A lot can happen in two weeks. I didn't really believe that until I came home from my break in the States and was greeted by more changes than I would have thought.
1. My friend Miriam decided to spend a month at the Villa to help us out. She recently graduated and graciously gave up part of her summer vacation to serve. It's great to have Miriam around to talk to and to help out!
2. Maribel and Fernando. Maribel (who is 24) decided to enter our program out here at the Villa. I don't know her whole story yet, but she is the mother of 5, and was involved in some bad relationships and bad decisions. She brought her 10 month-old Fernando with her. The two of them are my new roommates. It's been an adjustment living with a baby, but babies are so precious so I have been enjoying him as well.
3. The road is 1/3 done, but the constructions workers left because our funds ran out. They finished the really bad parts of the road and will return when the money comes in. We are so thankful to be able to drive on a cement road, especially during the rainy season when the mud and rain causes the rocks to become slippery.
4. Construction in the house! Our architect, Chris Miller, came for two weeks to visit the Villa. During his time, he realized that the pipes inside the courtyard were not dug deep enough and therefore excess water was running up into the walls of some of the rooms. We already knew about the water problem, but didn't know the reason. Chris, Tony (the engineer building the road) and Roldolfo (the boss of the workers) figured out how to fix the problem (Praise the Lord)! So the construction guys came back and are currently digging up parts of the courtyard and parts of the house in order to place the pipes correctly.
I feel like we've been in a miny state of chaos since I've been back, but things are starting to quiet down...well as quiet as life can get with 9 kids, a baby, a dog, and 5 construction workers!
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