mother passed within the last year, that could definitely cause it as well. The oldest boy (age 9) ate 8 tacos, and they all ate atleast 6. Let's just say that us adults (with the exception 0f one) all only at 4. This can tell you how much these kids overate. Jesus (the one that ate 8) had a horrible stomach ache that night. It was so bad that he shed some tears. I think he eventually got some peptobismol, and he was better in the morning. More than anything though - it was such a blessing to watch them bond with their sponsors. They fit together perfectly, and I think everyone cried when they had to say goodbye. It was an absolutely beautiful bonding time between them.

Paul is actually going to be donating 100 pounds of antelope and deer meat to the kids. What a huge blessing! These kids don't get very much meat, and we're going to use some of it this weekend for when we give them a big Thanksgiving meal.

Jen Pinner came down for the first time as well. It was great watching her interact with the kids and even having her translate for me. She completely fell in love with 2 of the brothers, and it is so amazing watching someone's heart let these kids in. She is thinking about sponsoring them, and so we'll see if her and Obie can work it out. She is already trying to figure out when she can make another trip down.

All in all, it was a great weekend. The kids are so full of love and life, and I can not wait to see them again in 4 days. :)