Sorry there was not blog yesturday. We came home exhausted from our first orphanage trip and walked around the market at night looking for good food. Trust me you cannot get better, fresher, more flavorful food anyway in the states like this. OH MY The guacamole is wonderful.

The orphanage was ran by a man named Stephan. He is an American and has lots of connections and support. It was clearly evident in the location of the orphanage, the toys in the orphanage and the level of care in the orphanage. Beautiful place, modern facilities and the best and most caring staff you could imagine. We played with the children and fell in love. Interetingly we all fell in love with different children. Paige played with Monica. A little girl that had severe disabilites, rotting teeth and a smile that would disarm anyone. She took to Paige like magic and Paige loved on her like a mom to a child. We are all very proud of our teen on board. Many times she seems more adult that some of us.......no comment. LOL

One of the greatest moments of the day came early in the day when we first met Stephan. Our driver is Pastor Julio. Pastor Julio has driven us every day and knows no english. We have Amy on board and she has been trying to decifer what Pastor Julio is telling us.
Stephan translated all that Pastor Julio has been trying to tell us. Pastor Julio brought his 5 nefews to help us. These boys ages 13 to 30 have been our hands and feet. Hauling all our heavy bags, helping us with the children and distributing all that we have to give.
Pastor Julio told us through Stephan that the gangs in Antingua have targeted Pastor Julio and those boys. The gangs told Pastor Julio that if he did not pay, the youngest boy, Dennis would be gutted and his insides sold for money. If you knew this young man, you would have been as affected as we were. Tears were flowing with everyone. We then heard how Pator Julio and his wife sent the boys away to keep them safe and then fasted and prayed unceasingly. They also prayed for the leaders of this particular gang. The leaders of the gang were BOTH killed in a rival gang fight and the boys were able to come home. They cannot leave Pastor Julios protection, but for now, they are safe. We were able to pray with these boys, lay hands on them and the boys wept. What impact. I don´t know if we will ever be the same people.
Pray for the boys and Pastor Julio. Their names are Oto, Dennis, Melvin, Orlando and Luis.
Thank you for all your support. I promise pictures will be on tonight.
Love you
The Team