Serving God in Camichines, Mexico: A New Arrival

Last week, we received a new little two-year old girl at the shelter. She initially came with some stomach problems, but those seem to be getting better after a trip to the doctor. Overall, she is adjusting fairly well and is an absolute cutie! I've posted a picture of her below.

We've been feeling spoiled lately with special events! A group of women from the church comes monthly to do something special with the children. This week, they brought an entire Thanksgiving dinner...I mean EVERYTHING! We enjoyed all the typical U.S. treats-stuffing, turkey, ham, cranberry, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes (with gravy), pumpkin pie, apple pie, etc. I apologize if I'm making your mouth water :). The kids made a big poster with all the things they were thankful for and their words warmed my heart! I've attached a picture below of all these happenings.

We also were treated to a field trip by another friend of the shelter today. We went to "Trompo Mágico [Magic Top]", an absolutely amazing children's museum. The kids not only had a chance to explore the hands-on museum, but took classes at the museum as well (in music, movie-making, and drums). The outside of the museum had some more "extreme" activities like a zipline and bungie-on-trampoline activity. The kids LOVED it and had a chance to overcome some of their fears.

As a prayer request, our little one who gets seizures had another one at the museum today. We have to watch him closely for a while, but we were thankful for a number of things. First of all, we recognized some early symptoms so I was holding him when it occurred. This kept him from falling and injuring himself. Secondly, there was a first aid station right at the museum that employed a doctor. The doctor was able to help him right away and his fever was down within about half an hour. If this would have happened when we were still at the shelter, we would have had driving time to include before reaching a doctor. God is good and provides what is needed!

Our new precious 2-year old!

Left: The "mommy and daddy" referred to on this Thanksgiving note are the parents at the shelter. Right: The group of women from our church that come out once a month!