By Dexton Shores
There are many needs, but these are the most , in priority:
1) Roof (awning) over the recreational area or patio. We need shade covering over at least half of the recreational area, but preferably all of it. This will enable us to use more the recreational area due to the extreme heat that [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
Priority Project Needs in Arcelia
From December Reports:
By Casa Hogar Staff
• Children are responding very positively to their environment. They were given some tests to evaluate their maturity and the results were encouraging. They were not excellent grades, but satisfactory.
• Sister Maria Elena Vieyra from the Church of Christ visited and asked the children to write down what they wanted for Christmas. [...]
Special needs youth gets help
By Dexton Shores
Lyn Ragsdale went to Arcelia on a mission trip with the Prestoncrest group in October and painted several murals on the walls of the orphanage. Every day a young deaf mute by the name of Emilio in his twenties, faithfully helped Lyn paint the murals. She shared near the end of the week [...]
Texas school teacher spends Christmas with kids
By Dexton Shores
Debbie Simmons, a school teacher from Arlington, contacted us expressing her desire to serve a week in one of our Mexico orphanages during the Christmas holidays. After sharing the three options with her, she decided to serve in Arcelia because she felt the houseparents there needed more help. Debbie, her 22 year old [...]
