Salon Celebs

June 9, 2012

Today we spent the morning preparing the second quarter birthdays and trying to wake up after a long day. Coffee was brewed and the sight was a delight. We lost electricity early on today and working above the kitchen well; we all know heat rises. We moved slowly but steadily and finished our work. As I was looking for our newest family member’s birthdays we were summoned for lunch. After closing up shop we headed downstairs to find Honduran style tacos, covered in cabbage and slices of tomato. Not only looked scrumptious but it tasted wonderful. I guess you had to be here…. So, plan a trip with me J.

After lunch we headed down to see our newest additions. They are beautiful children whom appeared to be adjusting quickly with the other children. We hung around and took pictures and more pictures. I decided to sit down and play some word games with the kids. I taught them “telephone”. The challenge was to say one sentence in English and then we would say one sentence is Spanish. To my delight they loved it and we were all communicating. For those of you who don’t know I speak very little Spanish so it was challenging for all of us but we laughed and had tons of fun.

Each day we choose our highlight and talk about how we were impacted by our family. My highlight today was Isaac coming up to me and saying hola and reaching up to be picked up. It was the first time he spoke to me in 4 years. Last March he attempted to communicate in sign language which I did not understand but was so excited at his desire to talk. Papa never stops amazing me, you see Isaac has downs and yet is growing. Thank you Papa!

This evening we presented certificates and celebrated our young girls Salon Graduation. What beautiful young girls they are. Rick and I felt honored to be able to speak into their lives. Rick asked them a question that only each one individually could answer. “How are you going to use what you‘ve learned to advance the Kingdom?” The look on the girls facing told you they were pondering, “What could I do?”

I spoke to them about this being a first seed, planting it in good soil and keeping it watered. Amy and Oscar gave some exhortations in Spanish of which I did not understand but I could feel and sense their heart for them. They have been given something special and we will wait and see how these girls will honor the King of the Kingdom with their skills. What a privilege to be involved with the Kings kids. Thank you Papa!