We enjoyed Kim Clausen and Twila Bender visiting us. Unfortunately ALL their luggage was delayed for several days. They only had what was in their backpacks. But God provides! A large group from Mexico has visited and left a large amount of clothes that fit – for the most part. What an encouragement and help Kim and Twila were to us here. The last day together we spent fun time in Iquitos shopping, taking a boat ride on the Amazon and visiting a wildlife rescue. We had a great time feeding and handling the animals. Twila was the only on brave enough to handle the Anaconda.

Through a local church connection a youth team from Ohio stopped by several different days. They were such a large group that they split up with 1 group coming by one day and another the next. They did Bible skits with the children and then led them in an activity, serving drinks and snacks afterwards. A nurse who was part of this group stopped by again with her daughters and a friend several days later. They treated the girls for lice, buying all the supplies, washing and combing their hair all afternoon. We purchased 1000 chickens for the first house several weeks ago. They are doing very well. We have also purchased some of the material we need to fix up the second house so we can start another batch in it as soon as possible. The chicken broiler project helps provide funds for the children’s home.