Hotel Colinas del Sol
Travel Blogs from Atenas
Hasta Luego familia de Hogar De Vida
... good byes to kids and Tia's along with some time to just be.
We had a final dinner with Dena last night. It was time of fellowship and a time for Dena to give and receive some final thoughts about the week. She is a beautiful woman of God and her words and fellowship all week have acted as motivation. She is truly a large heartbeat in this place and it has been a privilege to ...
Thursday
... us more time to spend with each child and get to know them better. (We were even able to practice our Spanish some, such as "no mas, no mas, no mas" - no more, no more no more." Pictures will follow tomorrow with all the beautiful shirts and sling bags the children made. They are so proud of their creations.
We had a special guest join us for supper. Helen is the director of Hogar De ...
El dia de bacon (The day of bacon)
... in the escuelita. There was healing in the escuelita as Micah from the staff (our adopted Lakelander) was blaring worship music and Lori was shedding some tears. Mike's face was red after he was done painting the fascia in the sun.
After lunch we went to the houses to fold laundry and help look after the children as the Tias received a well deserved break by having a baby shower ...
Titere Tuesday (Puppet Tuesday)
... gotten in trouble and that was his punishment. With the kids today, we did finger puppets and necklaces. We had a ton of fun playing with them and watching their creativity come out. Darin even was able to sing songs from "Enchanted" with some of the girls while also getting attacked with glue. Today the kids opened up a little more to us and weren't quite as shy. It was really cool to continue to build our relationships with the kids and ...
Lunes at Hogar de Vida
... to relax a bit, then a delicious dinner of Taco salad (the GOOD stuff).
We ended the evening with an inspirational testimony from Dena, which served as a wonderful reminder of God's faithfulness, authenticity, and especially his presence here. The entire team is extremely grateful of all the support from back home, especially in the spiritual arena. God's grace ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
- Kitchenette