Casa Buena

They dared me to go down the pole so, of course, I did.

So Casa Buena has been the main ministry i have been consistantly involved in.
I have grown to really love these kids. It is a day care for kids that normally would be left alone all day while their parents work. Casa Buena is a place where they can do homework, play games, and have fun in a safe environment. I strongly believe that Casa Buena is changing these kids lives for the better. They also are told Bible stories and encouraged to strive for a life of excellence rather than lives of compromise. These kids are so full of life and love and I pray that their joy would never be taken from them. Because of the poor neighborhood they live in, the realities of life hit them hard. I pray that they are learning to trust God with their lives turning everything over to Him. They are precious children of God and have the possibility of changing their entire neighborhood.

This is the kids Christmas party. We took them to this ranch owned by a family at ECA and they spent the day playing on the HUGE playground, playing soccer, picking flowers, and going down the zipline.

The kids were all given Christmas presents. Our church had lots of different people all pick one child to get a gift so all the cildren would have presents. They started handing out gifts and all kids kids applauded for each one given and awaited for their own. The smiles on their faces from just a simple gift was heart warming.

The girls picked flowers and we wore them in our hair

This a woman that works with the kids full time and cooks all their meals. She has 2 boys in the program and loves all the kids as if they were her own

I tend to be used as a human jungle gym, but I dont mind

This is a little girl who had lice really badly, so her mom had to shave her head. She sometimes gets teased by the other kids and usually wears a hat to hide it.

The kids LOVED the zipline, they had never done anything like it! it was so fun to watch them get nervous and excited!