Years ago, when many of the children in our home were about to age out of protective care, we made the decision that we were in this for the long haul. Most of the children we served at that time did not have family to return home to. That is when prayer and dreaming...
This month of friendship and love has seemed to pass so quickly. Celebrating those in life we appreciate makes time fly! We currently have 27 “Valentines” under our care In La Casa, 12 of which are new children who have also needed a family, a home and a safe place to...
January is not only the beginning of a new calendar year, but Back-to-School month for the children in local schools here in El Salvador. The calendar rolled over and we hit the ground running to get all of the children we serve back into another year of learning and...
Times are changing. When is the last time you heard that phrase? It seems like we are hearing those words frequently as we have been taking in new children in our homes over the past several weeks. Little ones with very different personalities, very different...
Celebrations are exciting, fun and often anticipated for quite some time. We were privileged to celebrate recently and wanted to share that celebration with you. But first, let us give you a bit of background. Silvia came to live in La Casa de mi Padre when she was...
This week, most of our children head back to school for a brand new year of learning and growing. Vacation days of sleeping in and having a more relaxed schedule are over as routines begin to be the new normal again. Our children will be attending six different...
