Sofia spent many of her 8 years living on the streets of a small mountain town near Otusco, Peru, a town which boasts of no electricity or running water and sits just a few hours from Trujillo. Her birth mother is mentally handicapped and was unable to care for Sofia, her brother, Jose Luis – 18 months, and her sister Luz Consuelo – 11 years old. Before coming to the orphanage last January, Sofia and Luz Consuelo had never been to school. But now, the two girls have been involved in summer programs and have started learning their alphabet, numbers and basic skills and this month, Sofia began attending the Escuela de Miller. This shy little girl quickly changed into a smiling face who has made countless friends
It’s March and that means pencils sharpened, shoes shined and clip-on ties de-wrinkled. It’s school time. This year many of our students are going to school outside the orphanage, and they are all excited to be making new friends. That leaves only those children that need extra special help in the Miller School this year, freeing Miss Aly to pay them the attention they need. For Easter, many of the children in Colegio Betania acted out The Passion, with our Abraham in the lead role.
Carmen Adriana Alcantara began working as the assistant to the orphanage director, Liz Bernuy, 9 months ago. She is gifted in organization and is a wonderful blessing to our administration team. Carmen encourages those around her through scripture and prayer and is a constant reminder of God’s faithfulness to use each of us in different ways. Carmen is married with two sons; David, 21 years and a student at UPAO, and Adrés, 17 years who has just finished high school.
Que Dios les bendiga,
Board of Hogar de Esperanza
