A Day at the Beach

We have had a relaxing weekend, recharging our batteries after the adventure that was this week :) Yesterday we spent the day with the girls that live in a transitional home. This is a home that Buckner sponsors for girls who are too old for the government-run homes (after age 18) They live together with a woman who cares for them while they learn a skill (nursing, fashion design, etc.) The house is very nice, and in order to stay there, they have to keep up their grades. It is a privilege to live there, and only five of them are there.

We went to the beach with them and had lunch and then took a boat ride together on the Pacific Ocean. It was one of the girls' first boat ride! It was a sweet day.

Last night, the "Shoes for Orphan Soles" team arrived. There are thirty of them from all over the US, and we will be traveling around to approx. 10 homes to do VBS and give each child a brand new pair of shoes! We have had a lot of changes in our planned schedule, as the Peruvian govt. has decided they don't want foreigners to visit their homes b/c of the swine flu. (We actually had three little girls walk past us with their noses covered b/c they were scared of us!) So we will only be able to go to private homes, but there are plenty of those. It will be a hectic week-aren't they all?-so I will update again when I can! Your prayers are such a blessing.

-Kelli