Well, we have had a sick house since Friday night, but, thankfully, we are better. Josh wrote that Ben was sick and then I got it. Today I actually was able to be up a good part of the day and eat a little. This virus really wiped me out. Meg woke up with it Monday morning and around lunchtime today she was up and around feeling better. Josh is the only one who hasn't gotten it. Please pray that he won't get it. Even our friends upstairs had it go through their family. It is a nasty virus.
This week the kids at the orphanage are attending a music camp at the church, so the interns are having to fit Bible School in whenever they can. They are also trying to do a weekly bible study & games with the teenagers. I mentioned previously that they are holding a soccer tournament for the older kids as well. The first game was last night, and they tied. Josh was on one of the teams. There will be one or two more games this week and some next week along with the championship game. A few of the kids have been picked up by their parents. Some will leave tomorrow too. It is hard to say good-bye, but it is better for them to be with their families if it's a good situation. Some families are just too poor to care for their children so they bring them to Casa Hogar. If their financial situation changes for the better, they come and get their children and take them home. It is still sad for everyone to see them leave, especially if they've been at the orphanage for many years. Josh and I often talk about the difficulties these kids must face emotionally with people coming in and out of their lives. It hardens some- we see it in several of the teenagers. Not just their own families leaving them, but teams from churches, summer interns, us.... We come to spend time with them and love on them, but then we leave. And they see this year after year. There's no answer to this. It's just how things are. I pray that these children will come to understand and embrace our Heavenly Father who will never leave them, who they can trust, and who loves them unconditionally. This weekend will be our last in Acapulco. I knew the time would go by fast but not this fast. I assume it has been that way for most of you. Summer always seems to fly by. Just today Josh and I were already talking about our schedule in the fall- mainly the kids and all their activities! It has been nice to have a break from all that, but lo and behold, it is around the corner. I hope I remember how to drive!!
Love to you all,
Sara Parks
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