The ministry that my team has been working with this month while in El Salvador is called Mi Casa Kids International, an orphanage. Our main focus this month is to improve the look of the ministry site as well as invest time and life into the children.
Mi Casa Kids International is one ministry with two houses: one house for the boys and another house for the girls. There are 10 girls and 6 boys that live here fulltime. From my team the ladies live with the girls in their house while the guys live with the boys in their house. Each house is a full sized house including a kitchen, several bathrooms, living room, dining room, and several bedrooms. The boys house is larger because it also includes the main office for the ministry.
The children living here all have incredible stories of how God has brought them from nothing into this wonderful place. The team spent a couple of nights sharing our testimonies with the children and in return listening to them share with us as well. It was an amazing night and so great to see how much God has blessed them.
A typical day this month includes: Waking up, eating breakfast, team prayer, painting both ministry houses, eating lunch, helping the kids with homework, playtime, eating dinner, watching TV, feedback then bedtime. Our days are very full and of course are centered on the children. Our time with the children usually includes watching Disney Channel ( in Spanish ), going to the park, watching movies, dance parties, and doing makeovers with the girls ( and sometimes even the boys ). The time with the kids always brings smiles, laughter, and lots of love.
I have become very close with the younger girls, Ceci and Rosita, they are sisters and I feel as though I have become a big sister to them. I help them with their homework and teach them how to speak English and for a reward we often have girls’ night that consists of makeovers and watching High School Musical.
This month has been a great blessing for my team. This ministry is full of God’s love and I know that it will be very hard to leave this place; the whole team feels as though this is where we belong. Ultimately, when it comes to Mi Casa Kids International, it is very clear to see that this place is not an orphanage, it is a home.
