Our trip plans are all coming together! I booked our plane tickets today and made our reservations for language school.
We leave on Saturday, August 25. We will spend a month in language school studying Spanish intensively. The first week we will be in Utila, the smallest of the Bay Islands. The second week we will study in Copan, which is known for its Mayan Ruins. The last two weeks we will spend in La Ceiba, a coastal city near the Bay Islands.
We will arrive at the ophanage on Tuesday, September 26 and begin our 9 month stay. I will be teaching English to the boys, and I think Alden may help with that also. Our main job is to just love the boys. Many of them have been abused in such terrible ways, and left to fend for themselves on the streets. They are attention starved, so our most important task is to just spend time with them. We will be like assistant dorm parents, and will help with typical parent duties- helping with homework, laundry, getting them ready for school, etc.
On Saturday, December 29, we will come home for about a 2 week visit. I am sure that we will be ready for the break and to see our families. After we return, our plan is to stay until June or July. After that, Alden wants to continue his education and get his doctorate. Where is still to be decided.
We are very excited about this opportunity. I have missed the boys since I first met them last summer, and I can't wait to get back with them. Despite the frustrations that I expect will come from living in another country with 80 Spanish speaking boys, I am confident that they will be blessings to our lives. Speaking of frustrations, telephone calls to the US are expensive, so we will have to rely more on the internet. However, we are unsure how frequently we will be able to use the net. We are hoping that we can get internet access for the orphange so we can keep in touch with all of you better! We have a new email address: aldenandcandace@gmail.com. We will send out updates, so let us know if you want to be on our mailing list.
We appreciate all of your prayers and encouragement! Dios le bendiga!
We leave on Saturday, August 25. We will spend a month in language school studying Spanish intensively. The first week we will be in Utila, the smallest of the Bay Islands. The second week we will study in Copan, which is known for its Mayan Ruins. The last two weeks we will spend in La Ceiba, a coastal city near the Bay Islands.
We will arrive at the ophanage on Tuesday, September 26 and begin our 9 month stay. I will be teaching English to the boys, and I think Alden may help with that also. Our main job is to just love the boys. Many of them have been abused in such terrible ways, and left to fend for themselves on the streets. They are attention starved, so our most important task is to just spend time with them. We will be like assistant dorm parents, and will help with typical parent duties- helping with homework, laundry, getting them ready for school, etc.
On Saturday, December 29, we will come home for about a 2 week visit. I am sure that we will be ready for the break and to see our families. After we return, our plan is to stay until June or July. After that, Alden wants to continue his education and get his doctorate. Where is still to be decided.
We are very excited about this opportunity. I have missed the boys since I first met them last summer, and I can't wait to get back with them. Despite the frustrations that I expect will come from living in another country with 80 Spanish speaking boys, I am confident that they will be blessings to our lives. Speaking of frustrations, telephone calls to the US are expensive, so we will have to rely more on the internet. However, we are unsure how frequently we will be able to use the net. We are hoping that we can get internet access for the orphange so we can keep in touch with all of you better! We have a new email address: aldenandcandace@gmail.com. We will send out updates, so let us know if you want to be on our mailing list.
We appreciate all of your prayers and encouragement! Dios le bendiga!
1 comment:
Wow. I am so excited for you guys. It is going to be an experience of a lifetime. I am praying for your ministry. I have your blog on my RSS feed, so I'll be keeping up with the latest happenings. I look forward to hearing all about it. In him, mateo
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