Casa
de Esperanza
Making
a difference, one child at a time
P.
O. Box 9222
Columbus,
MS 39705
cdehonduras.org/casa.acklenavenue.com
Amigos
de Casa,
This
year has flown. The kids are taking exams this week. This is the
final set of exams for this school year. Soon school will be
finished and the kids will have a three month break. I hope everyone
does well on exams.
Many,
many things have happened at Casa since the last newsletter besides
another school year passing.
Groups
continued to work on the wall and several sections were completed. I
am quite sure that many groups will get to experience the wall again
next summer.
On
July 11, someone came to the gate and told Karen that Brayan had
drowned. Karen went to the hospital in Ojojona where Brayan was. He
was being prepared to be transferred to Tegucigalpa. Karen climbed
in the ambulance and went with him. I jumped in the car and went to
town, also. Neither Karen nor I thought he would make it through
this. Because of many prayers and the grace of God, in less than one
week he walked out of the hospital completely healthy. There was no
permanent damage. We witnessed a miracle and we were grateful for
it.
One
morning in August, Pamela walked out of the gate and did not come
back. Her grades were failing and she thought she had made such a
mess of things that there was no way out. Had she talked to someone,
something could have been done, but in her mind, there was no
solution but to leave. We were, and still are, so sad.
Shortly
after that, Brayan let his anger get the best of him and he, too,
left and went to live with his mother again.
And,
even more recently, Antonio made some bad decisions. Decisions that
endangered other people's lives. For the safety of everyone else at
Casa, the judge placed him back in the care of his mother.
We
love these kids. We have wept and prayed over the three that left.
We continue to pray that they will make good decisions. That they
will go with God. That some day they will remember the things we
taught them.
Please
join us in prayer for these three precious souls.
I
hope you don't think only bad things have happened at Casa de
Esperanza. Many good things have happened also.
In
August, Rosy turned 15. Turning 15 is a huge event. The school gave
her a quinceañera. They borrowed a dress and went all out on the
decorations and the party. Rosy was beautiful. I was honored to be
there.
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Guadalupe
finished at Teleton and had a little party. We are proud of her.
Fernando got to start working in the store. He is proud of himself.
Every
day a battle is raging here at Casa de Esperanza. The devil wants to
claim these kids and we do not want him to claim even one of them.
The issues some of the kids are facing are hard and the decisions we
sometimes have to make are harder. Please, I beg you to be on your
knees every single day praying for these kids and praying for us. We
need every ounce of strength, courage, and wisdom that can be found.
We
do appreciate your continued support and prayers. We could not keep
on keeping on without them.
If
you have not yet decided on your year end contribution, please
prayerfully consider Casa de Esperanza.
If
you have any questions concerning anything at Casa, please email me
at
Sincerely,
Terri
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