Each year, at the Hope House we put on a Princess Party for the girls. It is a huge, blow-out event, and we go all in for it since it is our biggest event of the year!
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If there is one thing I have learned over the last two years with the girls in the Hope House, it’s that you can always expect the unexpected. Each girl is unique, with her own strengths, interests, and personality.
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Each year, our town of Sucúa puts on a massive all day running event, which includes a 3K, a 5K, and a 10K race. Nearly everyone in town (children included) runs or watches the races each year, and there is always a lot of excitement around the day.
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The school year here in Ecuador just ended, which brought with it celebrations, school events, graduations, and award season. There were many things our girls at Ecuador Hope House accomplished this year, but two, in particular, stood out to me.
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Recently, I have noticed the incredible role music, particularly singing, plays in the lives of the girls at the Hope House.
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There were hundreds of dresses. Literally. There were many formal gowns we have used for several years now, but there were also a few hundred brand new dresses that a large department store kindly donated.
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Recently, our Hope House staff took all the girls to the annual Christmas fair in Sucúa. Walking through the fair was an incredibly fascinating and action-packed experience.
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In a house in Sucua, surrounded by vines lived 55 girls In ten straight lines
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I sometimes forget that the girls at the Hope House are still little girls.
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The beautiful thing here is that their stories don’t end there.
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