Day at the Park

Last Saturday Mere, Mica, Jonathan, Angie, Viky, and I enjoyed the afternoon at the park. We ate lunch, played baseball, and went on the slide. The weather has been in the 80's still. We loved watching Jonathan's face as he went down the slide. We thought that he would be afraid, but he loved it!

Fall in COLORado

Enjoying time with g-pa Taking in the beauty of colorado and good friends






I was able to go home for a very quick trip to Colorado at the beginning of October. It was so much fun to be with friends and family and attend Kyle and Jenn's wedding. Dev, Ash, and I hadn't been all together for over a year. I also enjoyed seeing so many of you at church and spending time with my grandpa. What fun memories!!

FAMILIA!!

Here is an updated pic of the Nueva
Esperanza Family! Claudia, our newest
member to our family is holding little
Jonathan. Mica, our staff worker is on the bottom
left. The girls are all staying very busy with
school and youth group events. Thank you again
for all of your prayers and support!

Trip to Guerrero

At the end of September we were able to escape Chihuahua

with 35-40 friends of ours to visit an apple orchard in Guerrero. Guerrero is a small pueblo about 2 hours from Chihuahua. We went downtown to the apple festival where we enjoyed live music, tempting food, shopping, and friends. We bought 20 kilos of Golden Delicious Apples and we finished them off in a week and a half. The little guy is Johnathan, Mica's (staff worker for Nueva Esperanza) son. The girls really enjoy going to new places and we hope to do it again soon! HAPPY FALL!!!

Elementary Graduation

Every year, the Greeley folks make it a point to celebrate and attend the kid's graduations from the orphanage. This year, 3 kids graduated from the elementary school: Alex, Lupita, and Jorge Luis. Jorge Luis asked me to walk with him as he received his diploma which was an honor! I have known him since he was in 1st grade and I am pleased to see him have motivation to continue on in school. Afterwards, we took them out to Pizza Hut to celebrate their accomplishments. What fun!

90 kids and 3 pools.....

At the end of June, we had visitors from Greeley. The Trulls, Gary Casseday, and Sam Leeper came to visit us and the kids from the orphanage. Mid-week, they took the kids swimming which was a blast and a much needed break from the heat. The kids keep asking when we will go back again. The man who owns the swimming pool let us all swim for free!!

Santa Rita Fair

Chihuahua has a large fair that comes every summer and the girls and I had never been. We went late one night with our friends and enjoyed walking around and riding some rides.

Get-A-Way to Copper Canyon

Finally... I much needed update. This summer has flown by, but I would love to catch you up on on what we have been doing. In early June, our friends Rafa, Emily, Joseph, Juan, Dorthy, and Erika (and us 6 gals) went up to see the Copper Canyon. The girls had never seen it so it was a treat for them. We stayed in a cabin, ate smores, hiked to a waterfall, had a picnic lunch, and enjoyed buying artisan goods from the natives. It was a special time with friends before many of them left for the summer.

A Trip to Greeley....

Grandpa and mom Fernando

Devon and Sarah Karen and I @ Roma


Church

At the end of May, I was able to go home and visit family and friends. Fidel and Mariana (orphanage directors) also came up to visit our church and friends. I was able to attend Fernando Trull's high school graduation, speak at church, visit family and friends, and be spoiled by mom and dad. It was so good to be home and I was so encouraged by many of you! My friend Mica, came to stay with the girls and they were spoiled by her as well. She is an amazing cook, and she made some amazing meals. She worked at the orphage where the girls lived for over 3 years, so the girls loved spending time with her. It was such a blessing to know that the girls were in safe hands!

Boys Day Out

We brought Clemente, Jose Luis, Juan and Alex
to church with us and then we went out the Rancho Siloe (New Tribes mission training center) to have lunch and play.

Jose Luis, Juan and Alex feeding the sheep.

We enjoyed spending time with one another and walk out in the country and a nice down pour!

SWIMMING!!!

The girls had the day of school on Tuesday because it was day of the teacher. They celebrate it here and the teachers don't have to work!! We decided to go swimming and it was a beautiful day to go! We were the only ones at the pool for about an hour. It was relaxing and the girls surprised me with a cake since I am a teacher! How sweet it was! We hope to do this throughout the summer and I think we will have to, to make it through the summer!

Last Game of the Season

It has been such a wonderful experience for Rose to be able to play on a girl's soccer team this past semester. She has been so faithful in attending practices, going to games, working out on off days, and learning some English as most of the player's native language is English. We have enjoyed watching her play and cheering her on. She had her last game of the season last Thursday. She hopes to play again this fall.

An Evening at Calicantos

Last Friday night we went to an outdoor cafe. They have live music and we went with our friends Dorthy and Juan, Emily and her sister Molly, and Gerardo. We had a great time enjoying the nice weather, the company, and a comical musician name, Jamin.

Operation Go-Go

About a month ago, Angie and Viki decided that Dodo our turtle was lonely and needed a friend so they bought Go-Go. Last week, Viki took the turtles outside to roam around in the hot Chihuahua sun. I walked past the tank a few hours later and the turtles were not inside. I asked Viki where the turtles were and she screamed and ran outside to our front lawn. The turtles were no where to be found. After searching for a while, Viki found Dodo under a rock. Go-Go was never found even after looking desperately for him even at 12:00 in the a.m. Here are some pics of the girls looking for their lost Go-Go. A sad day in the NE house!

Los Amayas

Rafa, Jose Amaya, Gerardo
Yummy popusasa and pico de gallo
Gerson (in green), Dina, Rossy, Rose, Walter, Angie, Ariel
Viky and Dona cooking!

We met the Amayas through our friend Gerardo. They have just graduated from the new Tribes Mission Training Institute. They are from Honduras and have 5 children. They are planning to return to Honduras to serve in a tribe. We had the opportnity to hear how the Lord has provided for them in so many ways. They are a close-knit family whose faith in the Lord is so evident. We had them over for lunch a few weeks ago along with our friends Rafa and Gerardo. Mrs. Amaya made an amazing Honduran feast and we all went to the park to play afterwards. What a blessing they have been to our lives and their faith in the Lord is such an encouragement. We hope to spend more time with them before they return to Honduras in August.