TEAM ORIENTATION IN THE NEW DINING ROOM
We were anxious to greet the kids, and they were more than
excited to meet our group! For a lot of our young men it was the first time
they had ever changed a diaper! Congratulations to John, Andrew, Tommy and Luke Lea
for changing their first diaper today! Special shout out to Luke McNair to
cleaning the potty pots. After that he changed his first diaper and after the
second diaper change…he needed to change his shirt. He definitely earned first
in line at lunch today!
It was a special day because it was MADELYN’s 3rd
birthday. She had an adorable birthday shirt and even a birthday song written
just for her! Madelyn’s reaction to the song was precious: she had a smile that
stretched from ear to ear and couldn’t stop giggling at the sound of her name
in the song! Thank you to Jeannette and Kevin for making her day extra special!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADELYN!
Another highlight is that CARLOS, who arrived just last week and had such a difficult time transitioning, was all smiles for most of
the day. He was tickled a ton; he giggled, and ate very well. Carlos loves
being outside and his favorite activity is sliding down the slide on the
playground. He is settling in nicely at the Center.
SERGIO had a tummy ache today--those of you who have been to
the Center recently know how sweet this little munchkin is. Pray that he
recovers quickly.
ANDRES observed a family of daddy-long-leg spiders while
sitting on his potty this afternoon. That kid might grow up to be a biologist!
He has such a fascination for things creepy-crawly!
ANA LUCRECIA in the Chicks can be seen running around the
Center! Another recent addition to our
family here, she is all smiles lately.
In the Canary room KIMBERLY can now hold her head up without
any help. CARMEN, too, can sit up on her
own and EDWIN, who recently returned from the hospital, is crawling around. Way to
go Canaries!
After lunch the group spilt up and took care of lots of
cleaning and projects around the Center. The room across from the school is almost
ready to be called the new Comedor! New ceiling tiles were put in today, and
they finished painting it as well. The painters also finished painting the
front bathroom. Thank you maintenance crew!
Despite being thrown up on or peed on, the youth declared
that it was a GREAT day. Being the hands and feet of Christ can be hard work!
During our WOW time we all agreed that the Nannies who work here have a tough job on their hands. However, they carry themselves with such grace and have a smile plus an amazing attitude about everything they face each day.
During our WOW time we all agreed that the Nannies who work here have a tough job on their hands. However, they carry themselves with such grace and have a smile plus an amazing attitude about everything they face each day.
The kids, too, are in such good spirits even
though they are away from their families for a period. We know that the Center
is such a good place for them to grow and become healthy, but we’ve observed
that even in the situation they are in they have such a positive attitude.
Although we’ve come here to serve them, we can’t help knowing that they
will wear off on us. What a blessing we have already received on our first day!
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