And things keep moving along...Week 23

This week was pretty good. On Monday, three orphans came into the office looking for help. I interviewed them, gave them some lunch, and then Alban and I went to see the pastor who had been helping the kids out. Both parents had passed away. Their mother had passed away in March. They had been getting food from the church. But the oldest girl, who is 14 years old, is the one caring for her younger brother and sister. Since we only take in boy's right now we are working to find a temporary place for them until the girl's home opens so the two girl's can stay there and the boy can stay at one of the boy's homes. We could have our first two potential girl's for the home, which is exciting, but obviously their situation is not one you want any child to have to be in! On Tuesday, we had a girl's home meeting to figure out more about the logistics of how the home will run, who the house mother will be, etc. We also worked on a budget for donors from Germany who are giving money to the project. It's been exciting to see each week how things get closer and closer to having it open and me moving in there! On Wednesday, I went to this program at the Hope House, a hospice center, where our Marimba band performed. It was the first time I had seen them perform! They were awesome!!! :) On Thursday, I took one of the boys to the hospital/doctor because he had gotten kicked in the hand and our nurse thought maybe it was broken. But thankfully it wasn't, he was given pain pills and a sling so that it would help with the swelling! On Friday, I went to the girl's home to see how everything was going. It is starting to look so good! The left side of the house is basically finished and the right side they are almost done tiling the floor. They are also working on removing the bathtub and making it into a shower! We're almost there! :)

I am really excited to get into the home and start doing what I came here to do. But as it gets closer, I get more and more nervous about how much responsibility I have and it becomes overwhelming to me. But I have to keep reminding myself that this is God's plan and he wouldn't put me in this situation alone. He has been giving me what I need and will continue to do so when I move into the girl's home. I just need to trust in Him. It's not through my own strength but through HIS!!!!

Taking that bath tub out and putting a shower in.

Re-tiling the floor on the right side of the house.