"Therefore,
whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the
kingdom of Heaven" Matthew 18:4

 

Some of my new friends are the two
ladies at the local ice cream parlor. Since I am a frequent visitor
to the Eskimo, we have a special bond. Every time I go in I attempt
to order alone. However, I am easily stumped by even the simplest
questions. Another girl told her that I don't speak much Spanish. She
smiled and said that she would have to be my teacher. Now when we go
in, she teaches me words like sizes, foods and utensils.

 

Recently, we have begun doing manual
labor at the local church called El Puente (the bridge). We move
rocks, shovel dirt, and play with machetes. The men at El Puente are
really an inspiration to us. The four guys who work at El Puente all
have come out of extensive drug and alcohol treatments. They have
given their lives to the Lord and now live and work at El Puente.
Another little guy that lives at El Puente is El Capitain. He is a
tiny puppy that still hasn't quite mastered walking. He was payment
to one of the guys for drug money that he owed him. He serves as a
reminder that their strength grows in the Lord.

 

Every night around 7:45 we hear
"Buenas...BUENAS." The street in front of our house serves
as the meeting place for the nightly soccer (futbal) game among the
local children. This is one of our favorite ministries. We just run
around and talk with the children. There can be as many as 20 kids.
One night, we were talking with a group and they said that they
enjoyed dancing. I said that I did too. Some how the situation turned
into a dance off between me and Joe, another boy on the team. They
clapped and we tried to show them all our sweet dance moves. I ended
up being the victor though a show of applause.

 

We continue our ministry and enjoy
seeing how God uses us to spread love to those around us.

 

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thanks again for all your support and continued prayer

annievalenziano.