La Segunda Fiesta

Update on Joemmy & Jami:  Before we share about the second Fiesta de Navidad, we wanted to let you know Daisy (and Joemmy) took Jami to the doctor and dentist on Monday morning.  Francia couldn’t go, and since Joemmy is really Jami’s care-giver, it made sense to have her go along.

Jami being examined by the doctor.

The doctor is a Christian pediatrician, and the dentist is Vanessa, who runs the SI Dental Clinic.  What a blessing to have two women love who Jesus and serve Him with their medical skills! 

The doctor said Jami was very small for his size and has some health issues, including possible parasites.  She gave Daisy prescriptions for antibiotics, and would also like to run several tests to determine what else may be going on.  Gracias a Dios, nothing foreign was in his nose!

Vanessa said Jami's teeth are in bad shape, but since they are baby-teeth, they should fall out before too long.  There is one, however, that will need to be pulled soon. 

Daisy is hoping to get some of those appointments handled in the next couple of weeks.  We are still not sure what long-term solutions are going to be best for Joemmy and Jami, so please continue to pray for them, and for the Holy Spirit’s guidance.  Thank you, praying friends!

Fiesta:  This afternoon’s Christmas party was with our group of teenagers.  There are 33 girls, ranging in age from 14 up to 22.  None are ‘married’, although some do have boyfriends.  Like teens everywhere, some are shy, some loud, some are sweet and others are a bit of a handful.  They have hopes and dreams.  And, they are interested in clothes and boys and dancing and laughing and having fun. 

Telephone Charades

Chelsea and Taryn (our amazing Semester Students) were in charge of the festivities.  It has been such a blessing to have these two young women helping us!  Because they are 19 and 21, the teens can relate to them, and seem to really listen when they shared stories from their own lives.  They are both great examples of living a full, rich life in Christ. 

Taryn (front left) & Chelsea (front right)
teach the girls the Cha-Cha Slide. 

Caroline (second row center in purple)
joins in the Cha-Cha!

They played a game called “Telephone Charades” which was more laughing than anything else.  They also taught them how to dance to the Cha-Cha Slide.  Even though the song was in English, the teens caught on quick!  They can move!!

Caroline was able to say goodbye to this group, too, and encouraged the teens to continue living for Jesus. 

Chelsea and Taryn also said their goodbyes, letting the girls know how much they had enjoyed teaching them English, studying the Fruits of the Spirit and more.  They joined Caroline in encouraging the girls to keep growing in Christ.

The party ended with presents and plenty of hugs and kisses.  La Segunda Fiesta was a big success!  Thank you Chelsea & Taryn!!