They make a tia so proud!

by | Mar 16, 2011 | Corazón del Pastor, General

I was so proud of our girls today as we loaded the van up to the max, somehow all of us being able to squeeze into the small space allotted us as the majority of the room was being used up by the many black garbage bags full of clothes to donate, and headed off to...

Time…

by | Mar 14, 2011 | Corazón del Pastor, General, Pedacito de Cielo

I find that time has been flying by. Days turn into weeks, and weeks into months. I seem to forget that to children time is not as important as it is to us adults. And I hate that I, now in my twenties, dwell and obsess over time. Thinking about how much time is left...

Vida es un Carnaval.

by | Mar 11, 2011 | Corazón del Pastor, General, Pedacito de Cielo

The entire city at war with water.  Not an understatement.  Adults, children as young as three, coming together to throw water at one another in various ways, sometimes sticking a little paint or onion juice in the mix.I went for a paseo...

Hospitality in Mizque

by | Mar 9, 2011 | General, One Child at a Time

With a group of university students from Canada, we took a trip to Mizque. Mizque is about 4 and half hours south of the city of Cochabamba. It is a small city and yet, like other parts of Bolivia, it is rich in a culture of hospitality. I encountered this hospitality...