Life Here

It was kind-of a crazy weekend for us here at CVE. Please pray for all the girls, as they continue to learn to make good choices and do the right thing.

Really nothing new... just some random pics!!!

The girls LOVE hanging out with Kaleigh. Every time we are carrying her or pushing her in the stroller, someone asks to take her.

Kaleigh, Karla, and Lupita (Quick note on Lupita... she was one of the very first kids that arrived at CVE over three years ago. Keith and I were here then so we got to know her a little bit... we got to know her very defensive, stubborn attitude, and her favorite words were, "Ah, NO!!!" She has become an amazing girl. She is and incredibly hard worker, always has a story to tell you, and is always ready to help out.)

Lupita and Magda feeding Kaleigh... Check out Kaleigh's hair... That was Magda's handiwork.

Eli and Yaneli in a fort in the house...

Don't ask me exactly what the girls are doing. I think Keith is learning to understand also something important about girls... You CANNOT always explain their actions!!!

THE PUPPIES!!! They are growing up!

Carissa and Gloria... Gloria is 5 months now and gets cuter every day. She and Kaleigh had a conversation yesterday. It was pretty cute. Kaleigh tried to tell her she was the boss since she is 2 months older.

Keep praying that God continues HIS mighty work here at CVE, and that He will continue to do more than we can ask or imagine. Ephesians 3:19-20

Transformations

You may recognize this picture from the last post....but there is good news....it doesn't look the same today!

MondayTuesdayWednesday...The cabinets are being installed. They will be back tomorrow to finish up. They look great, and we are very excited to finally have a kitchen...all we need is a sink, a stove, and a good plumber...but rumor has it that one is on the way. The other side of the room still looks like this...but we are almost done installing the doors and trim. It is a slow process when there are new issues to deal with everyday.

The living room...after the new paint job.

The girls had a blast playing "Monkey" on the trailer that the cabinets arrived in.

We pray that as the house is transformed, that God would continue His transforming work in the girls lives and in the hearts of all of us here in Magdalena.

Please continue to pray for the Power of The Spirit to work in lives here and all over the world.

Phillipians 3:10,11

A Little Bit More Like Home

Little by little, things are getting done around here! Overall, the girls are doing a great job of adjusting to living in the house.

Saturday a few of the girls (Eli and Lupita) helped paint our guest room... Yeah, it's sort-of bright, but we want to keep our company happy.

We finally started to paint the sala (living room)!!!!


A house just isn't a home without fun things like this for your room! The girls are excited to settle in, and they change things around in their rooms probably a few times a week!
Karla, Yaneli, and Tania

Here is our cocina (kitchen)... It has a ways to go still.

GOOD NEWS!!! They are starting to install the cabinets!

Yaneli, Tania, and Lupita------ This is the reason we are here. These girls long to know they are loved and they still have no idea what a real home is or what it is like to have parents who really love and care about them. Yesterday, out of the blue, Karla said, "Well, at least now I have a dad and a mom!" We will obviously never replace their real parents, but it's awesome to hear that she can think of us in that way, but also it's overwhelming at the same time. Please pray that we as well as all the staff here at CVE allow God to strengthen us everyday so we are steadfast, unmoveable, and abound in the Lord's work daily!!!

I Corinthians 15:58, "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."

In the Dog House

Maybe you remember seeing this picture from the Independence Day celebration....if you look closely, you can see that Chabela/Chubby....is living up to her name.
She gave birth to 10 puppies the other week, and the girls are all eager to adopt one as the mascot of our house. In fact, they would love to take them all....but we'll start with one for now.

I always wanted a dog at home, but we lived in the city, and my mom was never fond of the idea...Well mom, looks like Kaleigh has my "dog-lover" genes in her.

The majority of the pups are black.

Though, I'm not sure she's sold on the idea of having a little brother...I am trying to at least get one more male in the house with me!

We'll let you know when we pick the lucky dog...and what name we settle on....should be an interesting process.