We had a lot of activity at the orphanage in August. Joel and Robyn wrapped up a one year volunteer stay at the orphanage. They have been lead by God to adopt five children from the orphanage. They are going back to the US and buy a home and start their home study in order to start the adoption process. On top of that, Robyn will take on administration responsibilities for raising funds and taking on the operational duties of the orphanage.

We had another adoption at the orphanage this month. Fiorella, 10 years old, was adopted by a Peruvian couple from Lima. They do not have any other children and have been waiting 3 years to be able to adopt a child. They spent a week at the orphanage and hosted a wonderful good-bye party for Fiorella. We are blessed to have had so many adoptions this year.

With Robyn and Joel returning to the U.S., we were in need of another volunteer coordinator at the albergue. Samantha Smith, from Virginia, arrived at the end of the month and will be helping with volunteers and some of the programs that Robyn and Joel started and maintained. You can keep up with her at her blog at: http://samtravels08.blogspot.com/. We also will be having 3 new volunteers joining the team in September.

Your faithful support and prayers are so appreciated.

Chau,

Dave