Summer Classes 2012

LOU

After having two camps we were able to have some classes in crafts, math, choreography, English, hand embroidering and early childhood stimulation for the children that attend El Buen Pastor as well as some of the children in the community.  We also had a new evangelism school for the teenagers from Salt of the Earth to go to for 2 weeks and evangelize children in different parts of Peru.  It has been a very intense summer!

JANIS

It has certainly been a very busy summer.  I am sure the time has passed very quickly for you, the other instructors and the children. 

I think this has been one of our best summer yet.  I am particularly happy that everyone who has taught in the summer program also lives in the community. 

LOU
Yes, it has been a good summer.  One of the girls that taught has been Flor Guayac who had a problema with her health last year.  She was able to live with me and my wife and could study embroidery.  This permitted her to have knowledge in this and this summer (2012) she was able to teach others about what she had learned.

JANIS

Yes, I am very pleased with the opportunities provided to Flor.  She is such a sweet girl, and I know how much she loves God.  Her embroidery work is very pretty and demonstrates her obvious talent.  Of course, Flor is not the only one who has participated in our programs in the past and now volunteers or works as a summer instructor.

LOU

Yes, Flor has been the only one. Esther Leon has been teaching something that she enjoys:  drama and choreography to children from 8 to 11 years.  Esther has a lot of talent for this and most of all she enjoys the children.  As time passes she will be a possible future teacher in Sunday School (at El Buen Pastor).

JANIS
In the past six years or so I have had the opportunity to watch the kids in San Genaro grow and mature.  Esther is another one of those very special teenagers who have been growing in maturity and God’s wisdom.  I know that He has very special plans for her life, and I hope that she will contribute more in the future of our work.

LOU

Yes, Esther has grown in the things of God and now she helps us.  It is a pleasure to see her doing this.

JANIS

On a day to day basis it is sometimes difficult to see the results of work done.  Things may even appear frustrating or as if no progress is made.  However, with the passage of time, there is a different perspective of how individuals change and grow in new directions. 

After working together over these past few years I think we are both seeing the “fruit” of our work.  Each time I visit I return to the United States feeling positive about all God is doing there.

LOU

It’s true, and Yesenia has been able to help us in teaching the smallest children with early childhood education.  She has taken seriously her work and strengthened it.  I believe she has been able to use her job experience with small children for the children that come to Common Hope.

JANIS

Yes, I am very pleased with this new addition to the summer program.  It is an obvious need among the families, and we are fortunate she has the experience to assist. 

I am certain the mothers and children who attended learned a lot and enjoyed their time together.  And, I think it is something we can continue to plan to offer again in the future.