Janie Helm has been at the orphanage for about three months and has done a wonderful job of posting events and news on her web site at http://www.janiehelm.blogspot.com/ . Paul Roy a Canadian volunteer has done a wonderful job of posting new photos of the children and of the orphanage at www.hogardeesperanza.com. I would encourage all our supporters to go to these web sites.
In November we had three children enter the orphanage. That brings the number of children to 39. When a child enters the orphanage we send them to a doctor for a complete check up. After that we evaluate their educational level and determine which of the four schools we will send them to. Also with the volunteers we have the capabilities of giving individual tutoring.
The President of Peru, Alan Garcia, has made a priority of supplying good drinking water to 15 million Peruvians. That is approximately 50% of the population that do not have healthy drinking water. The water project that we are starting this January will help 7000 Peruvians. We have some help coming from the Peruvian Army and also Christ Community Church from the Boston area are sending workers. The Army is willing to supply a machine that will dig the trench for the water line. We are also having the people of Alto Salverry help in the installation of the water line.
We finally have licenses plates for our bus and small truck. The process took six weeks. Also we are trying to sell one of our vans and and the paper work is taking approximately three weeks. I think the greatest thing Peru has taught me is patience and waiting on God to work. Which has been a good thing for me.
We are preparing special activities for the Christmas season. One big event is inviting all the people who have helped at Hogar de Esperanza who live in Peru and having them come to the orphanage to see the children put on a program. The kids love to perform and volunteers get to meet the children.
Vickie and I would like to wish all our supporters a great Christmas Season and God’s best for 2007.
Chau,
Dave
