Circus visit
At the beginning of June we visited the circus with those children who received good grades in class. Such excursions are great to reward our good students as well as to motivate the kids to study more. The kids really liked the smurfs and were deeply impressed by the skills of the different artists. We all enjoyed the show and returned home with everlasting memories.
Student visit from Kansas City
A religious group from Kansas City, USA, visited us for six days under the lead of Mike de Baker. The community of faith is called Gran Commision and consists of 21 teenagers (between 13 to 22 years) and three leaders. Our kids organized everything by themselves. We had a welcome ceremony with singing and dancing performances. It is wonderful to see how much energy the kids invest in singing and dancing for hours. The welcome was even more affectionate, since this group visits the children’s home every year. This year, they painted parts of the outter walls, organized a play afternoon, watched the soccer game between Honduras and Panama together, and on the last day they invited us to a pool party at their hotel.
Vacation in Santa Rosa
We enjoyed a week of vacation in our ”Chalet“ in Santa Rosa. The children spent their day playing, walking, watching movies, swimming and dancing. Needless to say, they also helped actively, be it by collecting wood, cutting grass, cleaning or washing dishes. The boys helped Edwing build a wall to support the house. Everybody enjoyed the stay and appreciated the time out.
Pizza night
For the farewell of our volunteers, Melanie and David invited us to eat Pizza. The children loved it because they like the food and they can play in the bouncy castle.
The effort was worth it
At the beginning of July, we received the second interim report. We can now proudly report that 9 of our 28 students have received an honour reward for good grades. Even our secondary school student, Deyvin, is always on the honour board with high requirements. Maria (4th grade) and Yeslin (1st grade) have a grade point average of 5.8! By receiving the grades, the students realize that hard work and study pays out in good grades.
Long awaited visit
The children couldn’t wait for the third visit of Daniela Steier, this time together with Felix Dosch. We all know that she always brings new ideas on games. This year, it consisted in a cat’s cradle. The children quickly learned how to make figures and they had a lot of fun. She also coloured new bed linen for all the rooms. In addition, she painted hundreds of butterflies for our hallway and for the godparents with our kids. Felix installed sheetrock on the ceiling of the Sala Cuna-annex, and in the morning he used to play soccer with Josue. At the end, they invited the kids to the waterpark, where we spent a lovely day.