THE BABIES ARE SLEEPING......

 and so I thought I’d post a few pictures of where we are at and a few of the kids so that you have an idea of where we’re at and what we’re doing. And pictures are always more fun! J

Here is the home, situated at the base of a mountain.

These are some of the older kids. Saul, Jhostin, Angelito, Isai, Jeamy, Vidalia, and Maria. We were out picking blackberries of some sort.

And here is L-R: Rosa, Yelsi (the oldest one here. She is Auntie Yelsi to the wee ones), and Lucia.

And here are a few pictures of the babies… I am holding Isaac: He was abandoned in a hospital after birth and was there for about 5 months, I believe. He has a spine deformity and his head is oddly shaped from laying on his back for the first 5 months of his life and is slow to progress but he is doing better. He hates to stand up and screams constantly when we try to exercise him, but when he smiles he is a cute little guy with a big smile. Jacob is on the floor biting that toy. He was also abandoned in a hospital and came here about 5 months of age, I think. He is doing well; we expect him to start crawling within the next week. Josue is in the plaid shirt, he came here with 4 siblings, although 3 have since left. He is very precious and very strong willed. Uhoh. Mercades is in the pink laying on the floor. She was abandoned by a river I think and came here with her umbilicual cord still attached. She is now 5 months old.  The little guy in the white vest was company for the weekend. There is also a 16 month old named Mynor. He is affectionately called Mynor the Whiner. Unfortunately, it is a very precise nickname. But he is cute. Also, there is the director’s son David, who is about 13 months I believe.  These last two aren’t in the picture, in case you think I can't count. So altogether, we have six youngsters who need constant 

attention.       

 

Josue and Jacob. (l-r) They don’t actually share the crib, we just stuck them in there while the other babies were getting their baths.

We are enjoying it here overall. It is a big adjustment, from our quiet apartment to a huge house with lots of noise and children. God is so faithful to us; without Him, we could not make it. Pray for us that we will be persistent in our love for God and that we would desire to know Him more and more. Pray that we would love Him well here in Guatemala. 

Josh is busy doing maintenance work around here. Yesterday he hung gutters or sealed a gutter or something like that. The kids love him; he spends lots of time playing with them and is great about changing diapers, too!

Its my turn to do clean up today and its just soon time to set the tables for lunch, so that’s it for today. Keep praying for us!