9.01.2007

Princess Camp Day 2!

awww i am just falling in love with these girls each hour more and more...its just so amazing i have never had so much love for people i hardly know but i feel like we known each other forever...all the girls are opening up and just being themselves! Today was a fun day...of course it was Soledas Birthday (she is the youngest there) she turned 4 but this girl just brings a smile to your face...see shes 4 going on 23 like my mom said....she cracks me up....she told Carmen (the house mom) that the reason she could sleep in today was because it was her birthday...and she can do anything on her birthday...lol...we arrived this morning and the girls were so excited for what we had planned today they thought there big suprise was going to the park....oh Lord if they onñy knew what is happening to there house in this moment....they would just being so overwhelmed...not that there not overwhelmed now because they totally are so much love in two days...wow! Well we greeted the girls i saw Pilar and she gave me a big kiss and a hug! today was kool because i got to spend time with the older girls and really bond with them....and its so cool b-c its like the sisters i never had..they were loving on me and hugging on me! We took them to the movies...and than after we picked them up...and went to lunch...at lunch i got to talk to Brigget shes the famous one there...shes beauitful and outgoing...and has been at the home for quite some time....me and her sat one on one...and she just poured her heart out to me her dreams...see one of the sad things about the older girls is that there dreams feel hopeless like they will never be done...Briggets dream is to go to a christian university in america....and do sound engineering...it was just so kool to hear that...but it was so sad to here the lack of hope that her dream may never come true the temptation these girls have on a daily basis to have sex or prositute themselves is tremendous! and it breaks my heart that they struggle with that always....men promise them a better life sometimes and its not what they think...but just talking to her and giving her hope about LU and a program they have her face lite up and for an hour and half she talked about the possiblity of going and it just made me happy to have encouraged her to pursue her dreams....then Romy shes 19 came up to us and started talking about how she starts english school monday and how she wants to be a tour guide and she connected with me and began telling me of there lives and school and just started becoming personal...they were so interested in me...its so cute...but most of all i{m interested in them...b-c there lives are so hard but each of them are so amazing! and i just love hearing there stories and dreams and its just so touching to see them love God as much as they do....Not only did i connect with Brigget and Romy.... but with Ursala who is 16 and vivian 22...it was amazing! WE painted each others nails and just spilled our guts including me...haha they told me about there boyfriends...and friends and ursala told me about her family and how when she was younger she used to witness her father beating her mother...it was just awesome to hear those things...and how they trusted me...i loved it! and the best part is when they would just hug me or put there arm around me...awww it warmed me heart b-c i love them like they were my family...i truly would do anything for these girls...like whenever they tell me i like that shirt or shoes...i{m setting it aside and on sunday they are getting it all....lol...i wanna give them the world! They are such beautiful people they deserve the world! i just enjoy being loved by them so much and me loving them...Sorry i{m going out of order of what happened during the day but another favorite part of mine was when we celebrated Solas Birthday....awww her face was just priceless i tell u...the whole day she wanted to know when we would celebrate her birthday but when i walked her down from her room to come to her party her face was just filled with happiness....we had ballons and cake (which is called torta here) and everyone was yelling...and we gave her gifts which she arranged in her room and made me take a picture of...lol it was like wow something so small and yet it means the world to her....it just humbled my heart...this little girl wa sleft at an airport and now she is the queen of our hearts how amazing must she feel!?!? Another thing that touched me today was when the girls were getting ready for dinner...we went to make sure they were all taking showers....and when we went to the first room...we asked did u take a shower? and she had smiles on there faces and said yes and we there is hot water! awwww i cried lol see they have no hot water where they live none....and it just broke my heart to see how happy they were to have hot water...u just had to see the smiles on there faces! wow God is just humbling me....b-c sometimes i can be so selfish and than i am looking at these girls who have nothing...and one offered me food the other day b-c i had none yet...wow! i mean they are so selfless and giving and there haearts are happy to do so and i{m just like wow...u must be empty inside but they continue to give love and affection...it just amazes me! i am in love with each and every girl! and i can{t wait to see them tommorrow as they have a soocer game! God is doing great things guys! I love u and miss u all! Besos!

3 comments:

Marcy Ribeiro said...

yay sounds awesome..you are wonderful...listening is one of your gifts for sure...love you...all...be safe..

Dave and Vicky said...

Kristy, I love your posts....Thanks for sharing all the details. I know if I was there I would want to adopt all of them. The impact that you all are having on the girls' lives will be with them forever. What a privilege the Lord gives us to be a blessing to others. Dave and I are praying for all of you.
xo..Vicky

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