It has been a joyous December at Hogar de Esperanza. There has been a massive outpouring of gifts to children of the Orphanage. What has really been special is that...

Count your blessings, name them one by one. Well, November was a month of bountiful blessings. We had a Christian couple, Matthew and Amanda, come from Illinois to volunteer for...

The last two weeks of October, Vickie and I have been at the orphanage. It is always great to see and hug the children. This month’s update is focusing on...

In September we focused on our educational system in the orphanage. The problem we have is that the children that come to us, in general, have little or no formal...

I would like to start with the most important event this month. Manuel (a 5 year old boy) was adopted by a couple from Italy. He had a very tough...

Things have been really exciting around Hogar de Esperanza. Tim and Susan Striebeck have taken Yan and Roxanna back to the U.S., which means a whole different life for both...

Sharing a letter from Heather to Vickie: Dear Vickie, Things are going really well here. The Striebecks are so so excited to finally be here and be reunited with Yan...

Tim and Susan Stiebeck have finally heard from Lima that they have been approved for adopting our oldest boy, Yan, and his sister, Roxanna. The process has taken approximately 9...

In one day we saw an increase of 5 children. It was one of the most incredible days I have seen. A van came to the orphanage in the afternoon...

February is a month for enrolling the children in school, and also, we had enough sponsors to send twenty children to a week of camp. We are going to start...