Friday, December 11, 2009

Woohoo!!


Legally Done!!!

Tessa and Hanna’s mom signed the papers! They can now stay at Casa Hogar without legal difficulties. Very exciting! Their mother looked very happy. Very peaceful about what she did today. I’m so glad she has realized that what she is doing is going to benefit her girls greatly. Thank you God!!!! His plan always works out well in the end. The paper she signed today gives Casa Hogar Eirene legal permission to take care of her girls and it also says that no one but her can take her girls out of here. Which is a good thing. The papers for the birth certificates are in process. First they have to file a paper that proves that they are not already registered. Once that is done, the mom will go to Cocula and sign the papers and DONE. They do not have one yet because neither of them was born in a hospital and the mom never bothered to register them. Please continue to pray for everyone. Please pray that the mom shows up when it is time to sign for the certificates, please pray for Hanna and her adjustment to our house and life. We also need to get the birth certificates for Luis, Javi, and Pati. We have been waiting for almost a year for their birth certificates. They finally found Laura’s about 2 months ago!
God is so good!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Praise and more prayers!

The papers are signed!!! The girls are here and the mother got to see them today. She was very pleased at how well the girls are doing and happy to have them continue to stay somewhere safe. Please keep praying. There is one more step to take this week and all the papers should be set. Please pray that these last details will be tied up with no snags. Also please pray for all of us through this adjustment. The Cummings have had Hannah for almost two years and this is going to be a difficult transition for all involved. It is hard enough to make an adjustment to a new living situation when you come from a bad situation but it is even more difficult when you have to leave a home of love. We could feel your support of prayer today. Thank you so much and please keep going until Friday night.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Tessa and Hannah


We found Tessa and Hannah’s mom. She has to find her i.d. card before Wednesday at 10 a.m. when she is supposed to have a meeting where she will sign some papers so that the girls can legally stay here at the Casa Hogar. She has had to show up for a couple other meetings like this before but hasn’t. Also, if she doesn’t have her i.d. she can’t sign the papers that give Tessa and Hannah legal permission to be at the Casa Hogar. We need everyone’s prayers please!! This lady has to sign the papers before the end of the year or the girls will have to either be taken by the State and never seen again or go back to their grandma’s house where they were severely abused. Please pray that their mother will feel a burden to need to do the best thing for her girls, to protect them. Please pray that the person who has this lady’s papers will actually give them to her because at past times they have been held hostage by the lady’s mom. Please pray that she will feel the obligation she has as a mother to her girls!! Only with God’s help can this be accomplished!!! Thank you so much! We know that when God’s people pray He listens!!! May His will be done!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Update for September

Please pray for the children who are in our care at the moment. Laura, Luis, Javier and Pati (siblings) have now been here over 9 months. They are doing very well and learning to read and do basic math. We saw Luis finally turn a corner this summer and become a bit more confident. He really is terribly nervous and always seemed afraid but we see much change in him, Praise God! We still do not have any birth certificates for them. This means that, according to the government, they do not exist. That means we cannot ever place them in a school (not that we mind home schooling), or find families to adopt them. Their mother disappeared in February but we feel she may show up when the new municipal president gets into office and try to claim the children. Please pray that all the papers will be in order so that she will need to get the help she needs before they even think about letting her see them. The new president of our municipality is one of the people responsible for the slanderous article written about Eirene A.C. (the non-profit organization with which we work) and Chuy. They claimed that DIF only took her children away because they were poor. This is not the truth, as you know. They were very neglected and abused.

Tessa has been here since June and is thriving. We are at a critical point with her situation (and her sister Hannah who is still with the Cummings family). It will not be possible for the Cummings family to adopt the girls due to the girls’ family members causing problems and not allowing the mom to get birth certificates for them nor sign them over for adoption. We now have to press formal charges for the abuse the children endured before they were rescued. Please, please pray the officials will see the truth, do their job, and allow the girls to stay here. The other options are that they will have to go to an orphanage in the city or back with the family that caused them so much pain.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Been WAY too long


Right now we have 4 children, 1 visiting child, 3 interns plus our family...that makes 14 for the month of July. We also have a family of 3 coming next week to help out with summer reading classes for the kids of Camichines. We have been able to take the children on field trips now that we have extra helping hands. We went to Selva Magica (amusement park), Lake Chapala to see the largest lake in Mexico and the Zoo. It is so fun to see the expressions on the faces of children who have never seen these things!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Laura, Luis, Patricia and Javier. They are siblings.

News About the Foster Children/Home

The paperwork is being finished for the orphanage but we have the first and only permit for a Casa Hogar (Shelter for Children) in our County. Please pray that all paperwork will be finished soon (Things move VERY slowly here) so we can accept more children. There is such a great need.
Laura has finished first grade! She has now started second. We are trying to catch her up to the grade she is supposed to be in which is third. The ‘real her’ is now showing after her being here for eight months. We have been praying for that. We knew it was not possible that she was that obedient all the time. It is good to know she feels comfortable enough now to act out sometimes, if you know what we mean.
Luis had a birthday this past March. He turned six. He also lost his first two teeth and is very excited about that. He has no bottom front teeth. He is learning his numbers and letters in school and LOVES to help around the house.
Javier had a birthday in February. He is now three. He is gaining confidence and talking more. I’ve noticed that he doesn’t really like talking Spanish very much. We need to address some of the physical problems he has such ask horribly dry skin and rashes.
Pati is growing like a weed! We hope to be able to take her in to have her legs checked as they are not even and one is a bit bent probably due to poor care (or no care) during pregnancy. She is a very happy baby and will turn 2 in July.