It's hard to believe but just a few days ago marked FOUR MONTHS of me being down here! It's crazy to think of how much time has gone by. Everything is going pretty well at the moment... I was sick starting on Easter for about a week but since then have been healthy. My kids have been sick on and off but for the most part are doing well. I'm not sure when I last updated you how Esperanza was doing, but right now it looks like we're planning on getting her surgery in September when a team comes down from the States that can do it for free (Lord willing of course!). The home has been undergoing a number of changes lately since two of our staff members left, but we're back up to four people again, and today we had an hour long meeting just about team building stuff. I'm really excited to get to know the two new women God has brought here. One girl, Laura, is about six months older than me, and she seems super wonderful. It's nice to have someone around that's my age. You could pray for us as we are all still getting to know each other and trying to form good team skills. Also my very dear friend Naomi Brandt is down visiting me for three weeks, and I can't tell you what a huge blessing she has been to me!! I don't know if I've ever gotten so little sleep, but oh, I'm enjoying every minute I spend with this girl! It has been absolutely a gift from God, and it was at a perfect time for me. I'm not a big fan of change a lot of the time, so it was a little hard for me with everything going on at the home, but I've been able to breathe a bit easier with Naomi around. It's been great to have some extra help, and I love that someone is getting to know my kids! I have wonderful friends here that visit me on occasion but haven't had lots of time to spend with my kids, so it's great that I will have someone to talk to about them, whether good days or hard days. Also, two weeks ago a team came down from Wisconsin with some people I know- Heather and Kayleen's parents- and I got to spend some time hanging out with them as well. It was so great to just be with people from close to home (all were from Wisconsin) and they included Naomi and me in their group when we were able to join them just as if we had come down with them. It was so much fun.
Well I feel like this was a rather short and scatterbrained update, but I just wanted to let you all know that everything's still going fairly well down here in Bolivia :) I would love for you to be praying for me as I continue to adjust to the changes at the home. Also pray for me as Naomi leaves (still a week and five days with her) as that will probably be pretty hard for me. I miss home a lot, so it's gonna be hard for me to see her go and stay behind myself. As far as my kids go you could pray for their health! They've been sick lately with different things, but nothing to horrible. I just know it's not fun for them and I feel bad when they're feeling miserable.
Thanks so much to all of you! I miss you and would love to hear any random news from home, exciting or not :)
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