NEW YEAR NEWS

Jose came to us in the middle of March of 2011. He had been abandoned and left in the park and was told by his parents that they would come back for him soon. He waited for three hours but they did not return he was abandoned so Jose sought out the help of the police.             His father is an alcoholic and is physically abusive with Jose and his mother. He has seven siblings and his older sister has not lived with the family for a while. When his mother was interviewed she told the psychologist that Jose was not well behaved and often had an attitude and would not shower. She also said he had been stealing. At this point he has had so Valeriano´s first day at home Valeriano this year me rebellious attitudes at times but does obey. With us, he is mostly eager to please and is very affectionate.             He was brought to our Home the afternoon of the day he was found and we have been granted temporary custody of him. His mother told us and the courts that it was better for him to stay here permanently because she is afraid of the extreme physical abuse from his alcoholic father.              Two weeks ago he had his audience and the judge decided that Jose has to go back with his family, but Jose talked to the judge and ask him to stay with us because he wants to have a better life and he wants to continue study and have better opportunities in the future. He told the Judge that for him our home is his home and he doesn’t want to leave. For a child that is 13 years old is a big decision to stay with us instead of going back home.  We are very thankful with the Lord because Jose is going to stay with us permanently and he is going to continue knowing God and receiving love and protection.                         Jose is 13 years old, he is in 5th grade. He is attending a private school and enjoys learning English and playing soccer and loves to give hugs!  He interacts very well with everybody at home. Valeriano is a very kind boy, when we celebrates birthdays at home he loves to make a nice card for that person or if somebody is sick he is always concern about that person and make little notes to make the person to feel better. He loves to help with the different things at home. He is improving in his English conversations with the visitors.  In the home we have the custom to celebrate our children's birthdays with a cake and a little present. The children are counting the days before their birthdays because they know they are going to have a special cake and a little present. For them to celebrate their birthdays means a lot because it makes them to feel loved and part of the family. We eat the cake in the afternoon when everybody is together. We sing happy birthday and the child receives an envelope with some money. When the girls are at home they help to bake the cake and they love to decorate it. Their favourite cakes are chocolate, strawberry, and lemon. Last month we celebrated Noe's and Silvestre´s birthday Silvestre´s Birthday Noe´s Birthday

MIGUEL´S GRADUATION

Miguel now is a professional

We are very thankful with the Lord because he allowed Miguel to finish with his trade career this year,he has been with us for almost 12 yrs. Miguel was studying electronics and he learned a lot of things. He is also studying English on the weekends and he is doing very good.
Here in Guatemala it is a great accomplishment and very important to finish a trade career because the majority do not have money to continue studying at the university. With a trade career they can get a job to help with the expenses of the home and Lord willing support a family in the future.
Miguel wants to work next year and take a year to decide what he really would like to study because he has not decided yet what career he wants to study.

He is receiving his certificate with his spiritual parents!

Victor& Chici had the honor of  walking with him to receive his diploma.!

We would like him to go to college when he is ready to get a better education. We are praying for Miguel to get the necessary support to attend college.

Having dinner to celebrate Miguel´s guaduation

His sister Doris celebrated with him

We want to thank all of you that have supported our home and especially thank the people who personally supported Miguel may God Bless you all !

Visitors 2013

We had a very good time at the children´s home and at the rehab center the last few summer months with all the visitors and teams that came to visit us. It is always nice to see new faces and to see our friends every year. It was a blessing for all of us to see the love that all the visitors showed to our children and staff. Our children enjoyed the time with everybody playing, eating, making crafts and worshiping the Lord.
It was also really nice to see how all the visitors where so loving and friendly to the men at the Rehab center.
The men at the rehab center also enjoyed the time making crafts and singing together. It was a blessing to have all of you sharing the love of God with us.Unfortunately we don't have pictures of the Father's House team and Christ Chapel which also has been a big help to us through the years thank you very much for coming and visiting our children.


Mision Fiesta

Willy's group

We are very grateful to the brothers and sisters from different churches and groups that  came down to  support us with the different projects;    Mission Fiesta,  Assembly Of God in Immokalee, Friends Lutheran Church, Living Hope Church, Spiritual Life Fellowship, Give Joy 2 One Foundation, Christ Chapel, The Father House, and Calvary Chapel of Marlton, Orphan Resources, and Passion Missions. We now have the new Sunday school building and also a storage room at the rehab center. In the boys home we have a very nice driveway for our vehicles and where the children are riding their bikes and the skateboards. At the rehab center we are building a house for Sandra and Sonia that is going to be more private and comfortable. We enjoyed the time with everybody; working, eating, making crafts, playing and worshiping God. We appreciate the love that they showed to all of us in everything they did.

Making the driveway

Give Joy 2 One Foundation

Give Joy 2 One Foundation

Give Joy 2 One Foundation



Orphan Resources

Give Joy 2 One Foundation

Edgar, Erick and Miguel

Passion Missions Group

The children a re very happy riding their bikes in the driveway.
The little ones love to play with their cars.

 

Sandra and Sonia are very happy because in a few months they are going to be enjoying the new staff house.



 

Rolando and Rudy´s Group

We love all of you, thank you very much for all your support. All of you are always in our prayings.



God bless



Ken & Sue

Now we have a problem six of the new children want a bike for Christmas!!!

Enjoying New Drive Way



Rehoboth Home for Children

Update on our activities during vacation time which here in Guatemala is approximately October 15^th to Jan .15th; Some of our activities and outings are: Devotions, Bible classes, outings to water parks, climb the Agua Volcano, take walks to different open areas close to town with a lot of wooded areas and beautiful scenery and there are some places where we would like to take our children that are very expensive but will be very nice for a retreat. We are conscious about the problems with the economy, but we really want to give a very good time to the children. We want them to run, play, and swim, and enjoy all the activities that they didn´t have before because of the hard living situation that they had.

Most of our children have very bad emotional problems but we know that all these activities are going to help them to feel the love of a family and of Christ!

Our biggest need is for the camp we need to get funds to cover the expenses; food, tickets for the parks, transportation, and snacks. We would like to count on your help, please help us to have a very good vacation time for the children & staff which also never has an opportunity for vacation and fun!

You can help them with the amount that the Lord is going to put on your heart.

The cost is approximately $25.00 per person =26 people = $650.00

            God bless you all.

Children & Staff

Rehoboth Hogar para Niños

Actualización sobre nuestras actividades durante el tiempo de vacaciones  en Guatemala es aproximadamente del 15 de octubre al 15 de Enero ; Algunas de nuestras actividades y salidas son las siguientes: devociones, clases de Biblia, salidas a parques acuáticos,  escalar el volcán de Agua, tomar caminatas a diferentes áreas abiertas cerca de la ciudad que tienen un montón de zonas arboladas y hermosos paisajes y hay algunos lugares donde nos gustaría llevar a nuestros hijos que son muy caros, pero sería muy agradable para un retiro. Somos conscientes de los problemas con la economía, pero queremos que los niños tengan un buen tiempo juntos. Queremos que corran, jueguen, naden y disfruten de todas las actividades que ellos  no han tenido antes debido a la situación duran en la que vivían.

La mayoría de nuestros niños tienen problemas emocionales muy malos, pero sabemos que todas estas actividades van a ayudarlos a sentir el amor de una familia y de Cristo!

                                                                             

Necesitamos los fondos para cubrir los gastos; comida, las entradas para los parques, transporte y refrigerios. Nos gustaría contar con su ayuda, para que los niños y el personal tengan buenas vacaciones pues el  personal  tampoco tiene una oportunidad para vacaciones y diversión! El costo de cada persona es Q200.00 toda es Q4990.00

Puedes ayudar con la cantidad que el Señor ponga en tu corazón.

 

The boys and the girls playing soccer

The children are enjoying playing soccer in a mini championship with another teams from a town close to our home. Four weeks ago they had their first game and it was really exciting to see the little ones playing with a lot of courage and giving their best. , also the girls did very good..

Walter did the 3 goles 

Oliver, Noe, Tomas, Fernando, Walter and Tony. They played excellent we are very proud of them.

Our children with yellow t-shirts

Debora, Lesly, Maria, Fernanda and Karla

Rodolfo and Adrian were more excited than the children, the big boys!!

Fernanda loves to play soccer in her free time.

Fernanda, Karla, Debora, Lesly and Maria where really brave and played excellent.

Luis had a surgery

Luis has been with us a few few years and is from the same village we live in,it is very hard for him to pass his home where his family live,they never have come to visit him or even ask how he is  ! he literally has been abandoned !He was removed from his home for extreme abuse the police brought him to us  ,he has a broken heart which we know God will heal!

Luis is 13 years old and he had a problem since he was a child but nobody knew that until one of the staff at the children´s home notice that it was not normal, so we took him to the hospital and the doctor said that it was something that needed a surgery. We made all the paper work at the Obras Sociales Hospital in Antigua and he had the appointment with a team that was coming from Houston with all kinds of specialist. The doctor decided to do the surgery last week and while she was doing the surgery she also found a hernia , so Luis had two surgeries in one.  We are very thankful with God and also with the team that did the surgery and the hospital Obras social which always helps the poor !

God always open doors for our children for whatever their needs are!. Please keep Luis in prayer so the Lord can also heal his heart. Now he is doing very good.

May God Bless u all .

The Zoo

The children really enjoyed the trip to the zoo but not just them we all enjoyed going there. It was very nice to see the little ones watching all the animals and also it was very nice to see Tomas and Fernando the new boys watching everything.
Note from Chici : I turned and couldn't find the big kids that where supposed to help me with the 20 kids Victor,Conchita ,Sandra and Sonia they all disappeared  ,I found them all on the roller coaster and rides :)

The little ones very happy

The food was great and also the coffee

All the children and us were waiting

Don  Victor an the children

It was great day of fun for all!
animals, food, rides and great friends! Thank You every one who helped make this happen!

Thanks to everyone who made this trip possible we go every year at this time but never get to do the rides ! 

Very nice picture