It is hard to believe that we only have one more week in the states before returning to Brazil. We have had a wonderful visit with friends and family and are now needing to focus on some "business" type things of filing our tax return, getting an FBI background check for our permanent visa, renewing my teaching license, and of course, last-minute shopping and packing.
Lots of things have been happening at CLM in our absence and we have been struggling to live between our two worlds. Altair ran away again but this time, no one has been able to find him. Aline, Francielle, Lucas, Rita, and Gisieli have begun having visits with their mother after not seeing her for more than five years. Mariane's mother and father have come forward after a year and would like her to return to live with them. Maria has been invited to work on a nearby horse farm, helping to groom and bathe the horses, and Elaine, our oldest in the home, left CLM this week to live with a friend.
If that isn't enough to make your head spin, after we return, here are a few changes that will happen with our staff: Bethany and Juan will be leaving on furlough, David, Edit, and Fabio will be returning to Hungary, Meghan and Joacir will be returning to Canada, and Lobinho and Joanna will be going to Turvo to stay while Aninha and Luis take a much-needed vacation. This will leave Mary Gibson, Viktoria and us with the direct care of our 32 children! We need your prayers! Fortunately, Patrick will stay with us until the end of July and two other short-termers, Jenny and Greg from Illinois, will be at Turvo during this time.
Thank you so much for continuing to pray for us during our time in the states, as well as for our CLM family in Brazil.
2 comments:
It certainly sounds like you guys have your hands full.... I've been periodically reading your blog. Keep up the good work :-)
Roger Taylor
It was amazing to see you guys again and to hear your updates on the children at CLM! I admire you both so much. Mary, I wanted to tell you that you are my role model and how I think you are the most beautiful woman I know... inside and out. I couldn't say it because I knew I'd start crying like last time you visited... ha ha... :) Bottom line-- you guys rock!! Thanks for using your lives to love the children at CLM.
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