Hola Amigos!
We
are just back from a month with our friends at Casa Hogar Nueva Vida, which
means House and Home of New Life." It has been a truly eventful trip
in which we have gotten to know them much better. We have also developed
a few additional relationships with local volunteers there that have great
skill and desire to join us in and help bring this orphanage back to life.
There are 12 happy, healthy children ranging from 5 to 17 years old and they too are willing to repair, clean, paint and pitch in where ever needed. The woman in charge, Ami, is just 30 years old and she grew up in this orphanage. She knows what it takes to keep these kids in school and feeling loved and cared for. But she was in desperate need of guidance and help with the building itself.
The building needs maintenance and repair nearly everywhere. When we arrived, 5 of the 6 bathrooms were NOT working! Can you imagine?
The electrical was barely working and the floors, the ceilings, the roof and the kids beds and furniture were in desperate need of attention.
Thanks to your generous donations, by the time we left, all of the bathrooms had working sinks, toilets and drains. And, about half of the electrical was back and working. Here are some photos of the work, the volunteers and the kids!
Thank you ALL!
