Crazy Project Day

August 4^th – Monday

                Arielle was up throwing up all last night, her two meals did not stay down even though they were small. I also was awake most the night with a stomach ache. So when this morning rolled around I breached the subject of possibly going home early. Because Arielle hasn’t been eating and has dropped over 15lbs and everything she does eat is not staying in her. We decided to arrange to leave Wednesday and play it by ear and see how she was doing. Lilia found her another type of medicine that seems to be helping a little more.

                Okay so moving on from that. I quickly noticed when I left the room that there was a frenzy of activity, I soon learned that Lilia’s and Arturo’s youngest two children, daughter in law, and grandson will be arriving tomorrow! Their middle son, and his family, live in Tijuana and they went there the end of June for his University graduation and left their two youngest with them. I’m sure my mom can relate that you can have many children all around but if there are any missing it can still be lonely. So everyone was frantically getting things ready for their return and the visit of the other two.

                Then in the midst of this activity the men tackled putting up the cupboards in the craft room and converting it to a craft/computer lab for the older children. (School starts next week for them) This turned into a major organizing project as many things needed to be sorted, thrown out, put away, or a new home found. This project spilt into needing to clean and organize the sewing room. These different projects took all day. Arielle and I went in and out and helped where we could and just watched when there wasn’t anything to help with.

            They were also busy getting ready to send a couple to Empalme to start a church and a feeding center for children there. This couple has come forward and asked to be sent even though there is nothing established. They own a piece of land but that is it. They have said that they lived homeless in Mexico City for three months and they can do it again for God. Be in prayer as they are heading out first thing in the morning.

                A few hours ago we talked to the parents and it was decided that we are going to head home on Wednesday. We are sad to be leaving a week early as we have come to love all the children and adults here, and are a part of the family. But we have been told we are always welcome back, although Arielle needs to bring a pharmacy with her. We will write more about how God has moved at another time. Please keep the fact that we are going home quite as we are still going to try and surprise the children it just won’t be a birthday surprise. Oh for those that don't know we were going to get home on Stacia birthday but she didn't know it and thought we were going to miss it.