Three new girls and making Christmas cards

This is Ana - one of the three new girls

This is her sister Elizabeth

And the youngest of the three Angie

Ana and Angie horsing around

Estrella helps Ana make Christmas cards

Fast friends - Angie and Maria

All the kids have taken a liking to our new missionary.  From left: Angie, Milagros and Madison

Arelis and Tamara

Diego Armando and Yasmin work on their Christmas cards

Isela and Maria make their cards together

Katiuska helps Elizabeth

Maria, Elizabeth and Isela

Me with the three new sisters in front of the nativity scene

Milagros and Hermelinda work on their cards as....

...Wilber tries to figure out the Christmas lights!

From left: Wilber, me, Diego Armando and Pamela during one of our "Sunday school" sessions.

And me with Tamara and Milagros.

The kids get to know our new missionary, Madison!

Madison Murray is our new short-term missionary in Arequipa!  She met the kids for the first time on Wednesday and brought a paper flower making craft to share with them.  Jimena appreciates some help with hers.

Juan Diego works diligently on his flower.

As do Milagros, Rosa and Isela, making beautiful creations.

Maria's final product.

Tamara hard at work.

Wilber does not want his picture taken!

But I finally get him with Juan Diego blowing up their soccer balls.

Milagros and Rosa.

With a separate donation from a generous young boy in Texas, I was able to buy some magnetic dart boards for the kids.  They really enjoyed them.

Madison and Wilber playing darts.

Yasmin and Marta enjoying one of the dart boards.

Two new girls at Sagrada Familia

Our two new girls are sisters from outside of Cuzco.  They have come to Sagrada Familia out of a situation of extreme poverty.  Saturday was their first full day there so we did some crafts with all their new "brothers and sisters" who have all been very welcoming.

This is Maria.  She is 10 years old.

This is Milagros.  She is 9 years old.

Arelis shows off her creation.

Diego Armando made a footprint design for Milagros.  

And plays with his snack!

Estrella

Katiuska is making a birthday card for her sister Tamara.

This is a close up of it...how sweet!

Hermelinda works with Maria on their art creations.

Isela is explaining the "Roof Dogs" to Maria and showing them their pictures.

Jimena hard at work.

Juan Diego makes a little photo album with pictures only of Tia Susan and Tio Bob.  Hmmm...I think he misses someone!

 

Maria likes her new "glasses."

Marta

Milagros

Pamela and Yasmin

Pamela

Some of the creations drying the sun.

Tamara

Wilber

Vacation Week

July 28th is Peru's Independence Day so the schools were closed and the kids had the week off.  These are some pictures of a few things they did this week.

On Sunday, some of the kids helped Padre Juan Carlos with his sermon by holding up portions of the Lord's Prayer.  From left to right: Juan Diego, Marta, Rosa, Tamara and Padre Juan Carols.

Jimena and Wilber (on the far right) showed off their work from Sunday School class.

On Monday, Padre Daniel took the kids (and me) to a nice restaurant called Fong Mey.  The kids requested Chifa which is a blend of Chinese food and Peruvian food.

Once the food arrived, everyone dug in.

Hermelinda helps herself to the rice while Isela waits her turn.

Our hosts: Padre Daniel, his wife Vique, Deacon Victor and Senor Pedro, the director of Sagrada Familia.

Juan Diego getting ready to fill his plate.

Katiuska is eating some kind fish head!

Lizbeth and Estrella  share some food.

Hermelinda is still enjoying her rice.

Manuel and Diego Armando

Wilber

Tamara

Afterward, they got to look at the fish tank in the lobby of the restaurant.

Pamela and Yasmin

Group picture after the meal.

On Wednesday, thanks to a special donation, the kids got to go see a movie.  We saw "Despicable Me 2". 

Isela and Jimena waiting for the movie to start.

Also waiting patiently, Marta, Katiuska and Waldir.

Getting the popcorn and sodas ready.

Diego Armando and Wilber

The boys really liked the escalator. 

Posing in front of the movie poster.

Afterwards, thumbs up for great movie!

 

Just a couple of random pics of the kids enjoying the library.  This is Juan Diego in the reading corner.

Tamara and Isela with their books.