March 2008
Highlights of the trip in March 2008
· Painting Luz’s house. Luz & her children will be the first family to move onto the Casa Hogar Vida property. Luz is HIV positive. She lost her husband to suicide after he found out he was HIV positive. Luz has three children, the third was safely delivered by C-section last spring and is free of HIV.
· Painting the new classroom at the Daycare in Límon. The Daycare was started years ago to serve children whose single moms often had no choice but to leave their children unattended while they left the city for work each day. The Daycare provides lunch, educational activities, Christian education, and many other amazing benefits to children as well as mentoring to the moms. The new classroom will enable them to serve twice as many children and provide ongoing support to graduates of the malnutrition recovery program.
· Meeting the Fawcett Family. Ian & Julie Fawcett came with their two teenage children Loren & Casey, from England to help get Casa Hogar Vida off the ground. Ian grew up in the foster care system, and has strong compassion for orphans. Julie has a passion to help those affected by HIV. Together they are working to help families who are struggling with HIV and make sure that no child is abandoned. Their vision for Casa Hogar Vida is so vibrant, and it is amazing to see how God is opening doors for them in response to their willingness to give unreservedly.
· Painting the new classroom at the Daycare in Límon. The Daycare was started years ago to serve children whose single moms often had no choice but to leave their children unattended while they left the city for work each day. The Daycare provides lunch, educational activities, Christian education, and many other amazing benefits to children as well as mentoring to the moms. The new classroom will enable them to serve twice as many children and provide ongoing support to graduates of the malnutrition recovery program.
· Meeting the Fawcett Family. Ian & Julie Fawcett came with their two teenage children Loren & Casey, from England to help get Casa Hogar Vida off the ground. Ian grew up in the foster care system, and has strong compassion for orphans. Julie has a passion to help those affected by HIV. Together they are working to help families who are struggling with HIV and make sure that no child is abandoned. Their vision for Casa Hogar Vida is so vibrant, and it is amazing to see how God is opening doors for them in response to their willingness to give unreservedly.
