It's hard to believe that Mary and I have been at Mission Miqueas well over a week! For the past few days we have been working on serious organization projects in the staff house. Melody and Jacob (the house parents) have been in the States since Tuesday, and left us the option to get some organizing done in the house. The children's home takes in hundreds of donations constantly, of anything and everything. Keeping it all in order is a serious challenge, and Lauren, Mary, and I were the women for the job! We went through boxes and boxes of donations, refolded clothes, andrelabeled bins of odds and ends and necessities.When we were finished (yay!) we had lots of trash - among the trash, several empty cardboard boxes. And what is better to a bunch of kids than approximately 10 empty cardboard boxes of various sizes?? NOTHING. These kids had a Ball with these hollow cardboard cajas - they were casas, carros, hideouts, wagons, tunnels, tables, chairs, and so much more. It is so great to see kids actually PLAY; the children here romp in the yard, fall down hard, and run all over.
put down ever, for any reason, except food. And Jesler, is simply adorable - tiny, quiet, and blonde, he is all smiles. I have never seen him throw a fit; he tries - he will scowl and act like he's gonna cry, but then something trips his trigger and he is smilin' again.
Jefferson (Jeffers) is the class clown. He is A
LL boy, and ALL personality. He is incredibly sneaky and reckless. Today, he was playing with Isaac and Douglas two much older boys, and for no reason at all he kicked Isaac in the head and turned and high tailed it the other direction before Isaac even knew what hit him (literally). He is also incredibly sweet. At a soccer game on Sunday, he walked over to a player sitting on the sideline (that he did not know), and sat right in his lap. He will tell me "te amo" and give me kisses whenever I ask (and when I'm lucky, when I don't).
It has been so incredible to start forming bonds with these kids - they all have distinct personalities and some of them are just so stinkin' adorable, I can hardly stand it.
There is Sandie (the tías call her Sandía - which means watermelon) who was the first child to plop herself in my lap at the home, and ask me a million questions. She is incredibly smart, precocious, and sneaky - and three years old. Lauren told me that she has been known to talk all the older boys into giving her their blocks, because she would be sure to do something great with them, and they could be allowed to watch if they just handed them over.
There are Wilma and Jesler, aka Ebony and Ivory (for obvious reasons): They are BEST friends, and they have funny personalities. Wilma is also frequently called princesa because she does NOT like being
put down ever, for any reason, except food. And Jesler, is simply adorable - tiny, quiet, and blonde, he is all smiles. I have never seen him throw a fit; he tries - he will scowl and act like he's gonna cry, but then something trips his trigger and he is smilin' again.LL boy, and ALL personality. He is incredibly sneaky and reckless. Today, he was playing with Isaac and Douglas two much older boys, and for no reason at all he kicked Isaac in the head and turned and high tailed it the other direction before Isaac even knew what hit him (literally). He is also incredibly sweet. At a soccer game on Sunday, he walked over to a player sitting on the sideline (that he did not know), and sat right in his lap. He will tell me "te amo" and give me kisses whenever I ask (and when I'm lucky, when I don't).ALL of these kids have changed my life. I love them more than I can say. I am so blessed by them - Somedays it is hard for me to believe that I am in Honduras, and that I won't see them everyday for always.
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