tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84974502024-03-13T08:38:34.242-07:00My Crazy LifeGod is taking me on a wild ride and I wouldn't have it any other way. Join in on the laughter, love, and tears of daily life at Breaking Chains Homeless Ministry.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-6691646946746835622014-09-20T10:28:00.001-07:002014-09-20T10:28:37.803-07:00A Special Relationship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The relationship between these two is something that I truly believe God has future plans for. Kevin was Rosie's mom's boyfriend when Rosie was a little baby. Kevin is not her biological father but he is the only dad she has ever known. Kevin is an alcoholic and so far hasn't been able to successfully keep himself off of the streets. But he loves Rosie completely. On Friday nights when we hand out food on the streets he is always waiting for her. When we meet him at the park he buys her a sucker or other small candy. Before we leave for the night he buys her a carton of juice and a bag of chips, without fail. This young man does not have money to spare but it is important to him that Rosie knows he loves her.<br />
Kevin has recently been making an effort to come to church and usually manages to do it sober. Rosie loves him deeply and is very disappointed when she isn't able to have her little visit with him. I pray that God can use her precious heart to break through the hold Satan has on Kevin and allow him the freedom of a life with Christ.<br />
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I had a different blog written for today but it's Teacher Appreciation Day here in Honduras and I need to take the time to recognize some very special people in our lives.<br />
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The teachers at Interamerican School and Escuela Santa Monica have blessed our lives in ways we never expected. When our kids were in a state run orphanage and we weren't allowed to visit them, their teachers visited them and reminded how much they were loved. When they struggle with their past and have extreme behaviors in the classroom, they work with us to develop discipline plans. And when their learning disabilities or home lives cause them to struggle with their classwork, they stay after class to help them catch up and offer them multiple opportunities. <br />
God blessed us with two schools and many teachers and administrators that make our jobs easier. I am infinitely thankful for the love and joy they bring into the lives of our kids. <br />
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Rosie's teacher Miss Kimberly is one of her favorite people. Ms. Kimberly is very young and this is her first teacher job but she's doing an amazing job. Rosie is not the easiest kid to have in class (and there are several other challenging kids in her kindergarten class of 25 kids) but she does a great job of making each child feel special. I am so happy that Rosie's first school experience has been a positive one. Ms. Kimberly and her assistant Ms. Elena make each day a learning adventure for my precious girl. <br />
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And of course, there's our favorite teacher Mr. Corey. Corey is a huge reason why our kids are at Interamerican School and a huge help in them succeeding. Corey has been volunteering with Breaking Chains for the past three years and dedicates hours every day to helping kids have the best educational experience possible. I am so blessed to have him as not only a partner in ministry but as one of my best friends. <br />
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Almost two years ago the National University of Honduras renovated a building around the corner from us and made it into their art department. Since then they have been periodically meeting with me about wanting to work with our teens on some art projects and eventually on a project to add art to the streets in our area. Last year they and the psychology department held classes for our kids for a couple of months to help them develop conflict resolution skills. About a month ago they started having art classes with our kids. They are teaching them to collect recyclables and make art of them. <br />
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The kids were very hesitant at first and still are pretty hesitant on the days that the classes are held at the university but when they are in our building they have a blast. I love watching them get excited about things. <br />
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The plan right now is to work until Christmas making things and learning how to make things then to have a booth at the University's annual Christmas Arts Festival to sell what they have made. They will also finish the class at the end of the year by making a large mural out of bottle caps. <br />
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Our biggest challenge right now is convincing them to save their art work instead of giving it away as gifts. :) They are very sweet kids and I am excited to see where this opportunity leads them. <br />
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-49760813795462619852014-09-15T06:55:00.000-07:002014-09-15T06:55:25.523-07:00Sweet, Smiling Lupe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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15 year old Lupe spent a couple of weeks with us after being raped by another kid living on the street. The resources and response of the police here is often little to none and she had no where to turn. One of our kids met her one day on the street and told her she would be safe with us. She has since moved on to a permanent children's home more suited to 15 year old girls but she left a deep mark on my heart and I don't want her to be overlooked. This sweet girl ALWAYS has a smile on her face.<br />
Most kids that come through our doors, especially the first few months, try to get as much out of us as they can. They are eager to take advantage of whatever they can get without giving too much of themselves. Lupe was not that way. I don't know if it was her young age or just her general vulnerable personality but she loved us from the start. <br />
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Lupe was always eager to help with any project put before her and loved to just sit and talk, without the needy characteristics a lot of our girls give off.<br />
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I pray that Lupe is able to feel loved and accepted in her new home and that God will heal the hurts she has suffered at the hands of others. She is a precious girl and deserves a chance at a normal life.<br />
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**I'm sad to report that after writing this I found Lupe back out on the streets huffing glue. She is very lost right now and feeling very unloved. Please pray that we can break through the chains of abuse and addiction in Lupe's life and find a place where she feels she belongs.<br />
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-948789840498042312014-09-14T08:09:00.000-07:002014-09-14T08:09:29.506-07:00Meet AntonioI'm going to periodically try to introduce you to our kids. They hold great places in our hearts and I would love for you to feel like you know them. Even if it's just a little bit.<br />
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I'm going to start with Antonio because he is currently one of my favorite stories to tell.<br />
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3 years ago 15 year old Antonio came into our lives with his head down, frightened of the world and with a very large chip on his shoulder. He doesn't have a bad word to say about his mother but we know from his siblings that he has been severely abused throughout his life. If ever a child felt worthless, Antonio was one. He has never attended traditional school and was always very quick to say "I can't" and give up on any task put in front of him. Antonio had very little interest in anything related to God. He had been hurt by every person that was supposed to love him and trust just wasn't on the agenda.<br />
When I think of little Antonio I always envision him shyly walking up to one of us and just leaning into our sides. He craved affection but had no clue how to get it. We, of course, lavished as much love as he would allow on him. But he was shy and angry and repeatedly chose to follow his fear and addictions back out onto the streets.<br />
It's been over a year now since almost 18 year old Antonio has spent any significant time on the street. His head has come up and he has found his smile. With the help of a humanitarian organization that we work with called Casa Domingo Antonio has learned how to read. Acceptance and knowledge has made Antonio blossom. He is still hesitant when it comes to God and struggles with needing someone to blame for his pain without blaming himself or his mother. But he is searching. Most Sundays you will find our Antonio near the front row with a reluctant face but a very much in tuned ear to the lesson. God is softening his heart. It is taking patience and a lot of grace but I have no doubt the light of God is shining through those cracks.<br />
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Antonio thrives on attention and is usually the first to volunteer for any task he feels up to tackling.<br />
He is also incredibly precious with little ones. We often find him taking care of the babies and if Rosie is upset he is the first to come running to comfort her. <br />
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Finding classes or work for a kid who has very little reading and writing skills has proven to be quite the challenge. Pair that with his terror of feeling inferior and we have a hard time finding activities for him. I'm not sure what the future holds for Antonio but I know that God has a plan that will leave us all amazed.<br />
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Please pray that our sweet boy continues to open up his heart to God's calling and that we have the wisdom to guide him down the right path. <br />
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(If you are interested in supporting Casa Domingo, a non-religious organization aimed at educating and teaching life skills to teenage street boys, please let me know. They have had to shut down operation due to lack of funds and will soon close all together if they aren't able to find sponsors.They have been a huge blessing to our ministry and the kids that we work with.)<br />
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Interamerican School has been a huge blessing to us. The teachers and staff have opened up their hearts to our kids and care as much about their lives outside of the classroom as they do about their school work. Yesterday, September 13th, they celebrated Honduran Independence Day with a parade. It was a fairly expensive and work intensive endeavor for 2 hours of a parade but the pride on the faces of the kids was worth every moment spent practicing. <br />
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Rosie woke up 3 different times in the night and an hour early ready to prepare for her baton twirling debut. <br />
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There were more than a few times I teared up thinking about the opportunities being afforded these kids that literally came from the streets. Thank you so much for pouring your love into their lives and making this possible. Escarlen and Melvin from BC had a blast.<br />
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We have all become a strange hilarious family here with lots of love to hold us together. David and Corey's kids are like my nephews and Rosie's cousins.<br />
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As I mentioned on Facebook, I've been having inclinations toward blogging again. We'll see how this goes. It might be a short lived endeavor or I may blog happily for years. Only time will tell. This new found desire is based heavily on access to a great camera and wanting to tell the stories behind the pictures. Please be patient with me. Know that what feeds my heart may be of no interest to you. But several of you have expressed an interest in reading about my comings and goings so we will see. This blog will be many parts mom blog, many parts BC stories, and probably a lot of random things I just don't want to forget. I LOVE comments! I'm not a huge fan of "likes". If you like it, tell me why. If you have something you'd like to know more about then let me know. Many of these will be reposted on our Breaking Chains blog. Feel free to comment there as well. <br />
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<br />Each of you that takes the time to share in this journey through prayer and encouragement shares a big part of my heart. I've been blessed to be "mom" to many, both here in Honduras and young volunteers that have come through our ministry. The lives that come through mine have made lasting changes to my heart and I feel blessed to be a small part of a ministry that touches hearts. God uses even the strangest of creatures to work His plan if we will only allow Him in.<br />I'm excited to share more of what we do and hopefully hear back from you about how your life has been affected by God's love working in the world. So far I've come up with a list of 14 blog posts I want to write, with many more pushed to one side. So as not to completely overwhelm you day one, I'm going to write them as time permits but set them to publish either once a day or every other day until we are caught up. Then we shall see how long this urge lasts. Thank you again for your love and your time. Let's see where this goes... <br />
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-76598616353622145282011-10-04T13:23:00.000-07:002011-10-04T13:23:19.625-07:00Time For A ChangeThis is not a blog post I had planned to write, I still owe you 3 that I've pulled from my camera in the last couple of days, but today as I was driving I decided it was time for a change. After running around all day running errands, which in Honduras ALWAYS takes all day, no matter how difficult it <em>should </em>be, we ran through McDonalds on the way home. And as I was driving towards my home, where there was healthy food waiting if I was patient enough to get here, I looked in the back seat and saw my precious girl loving her chicken nuggets and sprite. I am most definitely not opposed to the occasional trip to the fast food joint, but I do not want my child, or myself for that matter to be a fast food junkie. <br />
And that's where we are folks, at this stage Rosie and I have become fast food junkies and it's time to put a stop to it. I don't want my child, who is already predisposed genetically to being larger, to struggle her whole life with weight loss. Been there, done that, still working out the kinks in my own body image. <br />
So...why am I rambling on about this to all of you? Because I want your ideas. Meal times are work times for me usually which lends itself to fast food. I want to start making meals ahead of time that I can freeze and pull out when I'm in a hurry. I don't want to depend on processed food "Yuck". But I also don't want to freeze out all the nutrients in good food. I LOVE to cook, and I enjoy healthy food I just need to make it a priority in my life. <br />
So what works for you?<br />
I know you are busy, how do you incorporate healthy meals into quick time frames, without cooking all day or using a bunch of processed meals?<br />
I would also love some juice/drink ideas for Rosie and myself to get us both away from soda. I drink a lot more than Rosie does, but the packaged juice boxes I give her aren't much better. <br />
We've started exercising a lot more, which is great, but if we don't change what we're putting in our bodies than health is not going to follow. <br />
I love to hear from you and I need your help.<br />
So let me know what you think!<br />
Love you guys!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-49080579555338823592011-10-03T22:22:00.000-07:002011-10-03T22:22:43.921-07:00A Few Pictures From A Day Spent At Breaking Chains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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David was fixing a busted pipe and Jonathan was eager to be his assistant.</div>
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But Rosie loves her sister more than anything else in the world.</div>
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Baby Ashley gets more beautiful every day.</div>
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Have I mentioned I love this child.</div>
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Mario moved in and out in the matter of 24 hours. </div>
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I'm not sure if we will seee him again but I am thankful for a few moments to try to touch his hurting heart.</div>
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Jose de la Cruz and Yovany are easy favorites at the building.</div>
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They are always quick with a hug and eager to help out with any project we put before them.</div>
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8 yr old Kimberly and 12 yr old Pamela helping "moler" or make tortillas for the homeless dinner tonight.</div>
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Escarleth just being beautiful next to the fire. </div>
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I am overwhelmed by the fact that God allows me to work with these wonderful, beautiful people.</div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-61899000616034867032011-10-03T22:15:00.000-07:002011-10-03T22:15:27.095-07:00Duckweed!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For two weeks now we've been searching high and low for two things:</div>
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and Duckweed. Evidently Duckweed is a rapidly reproducing magic plant that will provide all the food we need for the fish.</div>
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This tiny plant has been alluding us until just a few days ago when we were following a lead on some fish. We were down a dirt road in the middle of nowhere when all of the sudden Nathan called out, DUCKWEED!!! and jumped out of the car to collect it.</div>
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The tiny green things floating in the water were the treasure we had been hunting.</div>
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And Nathan climbed through swamp land and over a fence to reach his prize.</div>
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Now it is safely back in one of our aquaponics beds and hopefully happily on it's way to reproducing.</div>
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Joel is so excited about our farming project he came home the other day with plants for us to plant.</div>
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He chose eucalyptus and a shade tree to bring from his grandma's garden to bless our little plot.</div>
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These things will probably have to be transplanted at some point but I am so pleased to see them eager to join in this project.</div>
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God is already touching hearts and opening up new avenues in the lives of these teens through the garden project. I can't wait to see what happens as we begin to see vegetables growing in our beds.</div>
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Last week the nation celebrated their culture and the Shine! kids celebrated with a day of food and games at school.</div>
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But these two are pretty cute.</div>
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Our Beautiful Girls</div>
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This kid cracks me up!</div>
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We're in book report season again so I"m spending lots of time with the kiddos and remembering how much I love their crazy antics.</div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-48080958141368690042011-10-03T21:57:00.000-07:002011-10-03T21:57:21.841-07:00Jennifer Lilianna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I couldn't pass up an opportunity to post baby pictures!</div>
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I have always thought Jennifer was beautiful and watching her slip into addiction and pain has been one of the harder things I've had to witness.</div>
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For many of our young girls having a baby is an opportunity to turn their lives around.</div>
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Jennifer is fighting hard and I pray that she is successful.</div>
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Furious but still adorable.</div>
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I LOVE baby feet!!</div>
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I held this precious baby for hours this day. </div>
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I think her mama is a little overwhelmed but she is doing her best.</div>
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I pray that God bless this precious angel's life with safety and dependence upon Him.</div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-10853677553642170292011-09-28T23:59:00.000-07:002011-09-28T23:59:37.081-07:00MORE New Faces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jennifer finally had her baby. </div>
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Jennifer is 17 years old and a serious glue addict. </div>
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I have no idea what is going to happen with this precious baby but by God's hand only she was born a very healthy baby girl.</div>
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Meet 18 day old Jennifer Lilianna. </div>
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Rosie's mom is going to help Jennifer (the mom) take care of the baby as much as she can.</div>
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I'm hoping that we can all be a strong presence in this baby's life.</div>
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Here is baby Jennifer sporting one of the precious little hats donated to us this summer.</div>
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Pray that we can be God's hand on her life and on the life of her mother.</div>
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This is Ivis (18), Cristian (17), and Carina (15)</div>
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They moved in a couple of days ago. </div>
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I look forward to getting to know each of these precious souls and seeing where God leads us in their lives. </div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-33696313470043512362011-09-28T23:49:00.000-07:002011-09-28T23:49:17.148-07:00Down On The Farm (or urban Tegucigalpa)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we decided to let the chickens and rabbit out of their little pen and into the yard. </div>
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So now we've got our own little petting zoo in the yard....</div>
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The cute baby chicks turned into "interesting" looking adolescent chicken pretty quickly.</div>
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Darwin has named them Nacho and Chacho.</div>
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My little garden setup outside.</div>
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I spent a couple of hours outside today planting all the little seeds for our aquaponics garden and setting up this little garden space. </div>
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I feel very "green" today.</div>
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Hopefully soon all these planted baby seeds will grow into beautiful healthy plants for our garden.</div>
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This part of God's creation absolutely blows my mind.</div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-33353192825856915212011-09-25T23:26:00.000-07:002011-09-25T23:26:07.162-07:00We Have Plants!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Put a few plants in the aquaponics beds today!</div>
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Everyone is SOOO excited to see what comes out of our garden.</div>
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We still have a long way to go but here are our first plants. </div>
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The rest will be started from seeds in cups and should be planted in the next week or so.</div>
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This morning Rosie and I had lots of fun</div>
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The aquaponics farm is ready to go at Breaking Chains. </div>
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This weeks project is preparing seeds and finding fish to fill our tanks</div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-52282413833495647052011-09-25T09:23:00.000-07:002011-09-25T09:23:05.553-07:00The Babies Are Getting Big<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Baby Pictures!</div>
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Baby Ashley is 3 months old</div>
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Baby Amber is almost 5 months old!</div>
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Her uncle is raising her in a town about an hour away</div>
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Baby Allison is just over 1 month. </div>
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Since we opened the doors of the Breaking Chains ministry building I've been looking for a way to introduce a manageable garden to our members. </div>
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Several different ideas and plans were tossed around but nothing ever came to pass. </div>
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Until now...</div>
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Now we are working with Nathan Hale to produce a small aquaponics farm on the open balcony of our building.</div>
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This little farm will produce hundreds of pounds of vegetables and at least 100 fish per year. </div>
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We've spent the last two days working hard on the tanks and supplies for this operation and today we are installing it in our building. </div>
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Transporting 3 of the 6 tanks we needed.</div>
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This is a "mock-up" of what it will look like on the balcony so we can figure out the plumbing connections. </div>
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It doesn't look like much now but I will post pictures soon of the final product and veggies within the month!</div>
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For more information on Nathan Hale, his farm project, or Aquaponics farming go to this website:</div>
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For about a year we've been trying to decide what to do with this crazy mud pit in the middle of our building.</div>
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We've tossed around a lot of ideas, planted things, built some things, but nothing has worked so far.</div>
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This is less than ideal and the mud continues to cause problems with the drainage out of the middle of the building.</div>
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So yesterday we decided to take advantage of the broken tiles that have come from our broken down roof. </div>
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Everyone at the building worked hard today, hauling tiles from upstairs, smashing them into smaller pieces, and spreading them around the mud pit.</div>
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We still have some detail work to do around the outside and we're eager for a big rain to wash the broken roof tiles clean and then bake down in the sun, but we were all pleased with the results.</div>
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This week we are working on getting an aquaponics vegetable and fish farm started. Keep checking back for pictures and updates from that project and others that are happening every day at Breaking Chains!</div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-58021363380090939182011-09-19T23:28:00.000-07:002011-09-19T23:28:24.507-07:00Visiting Friends!<br />
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I met this sweet girl 10 years ago on both of ours first trip to Honduras. </div>
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Since then Barrie Jo Mitchell has interned for me numerous times and taken residence in a very special place in my heart. </div>
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After 2 1/2 years of not seeing her smiling face she finally made it back down for a visit this week. I'm already having a blast showing her all the things that have changed since she left and I'm looking forward to what the rest of the week holds helping her reconnect with kids she has grown to love over the years.</div>
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Barrie Jo's friend Kristen also made the trip down with her and has quickly made her way into everyone's hearts. Rosie has decided Kristen is her new favorite person and several of the kids at Breaking Chains have fallen in love with her fun spirit.</div>
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Corey has a heart for children and it shows in his interactions at Breaking Chains.</div>
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I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people. </div>
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God continues to shower his blessings of love and fellowship upon my head and I can't say thank you enough.</div>
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Allison is getting bigger everyday and is the princess of the building.</div>
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Escarleth, Pamela, and Erickson just hanging out and having fun.</div>
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These little moments are some of my favorite to witness.</div>
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They have such few opportunities for normalcy this is a blessing to witness.</div>
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Outside our building tonight</div>
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Some of the kiddos enjoying their dinner tonight.</div>
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Martin, quiet and sweet. </div>
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I think he has some mental handicaps and he refuses new clothing or shoes but he is a quiet blessing to our ministry with his shy smiles and polite mannerisms.</div>
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Two of our older ladies, Idalia and Kenya's mom, serving dinner tonight.</div>
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These ladies are feisty and a joy to watch serve others.</div>
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Our ministry building has become a safe place in the community for people to stay and that warms my heart. We still have a lot of people passing through but we average about 30 people a night making a home in our building. </div>
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Over the past couple of weeks we've lost a few back to their addictions and the freedom of the streets but we have also gained several new friends along the way.</div>
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This little guy doesn't have a name yet but he and his Mama, Kenya moved in just a few days after he was born. Kenya's mother and little sister also stay with us a lot of the time to help out with the baby.</div>
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The same night that the little family above moved in, Jose de la Cruz showed up after several months of not seeing him. This kid is already deep in my heart. I met him over a year ago at the boys' home 21 de Octubre. He is desperate for someone to love him and eager to help out in any way he can.</div>
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He has quickly become a favorite to all of us working at Breaking Chains.</div>
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Last night Hugo, Jennifer, and Joel showed up.</div>
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Hugo and Joel have been talking about moving in for a while but haven't been willing to make the life changes necessary to live in our building. </div>
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All three kids are shy and very uncertain. I didn't see Hugo at all today and it's possible that he has already decided to make a break for it. </div>
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Many of these kids struggle with the simple act of being accountable to someone and are easily frightened off by that. </div>
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One of the groups that came down this summer is holding a 5K to help raise funds for our ministry and we've decided to run our own 5K alongside them, here in Honduras. </div>
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So we've enlisted the help of a Couch to 5K program on my phone and we are running 4 nights a week. It's a great opportunity for all of us to get into shape and it's been a great bonding time for all of us. </div>
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But their enthusiasm is most definitely not staged. </div>
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We don't always have a full crew running but they are cheerful and encouraging running partners.</div>
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The slower parts have also been a great opportunity to get to know some of the kids better and share a little bit about our own lives with them.</div>
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Sunday night is POURED on us but we kept going for most of the run anyway.</div>
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It was hilarious but so much fun. This is our dripping wet, smiling running crew for the day.</div>
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Escarleth is definitely one of our most enthusiastic runners. </div>
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She looked adorable with water dripping off of her nose and this sweet smile on her face.</div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960815737893186308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497450.post-52599037120267262092011-09-05T23:34:00.000-07:002011-09-05T23:34:26.320-07:00Sweet, Sweet New Faces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seriously! I don't think they make kids much cuter than this.</div>
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This little guy turned up at the building this evening. </div>
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Andiel is the youngest brother of Kimberly and German.</div>
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Their mom is a prostitute who works all night and brought her kids to our building to keep them safe.</div>
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I still haven't met her. But she brings the kids food everyday and the kids have obviously been loved.</div>
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Luis Alberto breaks my heart. </div>
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Luis was born in a children's home and has been shuffled from home to home his whole life.</div>
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He doesn't open up, when pressed he shares his past in a monotone voice, while showing no emotion whatsoever.</div>
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Luis worries me. </div>
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But he yearns for the love and acceptance that Breaking Chains offers.</div>
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Mirna (the lady in the blue) lives in our building, but these other two ladies, Leila and Angelica, are local prostitutes who have started to visit our building on a regular basis.</div>
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They are always very made up and overly dramatic about things but they are absolute dolls.</div>
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These women are hungry for love and acceptance and they are begining to find that at our ministry.</div>
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At Breaking Chains we see a lot of hurt and broken lives, but we have the absolute blessing of being a few of the hands God uses to start putting those pieces back together.</div>
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