"Adios Piojos"

“ Adios Piojos “

Bye, bye lice. Mission accomplished. Today we finished up with treating all of the children and some of the workers for lice. They were so happy and grateful to finally have some relief from the itching. The first day we started treating the kids we were starting to think it was hopeless, but as God always does, he proved us wrong and provided us and the children with one giant sweet kiss.

This morning started out with a loud pop and we woke up to no electricity. The power came back on just in time for us to eat breakfast and for the Bolanos and Jenny and her son Jordan to make it to there appointment in San Salvador with their adoption attorney. We were able to relax a little this morning and let Mary Lauren re-cooperate from her sickness and she is feeling much better now.

After we finished up with lice treatments, we provided dinner for the children and spent some time with them. After dinner, we were invited to attend their praise and worship service. They actually have a church on the property just for them. The whole praise service is lead by the kids. It was amazing to see them all dancing and singing to the Lord. I don’t think any child in the church from 2 to 17 wasn’t singing and dancing. They actually sang two songs that we sing in our church, “ I Am a Friend of God “ and “ Trading My Sorrows “. Their love for God is truly amazing. We came here to teach the children about God, but instead they have taught us about the love of Jesus. Most of the children were praying and they thank God for all that they have. Every child there has a story, all filled with sorrow. One of the girls was asked, “What is the greatest gift you have every been given. “ Her answer, without hesitation, was “ My Salvation. “ We all have a lesson to learn from these angels sent from God!

Tomorrow is going to be a day of fun and sadness. We are planning a party for the children to celebrate their birthdays. Some of the children have told us that their birthdays this week, while some of the children don’t even know their birthdays. We are having cake, balloons, piñatas, and we will give them all the wonderful gifts that all of our friends and family have helped us collect and raise money to buy. It will also be a sad day because it will be our last day to love on them, but we will never forget them.

Amanda C.