Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Newsletter July 2009
We wanted to send a quick (ha-ha) update of our past two months. It has been very busy with many changes as we try to search for the Lord’s will in what we are doing here in Camichines. The first big change is that for now, we will not be having adult Bible studies. We have plenty of work with the children and did not have enough time with our own children. They are our first ministry and we need to be sure they are growing in the Lord. The Kids Club has also grown since making that decision.
We have 2 blog sites where you can see pictures and updates (we are working on them…) and Amy and Arlene both have facebook accounts with pictures. The blog addresses are:
http://littleranchwithhope.blogspot.com/
http://casahogareirene.blogspot.com/
We have started construction on the second floor of our home, which is the ‘Casa Hogar’ (children’s shelter). We need some more bedrooms and bathrooms, including a private room with a sitting area and bathroom for the person/people that come to help. When that is done, we will be able to take in more children. This is phase one of a three phase project for the orphanage.
The second phase will be another building on our property which will have classrooms on the bottom for teaching the older children and children from town skills like construction, plumbing, baking, jewelry making, etc., so that they will be able to earn a living when they are older. The classrooms will also be used for Kids Club, Youth Group and tutoring. The second floor will be a kitchen and dining room/common area. The third floor will have a small apartment for whoever comes to help and dormitories for children.
The third phase will be on a different property. We hope to build townhouses for the orphanage. That way there will be 15-20 children per house with ‘parents’. The big plan is to have a school, sports area, green houses, crops, animals, and much more. We hope the farming will help sustain the orphanage.
God will need to move many people to help with these projects so, please pray that people will be sensitive to His call for volunteering or donating funds for the projects.
Our first work team this year was such a huge blessing and a great treat for us. It was a team from McHenry/Johnsburg and was made up of many close friends and Amy’s sister, Sue! They worked SO hard that week to help get the downstairs and outside of the house painted, the land outside leveled before the rainy season so the water would not soak into the foundation again this year, tiling on the roof and raising a wall for a bedroom. They also helped organize some areas of the house and moved thousands of bricks from the ground to the second floor of the house. All this in 100+ degree humid temps per day as it was the week before the rainy season began. They were and are INCREDIBLE and kept us all laughing the whole week. Thank you! We love you very much!!
The interns have arrived! We have two ladies that arrived the beginning of June. Katie, who helps immensely with the foster children (and ours, too) and cooking/cleaning/whatever we need. We have found the bottom of the laundry bucket for the first time since January! Jenny also helps with the kiddos/house and is a teacher, so she has taken on their education while she is here. We have also started summer tutoring and she has many students from town. Evan came July 1st and is a great help with tutoring and construction. He is teaching the English class as well as others in Spanish. The ladies also love to help with whatever construction they can. You have no idea what a great blessing it is to have them here. Amy will admit that before they got here she and our four children were feeling a bit (LOT) overwhelmed. Chuy and Amy could not go out and comfortably leave all the kids here. We completely trust Arlene and TJ as sitters but they are not old enough to be the ‘responsible adult in charge’ of the Shelter. Chuy and Amy have gotten some much needed time out. The interns leave the end of July and we will miss them dearly.
We have an extra child visitor this month too. It has been so good to have her here and we are happy to have her as long as is needed.
Jenny, Arlene and TJ will be going to the city this week to work with a team that comes from a Christian school in Indiana. They will be helping with construction at the school run by Eirene, A.C. (the non-profit organization we work with). Arlene and TJ are working hard on their high school curriculum now as we start thinking about college (YIKES). Rebeca and Grace are so big now we cannot believe it. They are in 6th and 7th grade and a great help with the kiddos. Laura (8) and Luis (6) are learning to read and do addition. Javier (3) is a cutie pie but definitely 3 if you know what I mean : ). He is talking now and we see some great changes. Pati (2) is very smart and speaking much Spanglish. She will parrot anything you say so Becky has taught her to say “I love Becky the very most” (brainwashing…no?). Chuy is working hard on the construction here and has taken a break from school during this, our busiest season of the year. Amy is using the time with extra help to get caught up on paperwork, school and correspondence. Now would be a great time to write as she has time to respond!!!
Prayer requests
For us to be able to seek and follow God’s will for the ministry here, not our own.
That we as a family will be growing in the Lord and as a family, amidst the chaos.
That people would be sensitive to God’s call for them to work with children here in Camichines. We really need a teacher here to work with the children from the shelter and children from town.
For Lacy as she finalizes her plans for her trip here. She will be living with us this next year.
For the team that comes in August from Virginia. That the plans will go smoothly and that God will use their time here for His Glory.
For our friends in New York City that are planning a benefit concert for the orphanage. The concert will be in November and is called ‘Songs for Shoes’. May God bless them and their work. If anyone lives close and would like to be involved in/attend this event please let us know.
For Laura, Luis, Javier and Pati as they change and grow here. May they believe that God is real and that there is such a thing as unconditional love.
For the Cummings family as they work with Tessa and that they may get papers for the girls.
For all the teams that will work in the city this summer. That they may be safe, accomplish much and grow.
For the Rosales family as their son Johnny recovers from being attacked by a dog. Please also pray that God will comfort them still after the loss of their baby daughter Calita earlier this year.
If you feel God is leading you to help/partner in this ministry…
How can you help?
We have had many people ask how they can help. Prayers are first on the list, God is in control and we appreciate all prayers sent His way concerning the ministry here! Our costs have gone up some recently due to 5 extra children in the house to feed, cloth and educate!! Plus we want to keep expanding the programs offered in ministry. Below is our information. Please note that there are now 2 different donation options. One is for the basic ministry here and the Acosta family and the other is specifically for building and supporting the orphanage.
If you feel that God is leading you to support His work here in Camichines we can receive tax deductible donations. Checks can be made and mailed to:
New Vision Community Church – Laredo
3119 N. Meadow
Laredo, Texas 78040
Please attach a typed note stating that it is a donation for The Acosta Family in Camichines, Jalisco Mexico and your personal information (Name, address, phone and email address.) Thank you! Without you, this work would be impossible! Also, if you could email us to let us know that you sent something (unless you would like to be anonymous), that would help.
If you are interested in sending a donation for the construction/support of the orphanage/foster care, you can make a check to and send it to:
Reforma Ministries
10 Gate House Road
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
Please put “Eirene – Orphanage” in the memo.
This is a registered 501c3 and can also be a tax deductible donation as is the church.
You are all part of the ministry here. The work could not be done without your prayers and support. Thank you so very much and may God Bless You!
The Acosta Family <><
We have 2 blog sites where you can see pictures and updates (we are working on them…) and Amy and Arlene both have facebook accounts with pictures. The blog addresses are:
http://littleranchwithhope.blogspot.com/
http://casahogareirene.blogspot.com/
We have started construction on the second floor of our home, which is the ‘Casa Hogar’ (children’s shelter). We need some more bedrooms and bathrooms, including a private room with a sitting area and bathroom for the person/people that come to help. When that is done, we will be able to take in more children. This is phase one of a three phase project for the orphanage.
The second phase will be another building on our property which will have classrooms on the bottom for teaching the older children and children from town skills like construction, plumbing, baking, jewelry making, etc., so that they will be able to earn a living when they are older. The classrooms will also be used for Kids Club, Youth Group and tutoring. The second floor will be a kitchen and dining room/common area. The third floor will have a small apartment for whoever comes to help and dormitories for children.
The third phase will be on a different property. We hope to build townhouses for the orphanage. That way there will be 15-20 children per house with ‘parents’. The big plan is to have a school, sports area, green houses, crops, animals, and much more. We hope the farming will help sustain the orphanage.
God will need to move many people to help with these projects so, please pray that people will be sensitive to His call for volunteering or donating funds for the projects.
Our first work team this year was such a huge blessing and a great treat for us. It was a team from McHenry/Johnsburg and was made up of many close friends and Amy’s sister, Sue! They worked SO hard that week to help get the downstairs and outside of the house painted, the land outside leveled before the rainy season so the water would not soak into the foundation again this year, tiling on the roof and raising a wall for a bedroom. They also helped organize some areas of the house and moved thousands of bricks from the ground to the second floor of the house. All this in 100+ degree humid temps per day as it was the week before the rainy season began. They were and are INCREDIBLE and kept us all laughing the whole week. Thank you! We love you very much!!
The interns have arrived! We have two ladies that arrived the beginning of June. Katie, who helps immensely with the foster children (and ours, too) and cooking/cleaning/whatever we need. We have found the bottom of the laundry bucket for the first time since January! Jenny also helps with the kiddos/house and is a teacher, so she has taken on their education while she is here. We have also started summer tutoring and she has many students from town. Evan came July 1st and is a great help with tutoring and construction. He is teaching the English class as well as others in Spanish. The ladies also love to help with whatever construction they can. You have no idea what a great blessing it is to have them here. Amy will admit that before they got here she and our four children were feeling a bit (LOT) overwhelmed. Chuy and Amy could not go out and comfortably leave all the kids here. We completely trust Arlene and TJ as sitters but they are not old enough to be the ‘responsible adult in charge’ of the Shelter. Chuy and Amy have gotten some much needed time out. The interns leave the end of July and we will miss them dearly.
We have an extra child visitor this month too. It has been so good to have her here and we are happy to have her as long as is needed.
Jenny, Arlene and TJ will be going to the city this week to work with a team that comes from a Christian school in Indiana. They will be helping with construction at the school run by Eirene, A.C. (the non-profit organization we work with). Arlene and TJ are working hard on their high school curriculum now as we start thinking about college (YIKES). Rebeca and Grace are so big now we cannot believe it. They are in 6th and 7th grade and a great help with the kiddos. Laura (8) and Luis (6) are learning to read and do addition. Javier (3) is a cutie pie but definitely 3 if you know what I mean : ). He is talking now and we see some great changes. Pati (2) is very smart and speaking much Spanglish. She will parrot anything you say so Becky has taught her to say “I love Becky the very most” (brainwashing…no?). Chuy is working hard on the construction here and has taken a break from school during this, our busiest season of the year. Amy is using the time with extra help to get caught up on paperwork, school and correspondence. Now would be a great time to write as she has time to respond!!!
Prayer requests
For us to be able to seek and follow God’s will for the ministry here, not our own.
That we as a family will be growing in the Lord and as a family, amidst the chaos.
That people would be sensitive to God’s call for them to work with children here in Camichines. We really need a teacher here to work with the children from the shelter and children from town.
For Lacy as she finalizes her plans for her trip here. She will be living with us this next year.
For the team that comes in August from Virginia. That the plans will go smoothly and that God will use their time here for His Glory.
For our friends in New York City that are planning a benefit concert for the orphanage. The concert will be in November and is called ‘Songs for Shoes’. May God bless them and their work. If anyone lives close and would like to be involved in/attend this event please let us know.
For Laura, Luis, Javier and Pati as they change and grow here. May they believe that God is real and that there is such a thing as unconditional love.
For the Cummings family as they work with Tessa and that they may get papers for the girls.
For all the teams that will work in the city this summer. That they may be safe, accomplish much and grow.
For the Rosales family as their son Johnny recovers from being attacked by a dog. Please also pray that God will comfort them still after the loss of their baby daughter Calita earlier this year.
If you feel God is leading you to help/partner in this ministry…
How can you help?
We have had many people ask how they can help. Prayers are first on the list, God is in control and we appreciate all prayers sent His way concerning the ministry here! Our costs have gone up some recently due to 5 extra children in the house to feed, cloth and educate!! Plus we want to keep expanding the programs offered in ministry. Below is our information. Please note that there are now 2 different donation options. One is for the basic ministry here and the Acosta family and the other is specifically for building and supporting the orphanage.
If you feel that God is leading you to support His work here in Camichines we can receive tax deductible donations. Checks can be made and mailed to:
New Vision Community Church – Laredo
3119 N. Meadow
Laredo, Texas 78040
Please attach a typed note stating that it is a donation for The Acosta Family in Camichines, Jalisco Mexico and your personal information (Name, address, phone and email address.) Thank you! Without you, this work would be impossible! Also, if you could email us to let us know that you sent something (unless you would like to be anonymous), that would help.
If you are interested in sending a donation for the construction/support of the orphanage/foster care, you can make a check to and send it to:
Reforma Ministries
10 Gate House Road
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
Please put “Eirene – Orphanage” in the memo.
This is a registered 501c3 and can also be a tax deductible donation as is the church.
You are all part of the ministry here. The work could not be done without your prayers and support. Thank you so very much and may God Bless You!
The Acosta Family <><
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Hi everyone! Sorry we haven't posted anything in a long while. Lots has been going on. We now have 6 steps on the stairway! Very exciting, since we will have more bedrooms upstairs! There are now 14 people in the Acosta family. 3 interns and a visitor and us original 10. There is now a wall around the house that is about 3 feet high all the way around. Roxie has 5 puppies. We had an awesome team come down in June from McHenry/Johnsburg. They worked SO hard and were tons of fun!!!! They helped us accomplish lots of projects on the house. I think that is about it right now. I will try to write a little something on here every day. This picture was taken at the zoo.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Acosta News March 2009
Mom has given me (Arlene) the task of writing the newsletter this month as she is broken. Her back is out. She would like me to tell everyone that she is sorry she has not been very good at responding to emails. By the time we get on at night her brain is normally fried. So please do not think that she is ignoring everyone. She says she would really love to hear from you and she promises that either one of us will respond. Please don’t stop writing because we love to hear from you.
We want to say THANK YOU to all of you who made the purchase of the new van possible. We all fit without being squished with extra room. The other day we fit 20 people in it to go somewhere. Even in the midst of economical difficulties for all of you we were overwhelmed by your generosity.
The Kiddos
The kids are doing very well. They are growing so quickly and also healing. The two older ones are doing school, too. The mom left town and we haven’t seen her in a while. Last month was a bit rough. The kids were being used in a political battle. The politicians tried to destroy the non-profit A.C. that the casa hogar (foster house) is under. It is pretty calm now though. Well, as calm as it can get here with 8 kids running around.
The Ministry
Kid’s Club has been going very well. We have around 40 kids come every week.
We have an awesome Bible study! They have proven it various times these past months. Sticking with us even when the going gets rough. When the whole mess with the political battle with the kids was going on they went to be witnesses for us. Even though the rest of the town was against us. Rosa came back to Bible study, but her husband did not. Please keep praying for him.
Youth Group has been better. There are few teens but they are very excited.
Us
Chuy – Dad has been very busy. Going to more meetings than he has ever gone to before, but all is well.
Amy – Well, as I mentioned above, mom’s back is out. She is super busy now trying to home school 6 kids and keep the other ones out of the way during school.
Arlene – Had to get a throat culture because I keep getting strep. Yuck. I’m also learning how to drive!
T.J. – Continues his devotion to guitar and the Lord. He has been growing taller every day. Literally, every day. He loves driving, school and guitar.
Rebeca – Becky is getting taller by the week. She likes reading and helping in the kitchen. She is also a great help teaching the little kids.
Grace – Is almost caught up in school amidst the chaos. She likes to play with her friend.
Projects to Come
We are in the process of building a couple more rooms on the second story so that we can take in more kids or spread out a little more. The other project is a multipurpose room. This week with the youth we are planning a clean up project for an area that used to be used for walking but it is difficult because people throw their dead animals there.
Prayer Requests
We are thankful that things are much calmer, that all the kids are getting much healthier, and that we are getting caught up in school. We are thankful for our huge family in Christ who have supported us through these times. We are thankful for Eirene. Please pray for that organization as they continue to grow and serve more and more people. We are thankful for much more but if we wrote everything you’d fall asleep before you finished reading it. Please pray that we will be able to always find time to read His word and grow spiritually. Please pray for mom (even though she says she’s fine). Please pray for all the papers to be finished and that the people who are supposed to be investigating the case of the kids would do their job. Instead of trying to please politicians. We are still waiting for the doctors appointments. Please pray for time and resources to be able to add more rooms upstairs and start the multipurpose room. Please pray for the Rosales family that God will bring peace and healing to them as 2 week old Calita went to be with Jesus. Please pray that we may have strength, knowledge, discernment and order. That God may use the difficulties that we go through for His glory. Please pray for all our missionary friends here that God may use them to share His word.
You all are part of this ministry; we thank you and pray that God will bless you greatly.
We want to say THANK YOU to all of you who made the purchase of the new van possible. We all fit without being squished with extra room. The other day we fit 20 people in it to go somewhere. Even in the midst of economical difficulties for all of you we were overwhelmed by your generosity.
The Kiddos
The kids are doing very well. They are growing so quickly and also healing. The two older ones are doing school, too. The mom left town and we haven’t seen her in a while. Last month was a bit rough. The kids were being used in a political battle. The politicians tried to destroy the non-profit A.C. that the casa hogar (foster house) is under. It is pretty calm now though. Well, as calm as it can get here with 8 kids running around.
The Ministry
Kid’s Club has been going very well. We have around 40 kids come every week.
We have an awesome Bible study! They have proven it various times these past months. Sticking with us even when the going gets rough. When the whole mess with the political battle with the kids was going on they went to be witnesses for us. Even though the rest of the town was against us. Rosa came back to Bible study, but her husband did not. Please keep praying for him.
Youth Group has been better. There are few teens but they are very excited.
Us
Chuy – Dad has been very busy. Going to more meetings than he has ever gone to before, but all is well.
Amy – Well, as I mentioned above, mom’s back is out. She is super busy now trying to home school 6 kids and keep the other ones out of the way during school.
Arlene – Had to get a throat culture because I keep getting strep. Yuck. I’m also learning how to drive!
T.J. – Continues his devotion to guitar and the Lord. He has been growing taller every day. Literally, every day. He loves driving, school and guitar.
Rebeca – Becky is getting taller by the week. She likes reading and helping in the kitchen. She is also a great help teaching the little kids.
Grace – Is almost caught up in school amidst the chaos. She likes to play with her friend.
Projects to Come
We are in the process of building a couple more rooms on the second story so that we can take in more kids or spread out a little more. The other project is a multipurpose room. This week with the youth we are planning a clean up project for an area that used to be used for walking but it is difficult because people throw their dead animals there.
Prayer Requests
We are thankful that things are much calmer, that all the kids are getting much healthier, and that we are getting caught up in school. We are thankful for our huge family in Christ who have supported us through these times. We are thankful for Eirene. Please pray for that organization as they continue to grow and serve more and more people. We are thankful for much more but if we wrote everything you’d fall asleep before you finished reading it. Please pray that we will be able to always find time to read His word and grow spiritually. Please pray for mom (even though she says she’s fine). Please pray for all the papers to be finished and that the people who are supposed to be investigating the case of the kids would do their job. Instead of trying to please politicians. We are still waiting for the doctors appointments. Please pray for time and resources to be able to add more rooms upstairs and start the multipurpose room. Please pray for the Rosales family that God will bring peace and healing to them as 2 week old Calita went to be with Jesus. Please pray that we may have strength, knowledge, discernment and order. That God may use the difficulties that we go through for His glory. Please pray for all our missionary friends here that God may use them to share His word.
You all are part of this ministry; we thank you and pray that God will bless you greatly.
Friday, January 30, 2009
THEY CAN STAY!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for all your prayers!!!!! The meeting with the Ministerio Publico went very well. Dad did not go to jail!! The MP is all for what we are doing so they assured us that there won’t be any more people that will press charges against us. At least not in this case. The lawyers were all appalled by the pictures that both dad and DIF had brought. Those were the pics of where they used to live and the condition the kids were in when they first came. We now get to keep the kids!!!! Hopefully for a long time! It all depends on DIF. They still need prayer though. Especially Luis, the 5 year old. He is the one who is taking all of this very hard. He was finally almost adjusted, then his mom showed up and he is very confused right now. He says he does not want to go back though. The other kids are o.k. though. The baby saw her mom and didn’t react at all. The 2 year old was first excited, and then he was scared. The older 2 were just very scared. Thanks again for all your prayers!! This was again obviously all God because we were pretty sure that the chances of them having to go to an orphanage were like 9 out of 10.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Important Prayer Request
Today the Ministerio Publico (the people that people go to to take other people to court.) showed up at our house with the mom of the children. The mom is not allowed in our house or even near it by the order of DIF. And today she showed up with these people… all the way to the front door. They came because she had put a demanda (pressed charges) against Chuy. She did it with the help of Chuy’s own brother. His blood related brother. Chuy is in much need of prayer right now because this has been very difficult having his own family turn their backs on him in this already difficult situation. Please pray that the mom can calm down because at this point she is just preparing her way right into jail. This means that all her kids will be put into state orphanages and probably be separated for the rest of their lives. The lawyer for DIF (our side) says we have nothing to worry about but PLEASE pray.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Birthdays
Today we got all the kids birthdays! Next week is Javiers birthday. He is turning 3. He is also talking a lot lately, well trying to talk, but he is definetly not shy around us anymore. So cute!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
We all fit!!!!!
God has sent us a 15 passenger van!!! Now we can go everywhere altogether, without being crammed like sardines. This whole thing was all God. As some of you know we were looking for a 15 passenger van in the summer. We looked and looked and the only thing we found was a remodeled cargo van that looked like a submarine. We gave up searching for a while. Then a couple weeks ago we started looking for one again and found one. The description of the van was exactly what we were looking for. We prayed about it. God sent all the money needed to buy the van all within a week. It is perfect because we all fit. There is also extra space for more children.
Quick Update
We appreciate all your prayers! God has and is definitely doing a huge work in these kids! They are so different. It is so amazing to see these kids changing both physically, spiritually and mentally. They have all changed colors because of bathing. We have discovered an unknown birthmark on the baby’s face. When they came they didn’t want to pray before eating now they won’t eat without praying. All the baby (Pati) used to do was cry. Now she barely cries at all, most of the time she is laughing. She has the cutest laugh. Javier (the 2 year old) used to be so scared of sleeping, now he skips off to bed. The only thing he said when he got here was no. Now he says many words in English and Spanish. He has definitely warmed up very well. Luis (the 5 year old) walked around very angry. He would bite people and said he was going to eat whatever animals were in sight. He would also say he would eat you, too. (Right Elizabeth?) He was very angry and tried to get attention in bad ways. He doesn’t have that angry look in his eyes anymore. He doesn’t pretend to eat things anymore. He is a very sweet child. Laura has learned to read!!!! What a great achievement! She is very excited and so are we. After months of trying and teaching she has finally learned.
We need lots of prayers. The children are so afraid of seeing their mom. They have nightmares that she is coming to beat them. She still lives nearby. Also, the town has gone a bit crazy. We are not disclosing the details about the children as it is our job to protect them. So, the people are saying ‘poor mom’. They are angry with us and it is a bit tense. Please, please pray for the ministry. We have lost one family but gained another in adult study and we shall see Wednesday if we have any Youth left and Friday how Kids Club goes.
The children have to undergo some VERY invasive testing this next week. Please pray that they are not even more traumatized by the process. It is necessary.
We need lots of prayers. The children are so afraid of seeing their mom. They have nightmares that she is coming to beat them. She still lives nearby. Also, the town has gone a bit crazy. We are not disclosing the details about the children as it is our job to protect them. So, the people are saying ‘poor mom’. They are angry with us and it is a bit tense. Please, please pray for the ministry. We have lost one family but gained another in adult study and we shall see Wednesday if we have any Youth left and Friday how Kids Club goes.
The children have to undergo some VERY invasive testing this next week. Please pray that they are not even more traumatized by the process. It is necessary.
Thank you for all your prayers!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Happy New Year,
We really need your prayers. Laura's 3 siblings have come to live at the Acosta house. This is a huge change for us as now we have eight childdren, Arlene, 14, TJ 13, Rebeca,11, Grace 10, Laura, 7, Luis 5, Javier 2, and Pati 1. The children came on December 31. Seems our hand-me-downs do not fit the new ones :). One of the biggest needs right now is lots of prayer. (We are also going to need basic items like diapers and formula, food, water....)
The children are here through DIF (child and family services on Mexico) and we do not know how long they will stay. The mom was given the choice of leaving them here or going to jail and having them put into a formal state orphanage. After much stress, they ended up here. Please pray for their health and safety and please pray for my children as this is a huge change for them and it came very suddenly. Please pray for strength and wisdom for Chuy and I. The kids were very dirty when they got here but are now clean and sleeping. It will be a tough change for them. The baby was still breast feeding at 1 and 1/2.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love in Christ, Chuy, Amy, and all
We really need your prayers. Laura's 3 siblings have come to live at the Acosta house. This is a huge change for us as now we have eight childdren, Arlene, 14, TJ 13, Rebeca,11, Grace 10, Laura, 7, Luis 5, Javier 2, and Pati 1. The children came on December 31. Seems our hand-me-downs do not fit the new ones :). One of the biggest needs right now is lots of prayer. (We are also going to need basic items like diapers and formula, food, water....)
The children are here through DIF (child and family services on Mexico) and we do not know how long they will stay. The mom was given the choice of leaving them here or going to jail and having them put into a formal state orphanage. After much stress, they ended up here. Please pray for their health and safety and please pray for my children as this is a huge change for them and it came very suddenly. Please pray for strength and wisdom for Chuy and I. The kids were very dirty when they got here but are now clean and sleeping. It will be a tough change for them. The baby was still breast feeding at 1 and 1/2.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love in Christ, Chuy, Amy, and all
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