Pictures!

Hey Everyone,
So  I never got around to posting about Mexico's Independence day so I will now :).It was on September 16th and  was a lot of fun! All the girls got dressed up, put lots of make up on, and looked so darn cute! And as many boys who had costumes dressed up as well....they all looked pretty nice if you ask me ;) Once the girls had all their hair braided (including me....it was so short it kinda looked like Mary Anne on Gilligan's Island :) ) We loaded up and drove the 20 seconds it takes to get to the church. Once at the church the night started with prayer and worship, the presenting of the Mexican flag and then there was a best costume contest for the ladies and then the young girls, sack races for men, boy, and ladies, and a slippery poll climbing contest, the guys who won were three of them and they stood on each other's shoulders :) It was very entertaining to watch. Most of you would have liked the prize, they were chuck converse.
Well here are a few of the pictures. I would up load more but it won't let me so here is a link to my facebook photo album
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2088630&id=1298147591&l=c78f152813
....hope you enjoy!

Joel and Danny( this wasn't on the 15th but it was to cute not to post :)) 

Sunset on Mexico's Independence day!

Yari and I

Kristin and Itzel

Margarita and Sarahi

Martha and Jesus

Diana, Yari, and I

Danny all dressed up and ready  to go :)

Week 2 is almost over and I'm still alive :)

Hey Everyone.
I once again have internet :)
I guess I should explain where I am at for those of you who don’t quite know. I am at an orphanage ,Rivers of Mercy Children’s home, down in Anapra, Juarez, Mexico. Kristin and her husband Emmis started the orphanage in 2007. They have two children of their own, Joel(3) and Itzel (3months). At the moment there are 24 kids living at River of Mercy.

Here is a link to their website if you would like to check it out.

http://riverofmercy.org/

The weekdays kind of look like this.

I get up and make breakfast while Kristin, Emmis, and Martha (pronounced Marta) give the kids showers.

I then help clean up from breakfast and take Joel, Danny (2), and Jesus (17months) down to the playroom so that Kristin and Martha can teach the bible lessons and do school work undisturbed with the older kids.

Then the boys and I play in the play room until about 12 when we come out and play outside or in the living room while lunch is being served. A cook comes at about  10am so on the weekdays I don't make lunch and dinner but it will probably be the norm for me to make them on Saturday and Sunday....cooking for 25 kids and then the adults as well when you don't cook very often or well is interesting :).

After lunch they all go down for naps and I am able to help Kristin get whatever she needs done done. (laundry, trying to sort puzzles, cleaning and organizing the play room....which has a long way to go still...sorting through the food for expired and beat up things, ect.)

Then at 4pm Bere, Lili, and Adriana come over, pick the kids up from school ( they go from 1:30-4 in kindergarten and 2-7 in elementary.), and take care of them the rest of the night so that Kristin and Emmis can have some time to relax and spend time as a family.(it lets me relax as well :) )

and then the next day it starts over again :).

Well for those of you who wanted to know...that is my schedule and it feels busier than it sounds!

Have a wonderful day!

~Andrea

Howdy!

Hey Everyone!
I hope your week was great! I am down here at River of Mercy Children's Home and I was told that I should start a blog so you all can see pictures and know what I'm up to. So here it is :). I'll be trying to post pictures and  posts when I can....and if I can think of something to write :).
Hope you like seeing what I'm up to and I can't wait to see everything God has in store!
~Andrea