Easter at TCM
Easter at TCM started with a sunrise service. (We tried unsuccessfully all week to convince Martha that we were pretty sure Jesus rose around 10am, but to no avail.) So we left Soler at 5am and made the 6am service…
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She who has been forgiven much…
So there is an 11 year old girl here named Ruby. She previously lived at Rosarito, but she had so many behavior problems (including beating up the younger girls), so they moved her to Soler, figuring (correctly) that she couldn’t…
Hamburger Cookies with the Super Pandas
Kiersen and I love meeting with these girls every Tuesday! Here is our typical meeting. We start by reciting the verse they had to memorize from the week before. Most of them get it, at least “mas or menos” (more…
And… introducing the Super Penguins!
Aliya has been begging for a small group with the kids her age, so finally we started one here at Soler with Aliya, Liam and the other elementary age kids. There are 9 of them total. We read from The…
Easter Carnival
Some friends of ours from our church in San Diego came to TCM yesterday and did an Easter Carnival for our kids. One of the guys made this video! Click HERE to enjoy the video!
The Tooth Mouse
For some reason, three of our four kids are losing teeth like crazy since we have been here. Martha told us that in Mexico, there is not a tooth fairy, there is a tooth mouse. So last week, someone lost…
The Last Few Weeks in Pictures
Lots happening the last few weeks. I will just highlight some things with pictures! We threw two birthday parties for boys at Soler. Eduardo, pictured, loved it, even though he once again fell for the “take a bite of cake…
Some Answers to Prayer are Faster Than Others
I have to tell you this story! Yesterday, Kiersen and I met with the Super Pandas. (5th and 6th grade girls). We are reading through a missionary biography together. The story yesterday was about how the missionary, Amy, needed a…
One “orphan” to another…
Back in Ohio, Kiersen was a part of a group called Polished Girlz, where girls go and paint nails for kids with special needs or children in the hospital. The founder of the organization is from Dayton, and her mom…
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