Radio Christmas!

If you get a chance be sure to check out what our friends in England are doing for us here: http://www.radiochristmas.co.uk/ . We are very thankful for all our friends in England and especially Street Kids Direct for all they are doing for us and our kids. God bless and Merry Christmas!

Weekly Update Aug 26

We had a group from Calvary Christian Church from St. Peters, MO. What an amazing week it was! The group accomplished many things, including finishing a sidewalk to the school, starting a new laundry building between the two dorms, completely organizing a mess of a closet, organizing the school library/office, and of course letting our kids know how dearly they are loved. They even cooked us dinner one night! We are so thankful for this team, some of them having been down eight times now!! We can't wait to see you all back next year!!



One special moment last week was when Pastor Jorge Pinto (founder of the Manuelito Project) came with a surprise for the three girls who started in the project over 10 years ago and are now teachers in the school here. The Pastor unveiled a beautiful and touching painting of Jesus being with a street child while she cares for a younger sibling. This painting is significant as Rita and Maribel also cared for their younger siblings while living on the streets. It was an incredible presentation and moment for the project.



Well, I said last week there was a big game on and that I would update you on the results. I'm sad to say while Barcelona won the first game, the game was decided as an aggregate of two games and overall Real Madrid won. There was lots of laughing and dancing and pointing fingers after the game. Even if my team lost it was still a fun time! Always one of the highlights of my week!

Speaking of soccer, the boys played 2 games this weekend in their league. They lost the first game 0-2, but tied the second. They have a tournament this weekend so we will be practicing a lot this week!


We had 3 birthdays last week! Happy Birthday to Erlan, Jorge and Edith! We are so thankful for the blessing God has given us in you three, and we can't wait to see what He has in store for your lives. Our prayer is that you would always seek to follow Him in all that you do!

See you next week!

Weekly Update for August 20

Hello there! In an attempt to keep everyone more informed I (Justin) will be trying to update the news section weekly in sort of a journal format. So let's jump right on in!

For most males (and many females as well) in Honduras one thing in particular is always on their minds, soccer! So of course when the 2 biggest teams in the world face off the project always gets excited. On Wednesday of last week Barcelona played against Real Madrid. Usually the kids try their best to get their chores and homework done so they can all watch the games together. The split is about 50/50 in terms of who supports which team. What makes it even more fun for the kids is that I (Justin) support Barcelona while Mauricio (the director) roots for Real Madrid. In the end Barcelona won and as always after a game of this magnitude bragging rights were won as well. The game was a 2 part affair that concludes this Wednesday to determine the winner, so I'll try to update on the outcome! :)

Another big part of the boys life is actually playing the game as well! This week we trained and prepared for our upcoming match on Saturday. The boys are diligent about practicing and are always excited to show off their skills. Unfortunately on Saturday they lost the game but spirits seemed to be high.


On Saturday a group from St Charles, MO (Calvary Christian Church) arrived to spend a week out here in Talanga. We are always excited to share our lives with teams and to see what God has in store with them. We know this team very well as for some of them this is their 8th time here in Honduras! The plans are to work on a new laundry facility between the 2 dormitories and to work on walkways as it's hard to get around in rainy season.


Adding to all the excitement last week was our quarterly time to let the kids pick new clothes from donations made. There's nothing more exciting than watching the kids as they walk out of the kitchen with all their new shirts/pants/shoes in hands. Thank you to everyone who has donated things, and especially Broadway United Methodist for donating a new pair for every child! What a blessing!

Have a blessed week!

New girl!

We are so excited to welcome Monserrat to our family! Monserrat is settling in well and we are thrilled to show her all God has planned for her life!

Recovered!

We want to thank everyone, all of our friends and brothers and sisters in Christ that have been helping us through prayers and offerings in this time of trial. Please know that these prayers and offerings have been a great blessing to all of us. The doctors now have determined that we are free from the bacteria that produces the illness we were experiencing and that we can now return to normalcy. This will include being able to once again attend to groups and visitors from abroad. We returned to classes last week. Cristopher is now back in Talanga and started classes today. All of our kids and staff are now back to normal and resuming their normal activities. This is not the time to let our guard down, rather to increase the measures to prevent this from happening again. For this reason we ask that you continue to keep us in your prayers and continue to offer what you can so that we can continue doing the will of God in the lives of these boys and girls that need it the most.

Mauricio Flores Director

Thank you Minnesota/Arthur family!!

Thank you so much to Tim Lake's group from Minnesota and the Arthur family from Missouri who tagged along with them! Your heart and attitude to serve is beautiful and reminds us of the call Jesus has put on all of us. The group worked on the new team building and painted the kitchen. We are so thankful for your alls support and are continually impressed and encouraged by your deep love for these children! God bless you and we know we'll see you again soon!

Thanks Calvary

Manuelito wants to give a big thank you to the group from Calvary in Missouri. The group accomplished the incredible job of cementing the entire group side of the our new work team building in just one week! They are very hard workers and God has blessed us with friends like them. We love you all so much and thank you for your love and dedication to these kids. We can't wait to see you all again next year!

Gracias a Mt. Olive

We are so thankful for Mt. Olive church from Indiana who have supported the project for many many years. Thank you so much for the hard work and love you have for the project and these kids. The group worked on the metal beams for our new work team house and painted the school. It is such a blessing to have friends like these. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Special Manuelito Sunday

Sunday we had a very special service at Amor y Vida. It was a Sunday celebrating the changes that have occurred in the last year at Manuelito and asking for faith promises. It was a beautiful service showing all God has done in the lives of our kids. We praise God for Amor y Vida and the role they have played in founding and supporting the project over the years. We really wouldn't be here without them!

Thank you Harmony friends!

We here at Manuelito are blessed to have many great friends, one of those is Harmony from Indiana! Thank you so much Harmony for all the love and support you have provided over the years. We are so grateful for all you do for us! While they were here they painted the school and worked on the floor for our new work team building. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Thank you Hope Team!!

7 individuals from Hope Team Int. joined us for the last 2 weeks! We are so thankful for their hard work and dedication to the project and the kids. We hope to see you all again very soon!

Maria José

We are so excited to announce Maria Jose into our family! Maria is 4 years old and is the younger sister of our other new kid Adonis. Please pray for her as she adjusts to life here in Talanga.

Adonis García

Welcome with us Adonis Garcia to the transition house! Adonis is 8 years old and we are so excited to welcome him into our family. Please pray for him during this time of transition.

FELIZ AÑO NUEVO! Happy New Year!

Many blessings in 2012 from the Manuelito Project. Thank you to everyone for all you do for us. We wouldn't be here without your love and help.

English New Year Project Manuelito

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