Pics of kiddies to make you smile!

Yesterday was an incredibly tough day for me as I found out that yet another young street boy that I knew had died in the early hours of the day. I was glad though to be at Pedacito as you cant be too sad when you are working with these beautiful children. Today I...

Fun art projects

Here in Cochabamba we are already starting to do some Christmas activities. I have spent the past few afternoons with the girls at Corazon del Pastor doing art projects to send to the states. A church in Danvers, Massachusetts is going to be doing a Christmas...

An encouraging visit

It was a great day today as we finally got to schedule a visit with Tia Maritza! Maritza left us a few weeks ago to get her long-awaited hip replacement surgery, and her absence from the home has been greatly felt by all. There have been some major changes and events...

Seeing and Sharing

I just finished a wonderful after-dinner conversation with my host-mom here in Bolivia. She is really great to speak with when I am feeling overwhelmed, and she has a lot of wisdom that comes out in her stories, and in the way she listens. We were talking about...

On Saturday, Ninos con Valor celebrated our third anniversary. It was a beautiful celebration, with all the joy and chaos that can come with a big event. It was really exciting for me to be a part of, because I remember when I was first here in Cochabamba two and a...

Abnormality of Our Reality

I have lived here in Bolivia for more than 4 years now and it is interesting thinking of the things that I have gotten used to while living here. today after a meeting at Pedacito del Cielo I decided to walk home as it was a nice overcast kind of day. In the distance...