Catch-up!

Hello everyone!

You probably all thought you were never going to hear from me again.  Boy, were you wrong!  Things have been crazy busy since the moment I arrived in Colombia, but since I finally have the opportunity to write, I'm going to take advantage of it!!!

I arrived safe and sound January 20th in Cali, Colombia after traveling all night, taking a different route through Texas, to Bogota and finally to Cali.  As soon as I arrived, I connected again with the salsa band, Emmanuel, to play for a wedding and also joined up with my dad and Pastor Teo of Venezuela for a three-day Crusade at the Fuente de Amor y Paz Church in Palmira.

I spent my first week at the El Camino Foundation, spending time with the kids before heading back to my apartment.  The children are all doing so great!  It's amazing how much they can change in only 3 months!  And my little Christian is speaking so much more... we understand each other great (considering I still speak like a child)!

When I returned in January, the children were still finishing up their vacation from school, so we had more time to spend together.  I wish everyone could have seen the excitement at the Foundation when they received their new notebooks for school!  I never could have imagined it... children excited over something like a notebook.  I helped Lala mark each one with the children's names so they were all ready for a new school year.

There is a new child at the Foundation. His name is Andres Mauricio.  He is so sweet and silly, but he really does not like to study.  We're still working with him on this, but he is a fun addition to the El Camino family.  Claudia, 14 years old, has entered school for the first time and is loving every moment of it!  Even little Christian has started going to preschool.  And Juan Pablo... well, he's really love to walk, but just can't get the hang of it yet.

My other big news is that I have started my English classes!  I still can't believe it!  I'm an English teacher... in a foreign country!  haha!  I have a good group of people of various ages, and they really want to learn.  It's definitely a lot of fun!