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 life. His parents abandoned him when he was two years old. He was then adopted by a Peruvian couple who also abandoned him after 18 months. He came to the orphanage about a year ago with a lot of behavioral problems. We were fortunate to have a Psychologist from the U.S. come and evaluate Manuel. Dr. Roland came up with some very practical ways of helping him adjust. After a year at Hogar, Manuel really turned around. Pray that all goes well with his new family.

We have really started focusing on our children who are far behind in their studies. We have been evaluating several curricula, and have decided to pick one and start. We have hired a new teacher and bought the curriculum. We want to develop a good system that could possibly be used at other orphanages. Also, with the new curriculum, we are going to incorporate the laptop computers that were donated to us. Our goal is to prepare each child to be able to go on to college or technical school.

The boys ranch is growing with two more fellows. We have planted about 25 acres of grain, so we will be able to have our own milk, eggs and meat. The boys are given a lot of responsibility and are taught life skills. We have a short term volunteer who has been working at the ranch and has developed a real friendship with the boys. The boys call him King Kong because David is 6′ 4″ and weights 275 lbs.. That is almost double the size of some of the boys.

This summer we had 4 groups come to the orphanage and do various things around the premises. Our most popular chore is painting the facility. Being locate in the desert we get sand blasted everyday and it really works on metal and concrete walls. If you would like to bring a group to Peru, just send me an email at mrdavidmiller@hotmail.com.

Thanks for the prayer and financial support and we would love to hear from you.

Dave Miller