The Home of Refuge

All my imagination could not have prepared me for the people we have met, the scenery we have seen, and the wonderful fellowship we have had as a team here. I knew this was going to be good when I met a little girl who shares my name (Evelyn, though hers is Evelin). When she understood that there were dos Evelyns, she was by my side the next 20 minutes. She loves to come up behind me to surprise me, then she giggles when she sees my surprise. :)
We finished the fence around the new garden today. Angie and several others spent the morning hoeing up tough grass to make room for vegetables. Maria and Alexa have finished the nest boxes for the hen house, and Jeremy runs from station to station managing the projects. He is in his element. The holes are dug for the new swing sets. Coleen has enjoyed working on the banner that the children helped to make.
The best times we have are with the children though. They enjoy laughing with me about my very deficient Spanish and try to learn some English. I enjoyed talking with Maritza and Julia today. Jeremy and David played soccer with the boys and Carmelino (the man who does all the maintenance for the facility). Jeremy decided to fall and slide on the rocks though and scraped his leg pretty badly and got a bad scratch on his hand.
So far, one of the most special moments has been hearing all of the children sing a very special song that I think has been written just for them, the children at Casa Hogar. That experience cannot be replaced by anything or given a measurable value.
Continue praying that we will take the opportunities to interact with each child that we can. Sometimes just our remembering their names and giving them a hug means so much to them, but we desire to get to know them as well and share with them the love of Christ.

Lynn