Ministry blog, "Real Change" : A New Kitchen!! - Eirene Ministry Foster Home Report May/June 2010

A New Kitchen!! - Eirene Ministry Foster Home Report May/June 2010

It has been quite busy here these past two months. God has sent much help for construction and we have people scheduled throughout the rest of the summer too.

CONSTRUCTION - This past Saturday our church from Guadalajara, Cristo Redentor, came for a work day. There were over 30 people who came and they finished five projects in six hours! It was great. The front patio was poured, some beams were sanded and painted, sand was put under the swing set, all of the tile was moved to the roof, and the giant basket of mismatched socks got sorted (the job that never ends). They also started sanding the pillars so that they can be sealed and weeded the new vegetable gardens (also a never ending job, especially during this time of year, rainy season). The garden is growing very well.

INTERNS/VOLUNTEERS/VISITORS – Our nine month intern left but she’ll be back! She was a great help with anything and everything. An intern from last year came back for two months! Two ladies came down for a week and did much schoolwork with the big kids and planted our vegetable gardens. We are growing green beans, peas, carrots, sweet corn, cucumbers and squash at home and the fields hold maiz colorado (colored field corn) and regular field corn. During that same week a family from Illinois came too. They helped with lots of smaller projects which is always a huge help! They also sanded, painted and moved the swing set. Which was an incredible accomplishment considering its size! We hosted a team from Pennsylvania who built lower cabinets for the kitchen in four days! It is fabulous to have a place to put things now! They worked from 7 a.m. to midnight. We were kind of tired when they left but it was that great kind of tired. This month a young teacher, from New Jersey, came down to help teach the younger children. They seemed to do very well with her. There was also more help from a team of a father and his two teenage sons from NJ who came down for a week and helped Chuy with construction and farming, which is a never-ending job.

The children are doing very well. They are growing like weeds and doing really well in their schoolwork. It is so great to see them healthy and happy! We are praying for a full time teacher for this upcoming fall as they need structure. If we are blessed with a full time teacher and a helper for other various household duties, taking in more children will be a stronger possibility once the new bedroom is finished.