Our Family Circus

Many of you kind folks have asked about or prayed for our kiddos.   Thought you might enjoy hearing about some fun they had. Our mission has 3 locations.  Our kiddos are the only ones at our site except for a precious baby boy.  I have shared about the family in Atrel that has 5 children.  The third location is at the waterfront where the camp is.   This is where Crossings teams go.  This family has 5 children as well.   The youngest of those children is 13 years old. This week, the Atrel family drove to the mountains to fully some responsibilities and gather supplies.  On their  6 hour drive in, they stopped about half way and picked up the other BHM kiddo.   With all that being said, THREE NIGHT PARTY AT OUR HOUSE!   A game of Apples to Apples Jr.  along with some silly faces.     A treat of ice cream at Mountain Maid, a ministry of BHM.     Ordering from the 3 flavors available, vanilla, chocolate and you guessed it....swirl.         These 2 ha

Atrel experiences summed up in our, bucket list we didn't know we had. 1.  Having others peel your dead skin off from a sun burn you received while in the vehicle.  The special educator in me, wanted to correct the behavior and share that it was inappropriate.   But then I thought, when will they ever get the chance to do this again.   I know  as they pulled and rubbed my skin that it was because they cared and wanted to help care for me.   Thankful I only had the burn on one arm since I was hanging on to the side of the vehicle to get to Atrel. 2.  Sleeping under a mosquito net not because it makes you feel like a princess either.   Yep, like father, like son. 3.  Riding a donkey.   Little Anna (age 4) had dreamed of riding a donkey.   She sees them every time she leaves her home so it is easy to see why she would want one.  She is super happy about riding one and asked for one for her birthday. 4.  Growing bananas (figs in Creole) with our "pipi" and &q