House Guests

We brought home to Canilla three of the older girls from the Children's Home on Thursday afternoon. We are helping the kids make a quilt for Oralia and Sebastian for Christmas. We had all of the kids make a square with their name and their handprints or footprints or just some decorations. On Thursday we were ready to sew all 36 of the squares together. Leslie had one of the extra rooms in the clinic set up with two sewing machines when we arrived. All three girls tried their hand at sewing.

Here is Lorena sewing with Hannah helping her. Lorena really took to the sewing and enjoyed it. When we couldn't find her on Friday morning, she was back at the sewing machine.


Here is Lucy sewing. She said that she really enjoyed it as well but when we couldn't find her, she was with Rachel Ficker. They are really good friends so part of Lucy being here was to give them time to spend together as well.


Juana did not enjoy the sewing as much so she did the job of ironing. She was much more comfortable with that job.


This picture is very blurry but we wanted to include it because it shows Leslie teaching Lucy how to use the machine. All three of these girls were in the Home when the Fickers lived there about 10 years ago. It was fun to watch them all interact while Leslie taught them how to sew.


The girls were able to get all of the sguares sewn together. Leslie will put the backing on as well as the batting in the inside. Then we will take the quilt back to the Home for the girls to finish embroidering the corners of each square. It has been a fun project to do with them. We are hoping to do some more sewing with them in the future.

It was also fun to give the girls a little break from all of the work they do in the Home. They are an integral part of the workings of the Home but Oralia wanted them to have this time to relax and get away. They watched a couple movies on Thursday night and we let them sleep a little in the morning. They finished up their sewing and then we took them back to San Andres. As soon as they got out of the car, they scattered to different parts of the Home to help with the work. Juana and Lorena went to make tortillas and Lucy started in with the laundry. When they turn 18, they will be given the choice of staying and working in the Home or moving out. We are praying for the Lord's plan and purposes for them. Lorena is very interested in medicine. Juana really likes music and has talked about being a secretary. Lucy is not sure what she wants to do yet but she has an artistic talent and enjoys music as well. We know that the Lord has a path for them and we pray that they seek Him in their decisions in the future. It was a blessing to have them here for a short time.