Year after year, day after day, hour after hour these women give. To them, going to work is more than a job and more than just clocking in. It’s personal, it’s a story and it has meaning.
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VBS (Vacation Bible School) has started here in the jungle. The dances, crafts, games, dramas, and prizes are fun, but what I love most is watching our girls minister to their own communities.
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“My dream is to finish my studies and become a missionary.”
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In the US, during the last weeks of May, Social Media is full of prom pictures and spring sports - then in June, there are all the graduations, parties, and end of school trips. Wow - we sure are busy celebrating, dressing up, and taking A LOT of pictures of what “our” kids do and accomplish.
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They always say, “Life isn’t all fun and games,” but I beg to differ. Life, my friend, is what you make it!
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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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Most days, life at the Hope House is ordinary. It is full of household tasks such as folding laundry (The washing machines run all day, 7 days a week, to keep clothes clean for our 50 girls), cooking food, doing homework, playing fútbol, and cleaning floors.
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There have been several instances in the last couple weeks that I have had the thought “Wow, they are all on the same team.”
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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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As I looked out the window of the Hope House today I relished in a moment of simplicity... the simple act of teeter-tottering with friends brought me back to a time and place when I myself as a little girl enjoyed the teeter-totter.
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What’s the science behind a smile? Ding Li, from Britishcouncil.org, says when our brains feel happy, endorphins are produced and neuronal signals are transmitted to our facial muscles to trigger a smile.
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When 5am Thursday morning rolls around, I’m in full swing ‘Mama Mode’. (...Even though I’m not technically a mom yet, you kind of have to be in that mode when you’re trying to get 50 girls ready for school in the morning.)
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I love the book and story of Esther. One, because it’s about an incredible woman who saves her people; and two because God’s name is NEVER mentioned, yet you can see His sovereignty all throughout.
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Have you ever been in a camp where kids are going everywhere, there is noise, there is laughter, there are giggles. Balls being bounced, games being played, kids huddled in groups talking. That pretty much sums up the Hope House on any given afternoon, trust me with 50 girls in one house, the place is buzzing!
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You may be familiar with Jesus’ parable in Matthew 13, when he explains how the kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant who finds a choice pearl, and then sells everything he owns so he can go back and purchase it.
During Daisy's* first month in the Hope House, she tried her best to be invisible.
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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 the summer of 2009, my husband Matt and I had been approved to come and work in Ecuador as missionary associates under Joil and Leah Marbut.
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I know that the Thanksgiving holiday just passed, but I feel that we should give thanks at all times throughout the year!
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